RaspAstro

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Observer Data

GPS Fix:3
Observer's Lat:36:46:45.6
Observer's Lon:-76:32:7.4
Observer's Elevation:17.5579 meters
Configured Horizon (D:M:S):0:00:00.0
Observer's Sidereal:18:05:50.92

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Clear Outside Forecast

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Sun

Sun Altitude: 29.0° ↘️
Source: SDO Image
Sun Distance:147291701.0 km
Next Sunrise:12/12/2025 7:09 AM EST
Next Sunset:12/11/2025 4:50 PM EST
Next Equinox:3/20/2026 10:45 AM EDT
Next Solstice:12/21/2025 10:02 AM EST
Sun Rise/Set Times

Moon

Moon Altitude: -8.2° ↘️
Source: NASA Moon
Moon Distance:389979.57 km
Next Moon Transit:12/12/2025 6:29 AM EST
Next Moon Rise:12/12/2025 12:16 AM EST
Next Moon Set:12/12/2025 12:34 PM EST
Current Phase:🌗 51% Waning Last Quarter
Moon Cycle:74.59% of the 29.53 day cycle
Next New Moon:12/19/2025 8:43 PM EST
Next Full Moon:1/3/2026 5:02 AM EST
Moon Stats

Solar System Objects

Name Altitude Azimuth Magnitude Next Transit Sun Distance (AU) Earth Distance (AU)
Full-size
☿️ Mercury 26.6° ↘️ 215.9° -0.37 12/12/2025 10:36 AM EST 0.3823 1.096
♀️ Venus 28.4° ↘️ 200.1° -3.79 12/12/2025 11:34 AM EST 0.7253 1.6962
♂️ Mars 28.9° ↘️ 184.6° 1.33 12/12/2025 12:30 PM EST 1.4512 2.422
♃ Jupiter -27.4° ↘️ 334.6° -2.44 12/12/2025 2:23 AM EST 5.2045 4.3569
♄ Saturn 1.5° ↗️ 96.1° 1.12 12/11/2025 6:28 PM EST 9.5248 9.382
♅ Uranus -24.6° ↗️ 36.5° 5.61 12/11/2025 10:27 PM EST 19.4937 18.5732
♆ Neptune 0.3° ↗️ 92.1° 7.87 12/11/2025 6:42 PM EST 29.8853 29.7082
♇ Pluto 21.9° ↗️ 146.5° 14.57 12/11/2025 3:04 PM EST 35.4081 36.1297

1 AU = ~150 million Kilometers = ~93 million miles = 8.3 light-minutes

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Polar Alignment

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Polaris Hour Angle:14.9 hours or 224°
Polaris Next Transit:12/11/2025 9:49 PM EST

Inverted image as seen through polar alignment scope.

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User Defined Objects

User defined objects are set in config.py using the CUSTOM_OBJECTS which is a list of XEphem formatted catalog data for each object.

Name Type Alt Az RA DEC Next Transit Mag Constellation
T CRB Star, variable 61.3°↘️ 256.6° 15:59:30.62 25:55:09.1 12/12/2025 10:40 AM EST 10.8 Corona Borealis
M1 Supernova remnant -30.8°↗️ 8.0° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 12/12/2025 12:17 AM EST 8.4 Taurus
M33 Galaxy, spiral 2.6°↗️ 52.7° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 12/11/2025 8:17 PM EST 5.5 Triangulum
M42 Nebula, bright -57.9°↗️ 13.8° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 12/12/2025 12:18 AM EST 4.0 Orion
M51 Galaxy, spiral 39.5°↘️ 304.6° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 12/12/2025 8:11 AM EST 8.1 Canes Venatici
M81 Galaxy, spiral 24.0°↘️ 340.5° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 12/12/2025 4:38 AM EST 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 24.4°↘️ 341.0° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 12/12/2025 4:38 AM EST 8.6 Ursa Major
M104 Galaxy, spiral -0.1°↘️ 255.3° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 12/12/2025 7:21 AM EST 8.3 Virgo
NGC 2403 Galaxy, spiral 13.9°↘️ 350.3° 7:36:50.60 65:36:06.0 12/12/2025 2:20 AM EST 8.2 Camelopardalis
NGC 457 Cluster, open 22.0°↗️ 32.3° 1:19:35.00 58:17:12.0 12/11/2025 8:03 PM EST 6.4 Cassiopeia
NGC 7635 Nebula, bright 36.8°↗️ 36.0° 23:20:45.00 61:12:42.0 12/11/2025 6:04 PM EST 11.0 Cassiopeia
NGC 869 Cluster, open 15.2°↗️ 27.8° 2:19:00.00 57:07:42.0 12/11/2025 9:02 PM EST 5.3 Perseus
NGC 891 Galaxy, spiral 3.9°↗️ 37.5° 2:22:33.00 42:20:50.0 12/11/2025 9:06 PM EST 10.1 Andromeda
IC 434 Nebula, bright -55.2°↗️ 10.3° 5:41:00.00 -2:27:12.0 12/12/2025 12:23 AM EST 11.0 Orion

Messier Objects

The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier. The table below is generated using data from the XEphem Catalogs.

Name Type Alt Az RA DEC Next Transit Mag Constellation
M1 Supernova remnant -30.8°↗️ 8.0° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 12/12/2025 12:17 AM EST 8.4 Taurus
M2 Cluster, globular 28.9°↗️ 115.5° 21:33:27.20 -0:49:22.0 12/11/2025 4:17 PM EST 6.6 Aquarius
M3 Cluster, globular 35.1°↘️ 281.4° 13:42:11.20 28:22:34.0 12/12/2025 8:23 AM EST 6.3 Canes Venatici
M4 Cluster, globular 22.4°↘️ 204.3° 16:23:35.50 -26:31:29.0 12/12/2025 11:04 AM EST 5.4 Scorpius
M5 Cluster, globular 38.3°↘️ 237.6° 15:18:33.80 2:05:00.0 12/12/2025 9:59 AM EST 5.7 Serpens Caput
M6 Cluster, open 20.7°↘️ 185.4° 17:40:20.00 -32:15:00.0 12/12/2025 12:21 PM EST 4.2 Scorpius
M7 Cluster, open 18.4°↘️ 182.2° 17:53:50.00 -34:47:36.0 12/12/2025 12:34 PM EST 3.3 Scorpius
M8 Nebula, bright 28.8°↘️ 180.1° 18:03:42.00 -24:22:48.0 12/12/2025 12:44 PM EST 5.0 Sagittarius
M9 Cluster, globular 33.7°↘️ 192.9° 17:19:11.80 -18:30:57.0 12/12/2025 12:00 PM EST 7.8 Ophiuchus
M10 Cluster, globular 46.2°↘️ 204.7° 16:57:08.90 -4:05:56.0 12/12/2025 11:38 AM EST 6.6 Ophiuchus
M11 Cluster, open 45.6°↗️ 163.3° 18:51:05.00 -6:16:12.0 12/11/2025 1:35 PM EST 5.8 Scutum
M12 Cluster, globular 47.3°↘️ 209.2° 16:47:14.50 -1:56:50.0 12/12/2025 11:28 AM EST 6.1 Ophiuchus
M13 Cluster, globular 73.3°↘️ 275.0° 16:41:41.50 36:27:39.0 12/12/2025 11:22 AM EST 5.8 Hercules
M14 Cluster, globular 49.5°↘️ 190.4° 17:37:36.10 -3:14:43.0 12/12/2025 12:18 PM EST 7.6 Ophiuchus
M15 Cluster, globular 38.0°↗️ 104.3° 21:29:58.30 12:10:03.0 12/11/2025 4:14 PM EST 6.3 Pegasus
M16 Cluster, open 39.3°↗️ 175.5° 18:18:48.00 -13:48:24.0 12/11/2025 1:03 PM EST 6.0 Serpens Cauda
M17 Cluster, with nebulosity 36.9°↗️ 175.1° 18:20:47.00 -16:10:18.0 12/11/2025 1:05 PM EST 6.0 Sagittarius
M18 Cluster, open 36.0°↗️ 175.4° 18:19:58.00 -17:06:06.0 12/11/2025 1:04 PM EST 6.9 Sagittarius
M19 Cluster, globular 25.3°↘️ 195.3° 17:02:37.70 -26:16:03.0 12/12/2025 11:43 AM EST 6.8 Ophiuchus
M20 Cluster, with nebulosity 30.2°↘️ 180.4° 18:02:42.00 -22:58:18.0 12/12/2025 12:43 PM EST 6.3 Sagittarius
M21 Cluster, open 30.7°↘️ 180.0° 18:04:13.30 -22:29:24.0 12/12/2025 12:45 PM EST 5.9 Sagittarius
M22 Cluster, globular 28.9°↗️ 171.6° 18:36:24.20 -23:54:10.0 12/11/2025 1:21 PM EST 5.2 Sagittarius
M23 Cluster, open 34.2°↘️ 182.1° 17:57:04.00 -18:59:00.0 12/12/2025 12:38 PM EST 5.5 Sagittarius
M24 Star 34.6°↗️ 175.8° 18:18:48.00 -18:33:00.0 12/11/2025 1:03 PM EST 15.99 Sagittarius
M25 Cluster, open 33.8°↗️ 172.2° 18:31:48.00 -19:06:48.0 12/11/2025 1:16 PM EST 4.6 Sagittarius
M26 Cluster, open 42.9°↗️ 166.2° 18:45:18.00 -9:22:50.0 12/11/2025 1:29 PM EST 8.0 Scutum
M27 Nebula, planetary 61.6°↗️ 111.4° 19:59:36.30 22:43:18.0 12/11/2025 2:43 PM EST 7.4 Vulpecula
M28 Cluster, globular 28.2°↗️ 174.8° 18:24:32.90 -24:52:10.0 12/11/2025 1:09 PM EST 6.9 Sagittarius
M29 Cluster, open 62.6°↗️ 75.5° 20:23:58.00 38:30:30.0 12/11/2025 3:07 PM EST 6.6 Cygnus
M30 Cluster, globular 11.5°↗️ 130.6° 21:40:22.00 -23:10:43.0 12/11/2025 4:24 PM EST 6.9 Capricornus
M31 Galaxy, spiral 17.2°↗️ 50.7° 0:42:44.30 41:16:08.0 12/11/2025 7:26 PM EST 3.5 Andromeda
M32 Galaxy, spherical 17.0°↗️ 51.1° 0:42:41.80 40:51:57.0 12/11/2025 7:26 PM EST 8.1 Andromeda
M33 Galaxy, spiral 2.6°↗️ 52.7° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 12/11/2025 8:17 PM EST 5.5 Triangulum
M34 Cluster, open 2.0°↗️ 34.5° 2:42:05.00 42:45:42.0 12/11/2025 9:25 PM EST 5.2 Perseus
M35 Cluster, open -28.9°↘️ 358.8° 6:09:00.00 24:21:00.0 12/12/2025 12:52 AM EST 5.1 Gemini
M36 Cluster, open -18.8°↗️ 6.1° 5:36:17.70 34:08:27.0 12/12/2025 12:19 AM EST 6.0 Auriga
M37 Cluster, open -20.6°↗️ 2.7° 5:52:18.30 32:33:11.0 12/12/2025 12:35 AM EST 5.6 Auriga
M38 Cluster, open -16.9°↗️ 7.5° 5:28:40.00 35:50:54.0 12/12/2025 12:11 AM EST 6.4 Auriga
M39 Cluster, open 51.0°↗️ 55.7° 21:31:42.00 48:25:00.0 12/11/2025 4:15 PM EST 4.6 Cygnus
M40 Star, visual double 32.7°↘️ 321.0° 12:22:15.69 58:05:04.1 12/12/2025 7:03 AM EST 8.4 Ursa Major
M41 Cluster, open -71.7°↘️ 327.8° 6:46:00.00 -20:45:24.0 12/12/2025 1:28 AM EST 4.5 Canis Major
M42 Nebula, bright -57.9°↗️ 13.8° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 12/12/2025 12:18 AM EST 4.0 Orion
M43 Nebula, bright -57.8°↗️ 13.6° 5:35:31.30 -5:16:03.0 12/12/2025 12:18 AM EST 9.0 Orion
M44 Cluster, open -22.7°↘️ 320.1° 8:39:57.20 19:40:21.0 12/12/2025 3:22 AM EST 3.1 Cancer
M45 Cluster, with nebulosity -21.0°↗️ 33.4° 3:47:00.00 24:07:00.0 12/11/2025 10:30 PM EST 1.6 Taurus
M46 Cluster, open -59.2°↘️ 309.0° 7:41:46.80 -14:48:36.0 12/12/2025 2:24 AM EST 6.1 Puppis
M47 Cluster, open -59.8°↘️ 311.3° 7:36:35.00 -14:28:47.0 12/12/2025 2:18 AM EST 4.4 Puppis
M48 Cluster, open -47.3°↘️ 308.5° 8:13:43.10 -5:45:02.0 12/12/2025 2:56 AM EST 5.8 Hydra
M49 Galaxy, spherical 9.7°↘️ 272.6° 12:29:46.70 8:00:00.0 12/12/2025 7:11 AM EST 8.3 Virgo
M50 Cluster, open -58.7°↘️ 331.4° 7:02:42.00 -8:23:00.0 12/12/2025 1:45 AM EST 5.9 Monoceros
M51 Galaxy, spiral 39.5°↘️ 304.6° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 12/12/2025 8:11 AM EST 8.1 Canes Venatici
M52 Cluster, open 36.4°↗️ 35.4° 23:24:48.00 61:35:36.0 12/11/2025 6:08 PM EST 6.9 Cassiopeia
M53 Cluster, globular 24.1°↘️ 275.1° 13:12:55.30 18:10:11.0 12/12/2025 7:54 AM EST 7.7 Coma Berenices
M54 Cluster, globular 21.7°↗️ 168.2° 18:55:03.30 -30:28:40.0 12/11/2025 1:39 PM EST 7.7 Sagittarius
M55 Cluster, globular 18.7°↗️ 158.4° 19:39:59.40 -30:57:42.0 12/11/2025 2:24 PM EST 6.3 Sagittarius
M56 Cluster, globular 73.7°↗️ 108.5° 19:16:35.50 30:11:07.0 12/11/2025 2:00 PM EST 8.4 Lyra
M57 Nebula, planetary 79.4°↗️ 106.9° 18:53:35.10 33:01:47.0 12/11/2025 1:37 PM EST 8.8 Lyra
M58 Galaxy, spiral 13.6°↘️ 274.6° 12:37:43.70 11:49:06.0 12/12/2025 7:19 AM EST 9.6 Virgo
M59 Galaxy, spherical 14.3°↘️ 273.8° 12:42:02.20 11:38:50.0 12/12/2025 7:23 AM EST 9.7 Virgo
M60 Galaxy, spherical 14.6°↘️ 273.5° 12:43:39.80 11:33:11.0 12/12/2025 7:25 AM EST 8.8 Virgo
M61 Galaxy, spiral 6.1°↘️ 270.9° 12:21:54.90 4:28:22.0 12/12/2025 7:03 AM EST 9.3 Virgo
M62 Cluster, globular 21.5°↘️ 194.6° 17:01:12.60 -30:06:42.0 12/12/2025 11:42 AM EST 6.4 Ophiuchus
M63 Galaxy, spiral 35.6°↘️ 299.4° 13:15:49.00 42:01:59.0 12/12/2025 7:57 AM EST 8.5 Canes Venatici
M64 Galaxy, spiral 22.8°↘️ 280.5° 12:56:43.80 21:40:59.0 12/12/2025 7:38 AM EST 8.5 Coma Berenices
M65 Galaxy, spiral -1.1°↘️ 287.1° 11:18:55.60 13:05:27.0 12/12/2025 6:00 AM EST 9.2 Leo
M66 Galaxy, spiral -1.0°↘️ 286.9° 11:20:15.10 12:59:24.0 12/12/2025 6:02 AM EST 8.9 Leo
M67 Cluster, open -27.7°↘️ 312.7° 8:51:00.00 11:48:00.0 12/12/2025 3:33 AM EST 6.9 Cancer
M68 Cluster, globular -9.3°↘️ 243.3° 12:39:28.00 -26:44:32.0 12/12/2025 7:21 AM EST 7.3 Hydra
M69 Cluster, globular 20.6°↗️ 173.9° 18:31:23.20 -32:20:51.0 12/11/2025 1:16 PM EST 7.6 Sagittarius
M70 Cluster, globular 20.4°↗️ 171.2° 18:43:12.70 -32:17:29.0 12/11/2025 1:28 PM EST 7.8 Sagittarius
M71 Cluster, globular 60.1°↗️ 119.5° 19:53:46.10 18:46:44.0 12/11/2025 2:37 PM EST 8.4 Sagitta
M72 Cluster, globular 26.7°↗️ 132.7° 20:53:27.90 -12:32:11.0 12/11/2025 3:37 PM EST 9.2 Aquarius
M73 Cluster, open 25.9°↗️ 131.6° 20:58:56.00 -12:38:07.0 12/11/2025 3:43 PM EST 8.9 Aquarius
M74 Galaxy, spiral -7.9°↗️ 63.3° 1:36:41.70 15:47:00.0 12/11/2025 8:20 PM EST 9.1 Pisces
M75 Cluster, globular 24.7°↗️ 148.8° 20:06:04.80 -21:55:15.0 12/11/2025 2:50 PM EST 8.6 Sagittarius
M76 Nebula, planetary 15.3°↗️ 35.8° 1:42:18.10 51:34:17.0 12/11/2025 8:26 PM EST 10.1 Perseus
M77 Galaxy, spiral -30.6°↗️ 63.6° 2:42:40.80 -0:00:46.0 12/11/2025 9:25 PM EST 8.9 Cetus
M78 Nebula, diffuse -52.9°↗️ 7.4° 5:46:45.00 0:04:48.0 12/12/2025 12:29 AM EST 8.0 Orion
M79 Cluster, globular -75.0°↗️ 38.1° 5:24:10.60 -24:31:25.0 12/12/2025 12:06 AM EST 7.7 Lepus
M80 Cluster, globular 25.1°↘️ 207.3° 16:17:02.50 -22:58:28.0 12/12/2025 10:58 AM EST 7.3 Scorpius
M81 Galaxy, spiral 24.0°↘️ 340.5° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 12/12/2025 4:38 AM EST 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 24.4°↘️ 341.0° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 12/12/2025 4:38 AM EST 8.6 Ursa Major
M83 Galaxy, spiral -1.5°↘️ 232.8° 13:37:00.20 -29:52:02.0 12/12/2025 8:18 AM EST 7.5 Hydra
M84 Galaxy, spherical 11.7°↘️ 277.3° 12:25:03.60 12:53:13.0 12/12/2025 7:06 AM EST 9.2 Virgo
M85 Galaxy, spiral 14.8°↘️ 281.7° 12:25:23.90 18:11:27.0 12/12/2025 7:07 AM EST 9.1 Coma Berenices
M86 Galaxy, spherical 11.9°↘️ 277.2° 12:26:11.50 12:56:47.0 12/12/2025 7:07 AM EST 8.9 Virgo
M87 Galaxy, spherical 12.5°↘️ 276.1° 12:30:49.40 12:23:26.0 12/12/2025 7:12 AM EST 8.6 Virgo
M88 Galaxy, spiral 13.9°↘️ 277.6° 12:31:59.00 14:25:11.0 12/12/2025 7:13 AM EST 9.4 Coma Berenices
M89 Galaxy, spherical 13.6°↘️ 275.5° 12:35:39.90 12:33:22.0 12/12/2025 7:17 AM EST 9.9 Virgo
M90 Galaxy, spiral 14.2°↘️ 275.8° 12:36:50.00 13:09:50.0 12/12/2025 7:18 AM EST 9.4 Virgo
M91 Galaxy, spiral 14.6°↘️ 277.2° 12:35:26.40 14:29:47.0 12/12/2025 7:17 AM EST 10.1 Coma Berenices
M92 Cluster, globular 78.9°↘️ 308.3° 17:17:07.30 43:08:13.0 12/12/2025 11:57 AM EST 6.5 Hercules
M93 Cluster, open -65.0°↘️ 294.0° 7:44:30.00 -23:51:24.0 12/12/2025 2:26 AM EST 6.2 Puppis
M94 Galaxy, spiral 30.9°↘️ 300.4° 12:50:53.10 41:07:17.0 12/12/2025 7:32 AM EST 8.1 Canes Venatici
M95 Galaxy, spiral -8.6°↘️ 291.5° 10:43:57.80 11:42:12.0 12/12/2025 5:25 AM EST 9.8 Leo
M96 Galaxy, spiral -8.0°↘️ 291.1° 10:46:45.80 11:49:12.0 12/12/2025 5:28 AM EST 9.3 Leo
M97 Nebula, planetary 23.0°↘️ 322.4° 11:14:47.70 55:01:10.0 12/12/2025 5:56 AM EST 9.9 Ursa Major
M98 Galaxy, spiral 10.6°↘️ 280.6° 12:13:47.80 14:53:58.0 12/12/2025 6:55 AM EST 10.1 Coma Berenices
M99 Galaxy, spiral 11.3°↘️ 279.5° 12:18:49.30 14:25:03.0 12/12/2025 7:00 AM EST 9.7 Coma Berenices
M100 Galaxy, spiral 12.9°↘️ 280.1° 12:22:54.90 15:49:22.0 12/12/2025 7:04 AM EST 9.3 Coma Berenices
M101 Galaxy, spiral 45.8°↘️ 313.2° 14:03:12.40 54:20:58.0 12/12/2025 8:44 AM EST 7.5 Ursa Major
M102 Galaxy, spiral 54.7°↘️ 316.7° 15:06:29.40 55:45:49.0 12/12/2025 9:47 AM EST 9.9 Draco
M103 Cluster, open 22.0°↗️ 29.1° 1:33:23.00 60:39:00.0 12/11/2025 8:17 PM EST 7.4 Cassiopeia
M104 Galaxy, spiral -0.1°↘️ 255.3° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 12/12/2025 7:21 AM EST 8.3 Virgo
M105 Galaxy, spherical -7.3°↘️ 291.6° 10:47:49.50 12:34:52.0 12/12/2025 5:29 AM EST 9.5 Leo
M106 Galaxy, spiral 28.2°↘️ 309.6° 12:18:57.80 47:18:25.0 12/12/2025 7:00 AM EST 8.3 Canes Venatici
M107 Cluster, globular 35.6°↘️ 207.9° 16:32:31.90 -13:03:11.0 12/12/2025 11:13 AM EST 7.8 Ophiuchus
M108 Galaxy, spiral 23.0°↘️ 323.2° 11:11:29.40 55:40:22.0 12/12/2025 5:53 AM EST 9.9 Ursa Major
M109 Galaxy, spiral 27.7°↘️ 317.5° 11:57:35.40 53:22:25.0 12/12/2025 6:39 AM EST 9.8 Ursa Major
M110 Galaxy, spherical 17.8°↗️ 50.6° 0:40:22.10 41:41:07.0 12/11/2025 7:24 PM EST 7.9 Andromeda

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