Skywatching guides published this weekend urge observers to catch bright passes of the International Space Station before the outpost is decommissioned later in the decade.
The orbiting laboratory currently streaks across twilight skies as a steady, unblinking point of light moving faster than aircraft.
Photographers recommend wide-angle lenses and short exposures to capture the station trailing above city skylines or rural horizons.
Apps that compute pass times use precise orbital elements updated after each reboost maneuver by visiting cargo vehicles.
Educators said classroom viewing events help students connect abstract space policy debates with a visible human presence overhead.
NASA and partner agencies are planning successor platforms, but the legacy station remains the brightest human-made object many viewers will ever see.
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