If it's not cloudy in the UK tomorrow morning (Sun 25 Dec 2022) at 7.12am you may be able to see - with the naked eye - Father Christmas in his sleigh and the International Space Station flying overhead, travelling from West to East. They'll appear as a tiny bright white dot moving quite fast, with no blinking.
The latitude table linked here is for London and more Northerly / Southerly cities might not be able to see it directly, but can certainly watch along online. Santa Claus' journey path can zip about a bit as he's not relying on quite the same laws of physics as the rest of us and can use a bit of magic to appear in more than one place at once.
Spot the Station: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
Enter your city to find times and dates, and where in the sky to look, for the International Space Station. This link will take you to sightings for London.
Christmas Day - Sunday 25th December 2022
Sun Dec 25, 5:39 AM 3 min 61° 61° above SE 10° above E
Sun Dec 25, 7:12 AM 7 min 86° 10° above W 10° above E
NORAD Tracks Santa: https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map
This uses radar, infrared sensors (Rudolph's nose gives off a good heat signal) and geosyncronous satellites to track Father Christmas' sleigh throughout Christmas Eve.
FlightRadar24 Santa Tracker:
https://www.flightradar24.com/multiview/2ea2ef9b
FlightRadar24 has multiple sensors around the world tracking aircraft flights thanks to a transponder on every aeroplane that transmits its location. Santa's sleigh (flight registration: HOHOHO) has been fitted with a transponder, and for greater accuracy, Rudolph the Reindeer's antlers can be used as an antenna.
Google Santa Tracker: https://santatracker.google.com/
Follow Father Christmas as he drops presents down chimneys and there are also games to play too.
You can also just type where is Santa into Google, and see what happens when you type Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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