Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Red Deer, Alberta · More in Canada →
47 OUT OF 100

MaybeRed Deer night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:51 PM–6:50 AM MDT

  • Aurora possible. Kp is forecast to reach 3.3 tonight. From here it usually takes about Kp 3 to see it low on the northern horizon.
  • Space station passes at 6:15 AM, up to 16° 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 18% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 44% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated just now. Times in America/Edmonton (MDT).

Clouds tonight
9:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 3 needed
Magnetic latitude 58.9° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 18% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

When (MDT)HighestPath
Sat, Oct 17, 6:13 AM16°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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Red Deer, Alberta, Canada · 52.27°, -113.80° · population 100,844 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.