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Worth a lookSidi Bel Abbes night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:20–6:15 CET
- 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 4:39, up to 56° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 42% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 13% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Africa/Algiers (CET).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 26.0° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
42% 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 (CET) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 4:36 | 56° | SW → 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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Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria · 35.19°, -0.63° · population 210,146 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.