Eyes on the Sky

I delayed my run until 9 tonight so I could see the space station fly over. I tried to time it so I was running in a dark area that had a clear view of the north-western sky. I had seen on a NASA website that it would be visible in my area starting at 9:03PM at 305°. Sure enough, right at 9:03 a bright light appeared where NASA said it would. It crossed the sky, passing within what seemed less than an inch of the moon. I watched it for about 5 minutes as it tracked through space at some 17,000 mph. As I write this, just 40 minutes later, they are already over the Indian Ocean. I tried to catch up but they are pretty fast, so I waved as they disappeared over the horizon.