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Stay inWellington night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:41 PM–6:31 AM EDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 70% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated just now. Times in America/New York (EDT).
Clouds tonight
11:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 36.6° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
No visible passes in the next day or so. They come in runs of several days, a few times a month.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (EDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) | Mon, Oct 19, 6:30 AM | 133 mi |
| Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) | Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 PM | 135 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25 | Sun, Nov 29, 7:00 PM | 133 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D | Wed, Dec 30, 7:00 PM | 126 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1 | Wed, Dec 30, 7:00 PM | 126 mi |
Launches within 621 mi in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Wellington, Florida, United States · 26.66°, -80.24° · population 62,560 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.