OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

67.78°N, 15.02°EEurope/Oslo

Deep Astronomical Night-21.3° (< −18°)

20:43:44

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 26m of true darkness · 15h 42m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset16:54

Civil Dusk17:53

Nautical18:57

Full Dark20:01

Nadir00:45

Dark Ends05:28

Nautical06:32

Civil Dawn07:36

Sunrise08:36

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE20.3°

DISTANCE379,811 km

Moonrise16:27

Moonset05:44

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX32% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

81/100

Good Stargazing

Fine observing conditions. Open star clusters and nebulae will exhibit crisp structure.

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	-27.9°	293°	Libra	10:02	12:38	15:16	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-7.2°	2°	Leo	23:50	08:32	17:18	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Visible Low	0.3	17.8°	135°	Pisces	17:12	23:31	05:49	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-3.3°	10°	Cancer	22:21	07:59	17:40	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-22.8°	271°	Libra	12:24	14:02	15:41	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Visible Low	5.6	17.6°	77°	Taurus	16:03	03:02	14:04	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Visible Low	7.8	17.8°	144°	Pisces	17:00	23:01	05:02	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

RISES16:27

BEST TIME22:48S · 24° high

SETS05:44

Reaches about 24° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES23:50

BEST TIME08:32S · 37° high

SETS17:18

Reaches about 37° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · Good height

RISES17:12

BEST TIME23:31S · 24° high

SETS05:49

Reaches about 24° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky

RISES10:02

BEST TIME12:38S · 4° high

SETS15:16

Only reaches about 4° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES22:21

BEST TIME07:59S · 40° high

SETS17:40

Reaches about 40° 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.