Somewhere Out There

Assuming the weather will cooperate, the International Space Station should be visible at various times from Connecticut.

According to NASA, on Christmas morning, the orbiting station should be visible during the predawn hours. That day, a Russian cargo ship carrying food and supplies is scheduled to dock with the station. The space station will appear as a steady white pinpoint of light as it moves across the sky, NASA said, and can be seen by the naked eye or with binoculars.

Since the station will fly by at five miles a second, it may be visible only for a minute or less, the space agency said. The 200-ton station should be visible on various days between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day from the continental United States. To see when the station is visible in various regions, go to: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/isssightings.