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MaybeKonak night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:28–6:25 GMT+3
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 5:08, up to 56° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 19% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 27 min ago. Times in Europe/Istanbul (GMT+3).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 33.4° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+3) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:04 | 56° | SW → NE |
| Sun, Oct 18, 6:42 | 21° | W → NE |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Konak, Turkey · 38.40°, 27.10° · population 332,277 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.