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Tonight in Detroit

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moon 89% full, so faint things are harder

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Space Station

Great

Flying over Detroit

6:47 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look northwest, it'll cross to the northeast

A bright, steady light gliding across for about 4 minutes.

Space Station tracker
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What it is
The International Space Station (ISS), lit by the Sun
Path
NW → up 17° in the N → NE
Brightness
magnitude about -1.8 (lower = brighter)
Length
3 min 55 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Jupiter

Great

3:20 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:20 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

More details
Visible
3:20 AM to 7:20 AM
Height at best
54° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Space Station

Maybe

Flying over Detroit

5:14 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look northeast, it'll cross to the northeast

A bright, steady light gliding across for about 1 minute.

Space Station tracker
More details
What it is
The International Space Station (ISS), lit by the Sun
Path
NE → up 11° in the NE → NE
Brightness
magnitude about 0.6 (lower = brighter)
Length
0 min 5 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Saturn

Maybe

7:10 PM

Tonight, until 5:10 AM

N

Look south, halfway up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
7:10 PM to 5:10 AM
Height at best
49° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4
2 more tonight

Mars

Maybe

2:30 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:20 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
2:30 AM to 7:20 AM
Height at best
61° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9

Orionids meteor shower

Maybe

Near the peak

5:50 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
More details
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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