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MaybeDecatur night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:06 PM–6:00 AM CDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- Space station passes at 5:40 AM, up to 31° high, moving W → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 15% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in America/Chicago (CDT).
Clouds tonight
10:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 44.4° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:37 AM | 31° | W → NE |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (CDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) | Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 AM | 562 mi |
| Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) | Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM | 561 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25 | Sun, Nov 29, 6:00 PM | 562 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D | Wed, Dec 30, 6:00 PM | 570 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1 | Wed, Dec 30, 6:00 PM | 570 mi |
Launches within 621 mi in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Decatur, Alabama, United States · 34.61°, -86.98° · population 55,437 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.