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Orlando, Florida, USA
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Rocket launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-13
Launched - fair from here
Lifted off 11:10 AM
In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.
Rocket launch
Falcon Heavy | NROL-97
Launched - good from here
Lifted off 11:54 PM
A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.
That morning
Sunrise
Excellent
7:18 AM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 11 well-rated past sunrises here.
Satellite
Tiangong space station
Bright pass, WNW to NE
Rose 6:17 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Sunset
Very Low
7:11 PM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 13 well-rated past sunsets here.
Satellite
International Space Station
Modest pass, WSW to SW
Rose 8:58 PM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Washed out by city light
Visible from 8:29 PM
The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.
Moon
Waning gibbous
71% lit
9:53 PM – 12:35 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
How this day turned out
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