A Celestial Event

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14. That sounds like space station.

It's a frequent flyer. There used to be a weather anchor in DC named Bob Ryan who liked to mention when it would be visible.

It moves generally from west to east. That includes southwest to northeast and northwest to southeast.

It moves much more quickly than an airplane.

It does not have blinking lights.

The light you see is light reflected from the sun. Therefore, it is commonly sighted about an hour before sunrise or an hour after sunset. It's still within sunlight then, but it is seen against a dark sky.

You can see it during the day, but you have to try. When you see it before sunrise or after sunset, all you need is your naked eyes or a pair of binoculars.

I always enjoy seeing it. A bunch of us were out looking for the comet last Saturday. We finally saw it. The space station showed up too, low in the northern sky.