The Space Station flies between the Moon and Venus

Last night was a good for sky watchers here in London.

The International Space Station (ISS) flew between the Moon and Venus and I managed to get a quick handheld shot:

The ISS flies over London between the crescent Moon and Venus

If you can’t see it, the ISS is just below the line from the Moon and Venus (in the top right), about two thirds of the way towards Venus. Note how the ISS is slightly red as it is passing into the shadow of Earth.

The previous night I took zoomed in photos of each and used that to generate this composite photo:

Composite photo of the crescent Moon, Venus and the ISS.

You can discover if the space station is overhead where you are by visiting the web site: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/