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ISS near Chicago, USA

The ISS appears as a bright, steady light moving smoothly across the sky. Best passes are after dusk or before dawn when the station is sunlit and your sky is dark.

Coordinates for pass predictors: 41.8781, -87.6298

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All 2026 Meteor Showers

• Quadrantids — peaks 4 January
• Lyrids — peaks 22 April
• Eta Aquariids — peaks 6 May
• Southern Delta Aquariids — peaks 30 July
• Perseids — peaks 12 August
• Orionids — peaks 21 October
• Leonids — peaks 17 November
• Geminids — peaks 14 December
• Ursids — peaks 22 December