International Space Station spotted in the sky over Britain on Christmas Eve
The shining object appeared in the sky above southern England about 5.22pm
Residents of southern England will be forgiven for thinking that Santa was making his annual rounds early this year, when theInternational Space Station appeared as a sparkling dot in sky on Christmas Eve.
Southerners enjoyed the best view of the man-made satellite, which looks like a small ball of light moving across the sky when viewed from earth.
It crossed the sky at about 5.20pm and was visible for about three minutes.
In London, people were advised to look at 35 degrees from the horizon and look to the west, and people further north at a slightly lower angle.
A spokesman for the Met Office said: “The space station will be passing over – and it might look like santa’s sleigh.”
Twitter was quickly flooded with images of the passing space station, including a festive snap posted by astronaut Sam Cristoforetti from inside the craft itself.
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Residents of southern England will be forgiven for thinking that Santa was making his annual rounds early this year, when theInternational Space Station appeared as a sparkling dot in sky on Christmas Eve.
Southerners enjoyed the best view of the man-made satellite, which looks like a small ball of light moving across the sky when viewed from earth.
It crossed the sky at about 5.20pm and was visible for about three minutes.
In London, people were advised to look at 35 degrees from the horizon and look to the west, and people further north at a slightly lower angle.
A spokesman for the Met Office said: “The space station will be passing over – and it might look like santa’s sleigh.”
Twitter was quickly flooded with images of the passing space station, including a festive snap posted by astronaut Sam Cristoforetti from inside the craft itself.
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