The International Space Station visits the Lowcountry sky this week. Here’s when to see it, starting Sunday

The International Space Station will be a regular visitor to the night and early morning skies of the Lowcountry in coming days.

Starting Sunday evening, you will be able to see the station streak across the sky for 6 minutes starting at 9:55 p.m. according to NASA’s “Spot the Station” website. It will appear low in the horizon to the west-southwest before disappearing to the north-northeast.

There is a 20 percent chance of rain this evening according to the National Weather Service, so cloud cover may interfere with the viewing opportunity, but there will be several more chances to try and observe the station over the next several days.

NASA’s website describes the football-field-sized station looking like an airplane or a bright star as it moves across the sky.

It orbits the earth once every 90 minutes, moving at 17,500 mph, which is more than 28 times faster than a Boeing 747.

If clouds scuttle the chance to see the station tonight, here are additional viewing times:

▪  July 24, 4:27 a.m. for 5 min

▪  July 24, 6:03 a.m. for 5 min

▪  July 24, 9:03 p.m. for 6 min

▪  July 25, 3:35 a.m. for 3 min

▪  July 25, 5:10 a.m. for 6 min

▪  July 25: 9:51 p.m. for 1 min

▪  July 26: 8:55 p.m. for 5 min

▪  July 28: 8:50 p.m. for 1 min

This story was originally published July 23, 2017 at 5:12 PM with the headline "The International Space Station visits the Lowcountry sky this week. Here’s when to see it, starting Sunday."