Galactic core · next 30 nights

Milky Way windows at Saint John

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 night19 Sept0.3 h of core visibility in darkness

Highest core altitude10°near 21:20

Usable nights4 / 30Moonlight and cloud still decide image contrast.

Computed local geometry

Core hours after astronomical twilight

19 Sept0.3 h62% moon

20 Sept0.3 h71% moon

21 Septnone79% moon

22 Septnone87% moon

23 Septnone93% moon

24 Sept0.3 h97% moon

25 Sept0.3 h99% moon

26 Septnone100% moon

27 Septnone98% moon

28 Septnone93% moon

29 Septnone86% moon

30 Septnone77% moon

1 Octnone67% moon

2 Octnone56% moon

3 Octnone44% moon

4 Octnone32% moon

5 Octnone22% moon

6 Octnone13% moon

7 Octnone7% moon

8 Octnone2% moon

9 Octnone0% moon

10 Octnone1% moon

11 Octnone3% moon

12 Octnone7% moon

13 Octnone13% moon

14 Octnone20% moon

15 Octnone28% moon

16 Octnone36% moon

17 Octnone45% moon

18 Octnone55% moon

21:20–21:40

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