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Tonight in Chicago

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 5:57 PM · Moon 89% full, so faint things are harder

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Space Station

Great

Flying over Chicago

5:47 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look north, it'll cross to the northeast

A bright, steady light gliding across for about 3 minutes.

Space Station tracker
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What it is
The International Space Station (ISS), lit by the Sun
Path
NNW → up 17° in the N → NE
Brightness
magnitude about -1.8 (lower = brighter)
Length
2 min 50 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Jupiter

Great

2:30 AM

Early Friday morning, until 6:40 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

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Visible
2:30 AM to 6:40 AM
Height at best
54° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Saturn

Maybe

6:30 PM

Tonight, until 4:30 AM

N

Look south, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

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Visible
6:30 PM to 4:30 AM
Height at best
50° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4

Mars

Maybe

1:50 AM

Early Friday morning, until 6:40 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

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Visible
1:50 AM to 6:40 AM
Height at best
62° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9
1 more tonight

Orionids meteor shower

Maybe

Near the peak

5:10 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
64° up at the best time
Moon
79% lit
Source
International Meteor Organization

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