WATCH OUT - When to see International Space Station with Tim Peake aboard in East Midlands skies
UK astronaut Tim Peake rocketed up to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday - and you should be able to see his whereabouts over East Midlands skies this afternoon.
![British astronaut Tim Peake gives a thumbs up during suit pressure testing following suiting up on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ahead of today's launch to the International Space Station. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday December 15, 2015. See PA story SCIENCE Peake. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire](https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/webimg/legacy_ash_76673280.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![British astronaut Tim Peake gives a thumbs up during suit pressure testing following suiting up on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ahead of today's launch to the International Space Station. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday December 15, 2015. See PA story SCIENCE Peake. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire](/img/placeholder.png)
Weather permitting, the International Space Station is due to fly over the UK, East to West, at 4:22pm and should be visible for at least one minute.
In skies above Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, it may be visible for up to four minutes, with a maximum height of around 55°.
Stargazers hoping to get pictures and video of the event can send them in to us at [email protected] for a chance to get them published.