OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

61.53°N, 10.14°EEurope/Oslo

Nautical Twilight-11.0° (−6° to −12°)

19:15:55

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 49m of true darkness · 14h 44m total night

DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:42

Civil Dusk18:28

Nautical19:19

Full Dark20:09

Nadir01:04

Dark Ends05:58

Nautical06:49

Civil Dawn07:40

Sunrise08:26

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE16.1°

DISTANCE380,139 km

Moonrise16:49

Moonset05:53

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX26% · Moderate Lunar Glow

Milky Way contrast is softened. Bright open clusters and double stars are optimal.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

63/100

Fair Stargazing

Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to Europe/Oslo

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-17.5°	265°	Libra	09:21	12:58	16:35	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-11.1°	336°	Leo	00:54	08:55	16:53	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Visible Low	0.3	11.2°	108°	Pisces	17:36	23:50	06:04	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-9.0°	345°	Cancer	23:47	08:20	16:52	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-10.3°	246°	Libra	11:15	14:22	17:29	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Rising / Setting	5.6	4.8°	53°	Taurus	18:15	03:21	12:31	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Visible Low	7.8	12.9°	116°	Pisces	17:19	23:20	05:21	Telescope

TONIGHT'S VIEWING SCHEDULE

When & Where to Look Tonight

A simple guide to when each object is above your horizon. No astronomy chart reading required.

BEST TIMEHighest in your sky

The MoonNaked Eye · Good height

RISES16:49

BEST TIME23:08S · 30° high

SETS05:53

Reaches about 30° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES00:54

BEST TIME08:55S · 43° high

SETS16:53

Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · Good height

RISES17:36

BEST TIME23:50S · 30° high

SETS06:04

Reaches about 30° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky

RISES09:21

BEST TIME12:58S · 11° high

SETS16:35

Only reaches about 11° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES23:47

BEST TIME08:20S · 46° high

SETS16:52

Reaches about 46° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.

OBSERVING LOG & TARGET LIST

Tonight's Prime Deep-Sky Targets

0 / 6 targets logged tonight

M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda

Andromeda Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)

Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.

M45 · Taurus

The Pleiades (Seven Sisters)

Open Star Cluster

Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.

M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion

Great Orion Nebula

Diffuse Emission Nebula

Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.

NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus

The Double Cluster

Twin Open Clusters

Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.

M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules

Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Globular Cluster (300k stars)

Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.

M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra

The Ring Nebula

Planetary Nebula

Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.