Galactic core · next 30 nights

Milky Way windows at Cramlington

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 night3 Nov0.0 h of core visibility in darkness

Highest core altitude0°near 18:40

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

Computed local geometry

Core hours after astronomical twilight

3 Novnone27% moon

4 Novnone18% moon

5 Novnone10% moon

6 Novnone5% moon

7 Novnone2% moon

8 Novnone0% moon

9 Novnone1% moon

10 Novnone3% moon

11 Novnone7% moon

12 Novnone13% moon

13 Novnone20% moon

14 Novnone28% moon

15 Novnone37% moon

16 Novnone46% moon

17 Novnone56% moon

18 Novnone66% moon

19 Novnone75% moon

20 Novnone84% moon

21 Novnone91% moon

22 Novnone96% moon

23 Novnone99% moon

24 Novnone100% moon

25 Novnone97% moon

26 Novnone92% moon

27 Novnone85% moon

28 Novnone76% moon

29 Novnone65% moon

30 Novnone54% moon

1 Decnone43% moon

2 Decnone32% 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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