Galactic core · next 30 nights

Milky Way windows at Asheboro

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 night10 Oct1.0 h of core visibility in darkness

Highest core altitude16°near 20:20

Usable nights17 / 30Moonlight and cloud still decide image contrast.

Computed local geometry

Core hours after astronomical twilight

10 Oct1.0 h1% moon

11 Oct1.0 h3% moon

12 Oct0.7 h7% moon

13 Oct0.7 h13% moon

14 Oct0.7 h20% moon

15 Oct0.7 h28% moon

16 Oct0.7 h37% moon

17 Oct0.3 h46% moon

18 Oct0.3 h55% moon

19 Oct0.3 h65% moon

20 Oct0.3 h74% moon

21 Oct0.3 h82% moon

22 Octnone89% moon

23 Oct0.3 h95% moon

24 Oct0.3 h98% moon

25 Oct0.3 h100% moon

26 Oct0.3 h99% moon

27 Oct0.3 h95% moon

28 Octnone89% moon

29 Octnone80% moon

30 Octnone70% moon

31 Octnone59% moon

1 Novnone47% moon

2 Novnone36% moon

3 Novnone25% moon

4 Novnone16% moon

5 Novnone9% moon

6 Novnone4% moon

7 Novnone1% moon

8 Novnone0% moon

20:20–21:20

This is the widest geometric window in the next month. Check the live forecast before travelling, then favor the darkest moonless portion. Check live cloud and transparency →

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