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Tonight in Santa Barbara

Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:15 PM · Moon 90% full, so faint things are harder

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Rocket launch

Great

Starlink Group 15-15

3:51 PM

Tonight

N

Look west, it'll arc south

Daytime launch, so it's hard to spot.

Launch details
More details
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
From
Vandenberg SFB, CA
Distance
54 miles to the pad
Direction
WSW (251°) → SSE (159°)
Highest
about 43° up
Status
Go for Launch
Note
Estimate from a typical path for this pad. Launch times often slip.

Jupiter

Great

2:50 AM

Early Friday morning, until 6:40 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.

More details
Visible
2:50 AM to 6:40 AM
Height at best
57° in the ESE
Brightness
magnitude -2.0

Saturn

Maybe

6:50 PM

Tonight, until 4:40 AM

N

Look south, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
6:50 PM to 4:40 AM
Height at best
57° in the S
Brightness
magnitude 0.4

Mars

Maybe

2:00 AM

Early Friday morning, until 6:40 AM

N

Look southeast, high up

Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.

More details
Visible
2:00 AM to 6:40 AM
Height at best
66° in the SE
Brightness
magnitude 0.9

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