ISS Lunar Transit This Weekend

People in southeastern Harris County will have an opportunity to see a lunar transit by the International Space Station on Sunday, May 16th, at 9:27:27 PM, plus or minus two seconds. The crescent moon will be 40° above the western horizon. The ISS will be illuminated making this transit visible to the naked eye, but the best views will be through binoculars, a telephoto lens, or a telescope.

To see the transit you need to be within a 4.4 mile-wide path that passes through the communities of Ellerslie and Waverly Hall. The ISS will cross the center of the moon when viewed from the center line of this path. At the northern and southern edges of the path the ISS will barely cross the moon.

Note: This information is accurate at the time of this post. However, due to the dynamic orbit of the ISS, the information is subject to change prior to the event. Please visit the ISS Transit Finder website for the most up-to-date information for your specific location.

Update

Here was the transit filmed with a 215mm, 400mm, and 6525mm lens. Best viewed at full screen