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Tonight in Kansas City

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:29 PM · Moon 89% full, so faint things are harder

· Change city

Jupiter

Great

3:00 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

More details
Visible
3:00 AM to 7:00 AM
Height at best
55° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Space Station

Maybe

Flying over Kansas City

5:47 AM

Early Friday morning

N

Look north, it'll cross to the north

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
N → up 12° in the N → NNE
Brightness
magnitude about -1.0 (lower = brighter)
Length
0 min 35 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Saturn

Maybe

7:00 PM

Tonight, until 5:00 AM

N

Look south, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
7:00 PM to 5:00 AM
Height at best
52° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4

Mars

Maybe

2:20 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
2:20 AM to 7:00 AM
Height at best
63° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9
1 more tonight

Orionids meteor shower

Maybe

Near the peak

5:40 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
67° up at the best time
Moon
79% lit
Source
International Meteor Organization

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