Spot the International Space Station from Eldersburg

The International Space Station, floating more than 200 miles above the ground, is the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon and with the help of NASA, you can see it from your house.

NASA's Spot the Station service alerts people to when the space station will be visible in their local skies. Patch will keep up on the alerts and remind you via Facebook when it will be overhead. 

According to NASA, the space station looks like a fast-moving plane in the sky, best viewed on clear nights.

One Patch Facebook user commented after recently spotting the space vehicle, "Yes it was unbelievable that something so far away could be that visible and move so fast across the sky. My 6 and 8 year olds were totally mesmerized."

Traveling at 17,500 miles per hour, when complete the space station will measure 361 feet, the equivalent of a football field including the endzones. 

For more information on the International Space Station and its mission, visit the space station mission pages.