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Tonight in Boise

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:49 PM · Moon 90% full, so faint things are harder

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Space Station

Great

Flying over Boise

6:20 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look north, it'll cross to the northeast

A bright, steady light gliding across for about 2 minutes.

Space Station tracker
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What it is
The International Space Station (ISS), lit by the Sun
Path
N → up 24° in the N → NE
Brightness
magnitude about -2.2 (lower = brighter)
Length
2 min 30 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Jupiter

Great

3:30 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:30 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

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Visible
3:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Height at best
53° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Saturn

Maybe

7:20 PM

Tonight, until 5:20 AM

N

Look south, halfway up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

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Visible
7:20 PM to 5:20 AM
Height at best
48° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4

Mars

Maybe

2:40 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:30 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

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Visible
2:40 AM to 7:30 AM
Height at best
60° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9
1 more tonight

Orionids meteor shower

Maybe

Near the peak

6:00 AM

Best time · Early Friday morning

N

Look up, anywhere in the sky

Up to about 18 shooting stars an hour from a dark spot. The peak was a night away.

About this shower
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Rate (ZHR)
20 per hour under perfect skies
Radiant
62° up at the best time
Moon
79% lit
Source
International Meteor Organization

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