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Worth a lookMedicine Hat night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:39 PM–6:37 AM MDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 3.
- Space station passes at 6:15 AM, up to 25° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 23% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 13% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 34 min ago. Times in America/Edmonton (MDT).
Clouds tonight
9:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 3 needed
Magnetic latitude 57.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 23% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (MDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:12 AM | 25° | S → E |
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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Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada · 50.04°, -110.68° · population 63,138 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.