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MaybeDunedin night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 9:15 PM–5:30 AM NZDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 5.
- Space station passes at 11:07 PM, up to 46° high, moving SW → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 71% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 17% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Pacific/Auckland (NZDT).
Clouds tonight
7:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 5 needed
Magnetic latitude 53.1° S. Look south. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 71% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (NZDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 9:26 PM | 30° | SW → SE |
| Sat, Oct 17, 11:03 PM | 46° | SW → E |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (NZDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) | Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM | 950 km |
| Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 PM | 950 km |
| Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) | Tue, Nov 10, 1:00 PM | 950 km |
Launches within 1,000 km in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Dunedin, New Zealand · -45.87°, 170.50° · population 132,800 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.