Galactic core · next 30 nights

Milky Way windows at Anchorage

This tracks the Sagittarius galactic core only when the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon and the core is at least 10° high. It is geometry, not a weather promise.

Best night2 Nov0.0 h of core visibility in darkness

Highest core altitude0°near 19:40

Usable nights0 / 30Moonlight and cloud still decide image contrast.

Computed local geometry

Core hours after astronomical twilight

2 Novnone34% moon

3 Novnone23% moon

4 Novnone15% moon

5 Novnone8% moon

6 Novnone3% moon

7 Novnone1% moon

8 Novnone0% moon

9 Novnone2% moon

10 Novnone5% moon

11 Novnone9% moon

12 Novnone15% moon

13 Novnone23% moon

14 Novnone31% moon

15 Novnone40% moon

16 Novnone50% moon

17 Novnone60% moon

18 Novnone70% moon

19 Novnone79% moon

20 Novnone87% moon

21 Novnone93% moon

22 Novnone98% moon

23 Novnone100% moon

24 Novnone99% moon

25 Novnone96% moon

26 Novnone90% moon

27 Novnone82% moon

28 Novnone72% moon

29 Novnone61% moon

30 Novnone50% moon

1 Decnone39% moon

No dark core window

At this location and season, the core does not reach 10° during astronomical darkness in the next 30 nights. Check live cloud and transparency →

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