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Sunset18:317 h 33 min ago
Too bright to image.
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Moonrise18:437 h 21 min ago
98% lit. Faint nebulae fade.
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Astronomical dark19:536 h 11 min ago
Imaging starts.
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Astronomical dawn06:06in 4 h 2 min
Imaging ends.
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Sunrise07:28in 5 h 24 min
Night over.
Best targets for a Seestar S50
Moon 98% lit, rises 18:43 and sets 09:15. Hours above 30° in full dark, America/Denver.
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Eastern Veil NGC6992 · Supernova remnant in Cygnus19:55–00:354 h 45 min 89° mag 7.0Photo: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Terry Keller/Adam Block
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M39 Open cluster in Cygnus19:55–01:405 h 50 min 73° mag 4.6Photo: Chuck Ayoub. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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M35 Open cluster in Gemini00:30–06:055 h 40 min 82° mag 5.1Photo: Chuck Ayoub. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eastern Veil NGC6995 · Supernova remnant in Cygnus19:55–00:354 h 45 min 89° mag 7.0Photo: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Terry Keller/Adam Block
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NGC2281 Open cluster in Auriga00:40–06:055 h 30 min 81° mag 5.4 -
NGC6940 Open cluster in Vulpecula19:55–00:104 h 20 min 83° mag 6.3 -
M37 Open cluster in Auriga00:00–06:056 h 10 min 89° mag 5.6Photo: Chuck Ayoub. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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IC5068 Nebula in Cygnus19:55–00:505 h 79° -
M34 Open cluster in Perseus20:30–06:059 h 40 min 79° mag 5.2Photo: Jim Mazur. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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NGC7063 Open cluster in Cygnus19:55–01:155 h 25 min 85° mag 7.0 -
Crescent Nebula NGC6888 · Nebula in Cygnus19:55–00:054 h 15 min 78° mag 7.4Photo: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
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NGC7243 Open cluster in Lacerta19:55–02:256 h 35 min 72° mag 6.4
Survey pictures: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1 Science Consortium, MAST/STScI) or SkyMapper (ANU) via CDS hips2fits, made at a Seestar's field of view. Showcase photos are credited on each card.
Assumes a flat horizon and a dark sky.
Data
JPL DE421 ephemeris. OpenNGC catalogue. Full dark: Sun 18° below the horizon.