Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:38 PM Dark enough
5:23 AM Best
7:03 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
24% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

8:29 AM

8:29 AM

7:30 AM Blue hour
8:29 AM Sunrise
10:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:08 PM

5:08 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:40 PM, 88 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

3:34 PM Golden hour
5:08 PM Sunset
6:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit

4:10 PM – 7:43 AM

E WNW
4:10 PM Moonrise
4:53 PM 4°
11:47 PM Highest, 31°
6:55 AM 4°
7:43 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:30 AM–8:29 AM
  • Sunrise 8:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:29 AM–10:03 AM
  • Morning best color 9:14 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:34 PM–5:08 PM
  • Evening best color 4:03 PM
  • Moonrise 4:10 PM
  • Sunset 5:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:08 PM–6:08 PM
  • Fully dark 8:19 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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