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Tonight in Minneapolis

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:15 PM · Moon 89% full, so faint things are harder

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Space Station

Great

Flying over Minneapolis

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
N → up 30° in the N → NE
Brightness
magnitude about -2.5 (lower = brighter)
Length
2 min 40 s
Source
CelesTrak orbit data

Jupiter

Great

2:50 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

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Visible
2:50 AM to 7:00 AM
Height at best
52° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Saturn

Maybe

6:50 PM

Tonight, until 4:50 AM

N

Look south, halfway up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

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Visible
6:50 PM to 4:50 AM
Height at best
46° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4

Mars

Maybe

2:00 AM

Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

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Visible
2:00 AM to 7:00 AM
Height at best
59° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9
1 more tonight

Orionids meteor shower

Maybe

Near the peak

5:30 AM

Best time · Early Friday morning

N

Look up, anywhere in the sky

Up to about 17 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
61° up at the best time
Moon
79% lit
Source
International Meteor Organization

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