SANTA'S SLEIGH

This year, Christmas Eve for the kids in the UK is going to be special, because if they look at the sky they may be able to see Santa Claus’s sleigh. “Santa’s sleigh” is ISS, the International Space Station, that this year celebrates its 15^th anniversary. This is the largest object made by men that it’s in the space and from the Eath you can see the bright light it sends out, caused by the sunlight it reflects. That’s why it can look and be interpreted as Santa’s sleigh.

Virtual Astronomy has informed through their website and twitter that the ISS will pass over the UK approximately between 4.40pm and 4.50pm, and it will rise from the west and it will set in the south east. They have said that is probably going to be the brightest object in the sky, only beaten by the Moon.

Experts say that at the beginning it can be a little bit difficult to see, so they recommend you to be informed of where it will rise from, and they suggest you to use the NASA’S Spot Station tool to find it. 

PERSONAL OPINION:

I think it’s a great coincidence that the ISS passes over on the Christmas Eve, because it’s going to make the Christmas night “more special” than it is by itself. Also, I found funny that they compare the Spatial Station with Santa’s sleigh, to make kids believe it is actually Santa Claus flying over the country. I would like to be able to see it, because I think it has to be curious and cool to spot the ISS and to admire it (and even more imagining that it’s Santa Claus), but unfortunately, it seems that we won’t be able to see it here in Spain. 

NEW WORDS:

· Sends out: emetre

· Set: pondre's

· Spot: localitzar

LINK: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/12019173/UK-children-will-be-able-to-see-Santas-sleigh-in-the-sky-on-Christmas-Eve.html