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:16:26:21.51

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Clear Outside Forecast

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Sun

Sun Altitude: 30.1° ↗️
Source: SDO Image
Sun Distance:147359905.05 km
Next Sunrise:12/8/2025 7:06 AM EST
Next Sunset:12/7/2025 4:49 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: -13.3° ↘️
Source: NASA Moon
Moon Distance:364158.64 km
Next Moon Transit:12/8/2025 3:22 AM EST
Next Moon Rise:12/7/2025 7:48 PM EST
Next Moon Set:12/8/2025 10:45 AM EST
Current Phase:🌕 89% Waning Full Moon
Moon Cycle:60.55% 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 35.0° ↘️ 195.4° -0.3 12/8/2025 10:33 AM EST 0.3588 1.0059
♀️ Venus 31.9° ↗️ 179.6° -3.8 12/7/2025 11:27 AM EST 0.7247 1.6914
♂️ Mars 27.1° ↗️ 162.4° 1.34 12/7/2025 12:34 PM EST 1.456 2.4231
♃ Jupiter -15.4° ↘️ 312.9° -2.42 12/8/2025 2:40 AM EST 5.203 4.3933
♄ Saturn -18.4° ↗️ 81.1° 1.1 12/7/2025 6:44 PM EST 9.526 9.3153
♅ Uranus -32.8° ↗️ 11.2° 5.6 12/7/2025 10:43 PM EST 19.4945 18.5505
♆ Neptune -19.5° ↗️ 76.7° 7.87 12/7/2025 6:57 PM EST 29.8854 29.6393
♇ Pluto 8.3° ↗️ 127.6° 14.57 12/7/2025 3:19 PM EST 35.4053 36.0781

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:13.3 hours or 199°
Polaris Next Transit:12/7/2025 10:04 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 77.8°↘️ 208.5° 15:59:30.62 25:55:09.1 12/8/2025 10:56 AM EST 10.8 Corona Borealis
M1 Supernova remnant -28.9°↘️ 341.5° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 12/8/2025 12:33 AM EST 8.4 Taurus
M33 Galaxy, spiral -11.5°↗️ 36.5° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 12/7/2025 8:33 PM EST 5.5 Triangulum
M42 Nebula, bright -54.7°↘️ 328.7° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 12/8/2025 12:33 AM EST 4.0 Orion
M51 Galaxy, spiral 56.3°↘️ 301.8° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 12/8/2025 8:26 AM EST 8.1 Canes Venatici
M81 Galaxy, spiral 31.5°↘️ 335.3° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 12/8/2025 4:54 AM EST 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 31.8°↘️ 335.9° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 12/8/2025 4:54 AM EST 8.6 Ursa Major
M104 Galaxy, spiral 18.3°↘️ 239.0° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 12/8/2025 7:37 AM EST 8.3 Virgo
NGC 2403 Galaxy, spiral 18.9°↘️ 340.9° 7:36:50.60 65:36:06.0 12/8/2025 2:36 AM EST 8.2 Camelopardalis
NGC 457 Cluster, open 12.7°↗️ 22.8° 1:19:35.00 58:17:12.0 12/7/2025 8:19 PM EST 6.4 Cassiopeia
NGC 7635 Nebula, bright 25.7°↗️ 31.1° 23:20:45.00 61:12:42.0 12/7/2025 6:20 PM EST 11.0 Cassiopeia
NGC 869 Cluster, open 7.7°↗️ 16.5° 2:19:00.00 57:07:42.0 12/7/2025 9:18 PM EST 5.3 Perseus
NGC 891 Galaxy, spiral -6.0°↗️ 22.1° 2:22:33.00 42:20:50.0 12/7/2025 9:21 PM EST 10.1 Andromeda
IC 434 Nebula, bright -51.5°↘️ 328.5° 5:41:00.00 -2:27:12.0 12/8/2025 12:39 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 -28.9°↘️ 341.5° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 12/8/2025 12:33 AM EST 8.4 Taurus
M2 Cluster, globular 9.9°↗️ 98.4° 21:33:27.20 -0:49:22.0 12/7/2025 4:33 PM EST 6.6 Aquarius
M3 Cluster, globular 54.9°↘️ 267.9° 13:42:11.20 28:22:34.0 12/8/2025 8:39 AM EST 6.3 Canes Venatici
M4 Cluster, globular 26.6°↘️ 180.3° 16:23:35.50 -26:31:29.0 12/8/2025 11:20 AM EST 5.4 Scorpius
M5 Cluster, globular 52.0°↘️ 207.7° 15:18:33.80 2:05:00.0 12/8/2025 10:15 AM EST 5.7 Serpens Caput
M6 Cluster, open 18.7°↗️ 163.2° 17:40:20.00 -32:15:00.0 12/7/2025 12:41 PM EST 4.2 Scorpius
M7 Cluster, open 15.5°↗️ 161.1° 17:53:50.00 -34:47:36.0 12/7/2025 12:54 PM EST 3.3 Scorpius
M8 Nebula, bright 24.5°↗️ 155.2° 18:03:42.00 -24:22:48.0 12/7/2025 1:04 PM EST 5.0 Sagittarius
M9 Cluster, globular 33.2°↗️ 164.6° 17:19:11.80 -18:30:57.0 12/7/2025 12:19 PM EST 7.8 Ophiuchus
M10 Cluster, globular 48.4°↗️ 167.9° 16:57:08.90 -4:05:56.0 12/7/2025 11:57 AM EST 6.6 Ophiuchus
M11 Cluster, open 35.1°↗️ 133.7° 18:51:05.00 -6:16:12.0 12/7/2025 1:51 PM EST 5.8 Scutum
M12 Cluster, globular 50.9°↗️ 171.2° 16:47:14.50 -1:56:50.0 12/7/2025 11:47 AM EST 6.1 Ophiuchus
M13 Cluster, globular 86.7°↗️ 95.2° 16:41:41.50 36:27:39.0 12/7/2025 11:41 AM EST 5.8 Hercules
M14 Cluster, globular 46.5°↗️ 153.1° 17:37:36.10 -3:14:43.0 12/7/2025 12:38 PM EST 7.6 Ophiuchus
M15 Cluster, globular 18.3°↗️ 88.1° 21:29:58.30 12:10:03.0 12/7/2025 4:29 PM EST 6.3 Pegasus
M16 Cluster, open 32.7°↗️ 146.6° 18:18:48.00 -13:48:24.0 12/7/2025 1:19 PM EST 6.0 Serpens Cauda
M17 Cluster, with nebulosity 30.4°↗️ 147.3° 18:20:47.00 -16:10:18.0 12/7/2025 1:21 PM EST 6.0 Sagittarius
M18 Cluster, open 29.7°↗️ 148.0° 18:19:58.00 -17:06:06.0 12/7/2025 1:20 PM EST 6.9 Sagittarius
M19 Cluster, globular 26.3°↗️ 170.5° 17:02:37.70 -26:16:03.0 12/7/2025 12:03 PM EST 6.8 Ophiuchus
M20 Cluster, with nebulosity 25.9°↗️ 154.9° 18:02:42.00 -22:58:18.0 12/7/2025 1:03 PM EST 6.3 Sagittarius
M21 Cluster, open 26.3°↗️ 154.3° 18:04:13.30 -22:29:24.0 12/7/2025 1:04 PM EST 5.9 Sagittarius
M22 Cluster, globular 21.9°↗️ 147.6° 18:36:24.20 -23:54:10.0 12/7/2025 1:36 PM EST 5.2 Sagittarius
M23 Cluster, open 30.1°↗️ 154.6° 17:57:04.00 -18:59:00.0 12/7/2025 12:57 PM EST 5.5 Sagittarius
M24 Star 28.5°↗️ 149.0° 18:18:48.00 -18:33:00.0 12/7/2025 1:19 PM EST 15.99 Sagittarius
M25 Cluster, open 26.6°↗️ 146.2° 18:31:48.00 -19:06:48.0 12/7/2025 1:32 PM EST 4.6 Sagittarius
M26 Cluster, open 33.3°↗️ 137.3° 18:45:18.00 -9:22:50.0 12/7/2025 1:45 PM EST 8.0 Scutum
M27 Nebula, planetary 42.1°↗️ 91.3° 19:59:36.30 22:43:18.0 12/7/2025 2:59 PM EST 7.4 Vulpecula
M28 Cluster, globular 22.2°↗️ 150.7° 18:24:32.90 -24:52:10.0 12/7/2025 1:25 PM EST 6.9 Sagittarius
M29 Cluster, open 43.6°↗️ 68.7° 20:23:58.00 38:30:30.0 12/7/2025 3:23 PM EST 6.6 Cygnus
M30 Cluster, globular -5.3°↗️ 115.0° 21:40:22.00 -23:10:43.0 12/7/2025 4:40 PM EST 6.9 Capricornus
M31 Galaxy, spiral 3.2°↗️ 38.3° 0:42:44.30 41:16:08.0 12/7/2025 7:42 PM EST 3.5 Andromeda
M32 Galaxy, spherical 2.9°↗️ 38.5° 0:42:41.80 40:51:57.0 12/7/2025 7:42 PM EST 8.1 Andromeda
M33 Galaxy, spiral -11.5°↗️ 36.5° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 12/7/2025 8:33 PM EST 5.5 Triangulum
M34 Cluster, open -7.0°↗️ 18.6° 2:42:05.00 42:45:42.0 12/7/2025 9:41 PM EST 5.2 Perseus
M35 Cluster, open -24.1°↘️ 334.0° 6:09:00.00 24:21:00.0 12/8/2025 1:07 AM EST 5.1 Gemini
M36 Cluster, open -17.1°↘️ 344.5° 5:36:17.70 34:08:27.0 12/8/2025 12:35 AM EST 6.0 Auriga
M37 Cluster, open -17.7°↘️ 340.7° 5:52:18.30 32:33:11.0 12/8/2025 12:51 AM EST 5.6 Auriga
M38 Cluster, open -15.8°↘️ 346.6° 5:28:40.00 35:50:54.0 12/8/2025 12:27 AM EST 6.4 Auriga
M39 Cluster, open 34.9°↗️ 51.7° 21:31:42.00 48:25:00.0 12/7/2025 4:31 PM EST 4.6 Cygnus
M40 Star, visual double 45.7°↘️ 318.5° 12:22:15.69 58:05:04.1 12/8/2025 7:19 AM EST 8.4 Ursa Major
M41 Cluster, open -55.5°↘️ 287.8° 6:46:00.00 -20:45:24.0 12/8/2025 1:44 AM EST 4.5 Canis Major
M42 Nebula, bright -54.7°↘️ 328.7° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 12/8/2025 12:33 AM EST 4.0 Orion
M43 Nebula, bright -54.6°↘️ 328.7° 5:35:31.30 -5:16:03.0 12/8/2025 12:34 AM EST 9.0 Orion
M44 Cluster, open -7.6°↘️ 301.5° 8:39:57.20 19:40:21.0 12/8/2025 3:38 AM EST 3.1 Cancer
M45 Cluster, with nebulosity -28.4°↗️ 9.8° 3:47:00.00 24:07:00.0 12/7/2025 10:46 PM EST 1.6 Taurus
M46 Cluster, open -41.3°↘️ 283.3° 7:41:46.80 -14:48:36.0 12/8/2025 2:39 AM EST 6.1 Puppis
M47 Cluster, open -42.1°↘️ 284.7° 7:36:35.00 -14:28:47.0 12/8/2025 2:34 AM EST 4.4 Puppis
M48 Cluster, open -29.5°↘️ 286.1° 8:13:43.10 -5:45:02.0 12/8/2025 3:11 AM EST 5.8 Hydra
M49 Galaxy, spherical 29.5°↘️ 256.9° 12:29:46.70 8:00:00.0 12/8/2025 7:27 AM EST 8.3 Virgo
M50 Cluster, open -44.4°↘️ 298.5° 7:02:42.00 -8:23:00.0 12/8/2025 2:00 AM EST 5.9 Monoceros
M51 Galaxy, spiral 56.3°↘️ 301.8° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 12/8/2025 8:26 AM EST 8.1 Canes Venatici
M52 Cluster, open 25.5°↗️ 30.4° 23:24:48.00 61:35:36.0 12/7/2025 6:24 PM EST 6.9 Cassiopeia
M53 Cluster, globular 44.0°↘️ 259.4° 13:12:55.30 18:10:11.0 12/8/2025 8:10 AM EST 7.7 Coma Berenices
M54 Cluster, globular 14.1°↗️ 147.2° 18:55:03.30 -30:28:40.0 12/7/2025 1:55 PM EST 7.7 Sagittarius
M55 Cluster, globular 8.3°↗️ 139.3° 19:39:59.40 -30:57:42.0 12/7/2025 2:40 PM EST 6.3 Sagittarius
M56 Cluster, globular 54.0°↗️ 87.7° 19:16:35.50 30:11:07.0 12/7/2025 2:16 PM EST 8.4 Lyra
M57 Nebula, planetary 59.6°↗️ 85.9° 18:53:35.10 33:01:47.0 12/7/2025 1:53 PM EST 8.8 Lyra
M58 Galaxy, spiral 33.4°↘️ 259.0° 12:37:43.70 11:49:06.0 12/8/2025 7:35 AM EST 9.6 Virgo
M59 Galaxy, spherical 34.1°↘️ 258.1° 12:42:02.20 11:38:50.0 12/8/2025 7:39 AM EST 9.7 Virgo
M60 Galaxy, spherical 34.4°↘️ 257.7° 12:43:39.80 11:33:11.0 12/8/2025 7:40 AM EST 8.8 Virgo
M61 Galaxy, spiral 25.8°↘️ 255.1° 12:21:54.90 4:28:22.0 12/8/2025 7:19 AM EST 9.3 Virgo
M62 Cluster, globular 22.5°↗️ 171.5° 17:01:12.60 -30:06:42.0 12/7/2025 12:02 PM EST 6.4 Ophiuchus
M63 Galaxy, spiral 53.5°↘️ 293.0° 13:15:49.00 42:01:59.0 12/8/2025 8:12 AM EST 8.5 Canes Venatici
M64 Galaxy, spiral 42.7°↘️ 266.2° 12:56:43.80 21:40:59.0 12/8/2025 7:53 AM EST 8.5 Coma Berenices
M65 Galaxy, spiral 18.4°↘️ 272.6° 11:18:55.60 13:05:27.0 12/8/2025 6:16 AM EST 9.2 Leo
M66 Galaxy, spiral 18.6°↘️ 272.3° 11:20:15.10 12:59:24.0 12/8/2025 6:17 AM EST 8.9 Leo
M67 Cluster, open -11.0°↘️ 293.8° 8:51:00.00 11:48:00.0 12/8/2025 3:49 AM EST 6.9 Cancer
M68 Cluster, globular 7.2°↘️ 228.5° 12:39:28.00 -26:44:32.0 12/8/2025 7:36 AM EST 7.3 Hydra
M69 Cluster, globular 14.8°↗️ 152.7° 18:31:23.20 -32:20:51.0 12/7/2025 1:32 PM EST 7.6 Sagittarius
M70 Cluster, globular 13.7°↗️ 150.4° 18:43:12.70 -32:17:29.0 12/7/2025 1:43 PM EST 7.8 Sagittarius
M71 Cluster, globular 41.2°↗️ 96.8° 19:53:46.10 18:46:44.0 12/7/2025 2:53 PM EST 8.4 Sagitta
M72 Cluster, globular 10.1°↗️ 114.0° 20:53:27.90 -12:32:11.0 12/7/2025 3:53 PM EST 9.2 Aquarius
M73 Cluster, open 9.0°↗️ 113.1° 20:58:56.00 -12:38:07.0 12/7/2025 3:58 PM EST 8.9 Aquarius
M74 Galaxy, spiral -24.1°↗️ 44.9° 1:36:41.70 15:47:00.0 12/7/2025 8:35 PM EST 9.1 Pisces
M75 Cluster, globular 11.6°↗️ 128.8° 20:06:04.80 -21:55:15.0 12/7/2025 3:06 PM EST 8.6 Sagittarius
M76 Nebula, planetary 5.3°↗️ 23.9° 1:42:18.10 51:34:17.0 12/7/2025 8:41 PM EST 10.1 Perseus
M77 Galaxy, spiral -46.2°↗️ 38.6° 2:42:40.80 -0:00:46.0 12/7/2025 9:41 PM EST 8.9 Cetus
M78 Nebula, diffuse -48.6°↘️ 328.2° 5:46:45.00 0:04:48.0 12/8/2025 12:45 AM EST 8.0 Orion
M79 Cluster, globular -72.4°↘️ 310.1° 5:24:10.60 -24:31:25.0 12/8/2025 12:22 AM EST 7.7 Lepus
M80 Cluster, globular 30.2°↘️ 182.1° 16:17:02.50 -22:58:28.0 12/8/2025 11:14 AM EST 7.3 Scorpius
M81 Galaxy, spiral 31.5°↘️ 335.3° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 12/8/2025 4:54 AM EST 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 31.8°↘️ 335.9° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 12/8/2025 4:54 AM EST 8.6 Ursa Major
M83 Galaxy, spiral 12.5°↘️ 216.4° 13:37:00.20 -29:52:02.0 12/8/2025 8:34 AM EST 7.5 Hydra
M84 Galaxy, spherical 31.5°↘️ 262.2° 12:25:03.60 12:53:13.0 12/8/2025 7:22 AM EST 9.2 Virgo
M85 Galaxy, spiral 34.6°↘️ 267.4° 12:25:23.90 18:11:27.0 12/8/2025 7:22 AM EST 9.1 Coma Berenices
M86 Galaxy, spherical 31.8°↘️ 262.1° 12:26:11.50 12:56:47.0 12/8/2025 7:23 AM EST 8.9 Virgo
M87 Galaxy, spherical 32.4°↘️ 260.8° 12:30:49.40 12:23:26.0 12/8/2025 7:28 AM EST 8.6 Virgo
M88 Galaxy, spiral 33.8°↘️ 262.6° 12:31:59.00 14:25:11.0 12/8/2025 7:29 AM EST 9.4 Coma Berenices
M89 Galaxy, spherical 33.4°↘️ 260.1° 12:35:39.90 12:33:22.0 12/8/2025 7:33 AM EST 9.9 Virgo
M90 Galaxy, spiral 34.0°↘️ 260.5° 12:36:50.00 13:09:50.0 12/8/2025 7:34 AM EST 9.4 Virgo
M91 Galaxy, spiral 34.5°↘️ 262.1° 12:35:26.40 14:29:47.0 12/8/2025 7:32 AM EST 10.1 Coma Berenices
M92 Cluster, globular 78.3°↗️ 53.3° 17:17:07.30 43:08:13.0 12/7/2025 12:17 PM EST 6.5 Hercules
M93 Cluster, open -45.7°↘️ 272.3° 7:44:30.00 -23:51:24.0 12/8/2025 2:42 AM EST 6.2 Puppis
M94 Galaxy, spiral 48.7°↘️ 292.9° 12:50:53.10 41:07:17.0 12/8/2025 7:48 AM EST 8.1 Canes Venatici
M95 Galaxy, spiral 10.7°↘️ 276.5° 10:43:57.80 11:42:12.0 12/8/2025 5:41 AM EST 9.8 Leo
M96 Galaxy, spiral 11.3°↘️ 276.2° 10:46:45.80 11:49:12.0 12/8/2025 5:44 AM EST 9.3 Leo
M97 Nebula, planetary 36.1°↘️ 315.9° 11:14:47.70 55:01:10.0 12/8/2025 6:12 AM EST 9.9 Ursa Major
M98 Galaxy, spiral 30.4°↘️ 266.0° 12:13:47.80 14:53:58.0 12/8/2025 7:11 AM EST 10.1 Coma Berenices
M99 Galaxy, spiral 31.2°↘️ 264.7° 12:18:49.30 14:25:03.0 12/8/2025 7:16 AM EST 9.7 Coma Berenices
M100 Galaxy, spiral 32.8°↘️ 265.4° 12:22:54.90 15:49:22.0 12/8/2025 7:20 AM EST 9.3 Coma Berenices
M101 Galaxy, spiral 60.1°↘️ 317.0° 14:03:12.40 54:20:58.0 12/8/2025 8:59 AM EST 7.5 Ursa Major
M102 Galaxy, spiral 66.9°↘️ 330.9° 15:06:29.40 55:45:49.0 12/8/2025 10:02 AM EST 9.9 Draco
M103 Cluster, open 13.6°↗️ 20.0° 1:33:23.00 60:39:00.0 12/7/2025 8:33 PM EST 7.4 Cassiopeia
M104 Galaxy, spiral 18.3°↘️ 239.0° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 12/8/2025 7:37 AM EST 8.3 Virgo
M105 Galaxy, spherical 11.9°↘️ 276.7° 10:47:49.50 12:34:52.0 12/8/2025 5:45 AM EST 9.5 Leo
M106 Galaxy, spiral 44.3°↘️ 303.3° 12:18:57.80 47:18:25.0 12/8/2025 7:16 AM EST 8.3 Canes Venatici
M107 Cluster, globular 40.1°↗️ 177.6° 16:32:31.90 -13:03:11.0 12/7/2025 11:33 AM EST 7.8 Ophiuchus
M108 Galaxy, spiral 35.8°↘️ 316.9° 11:11:29.40 55:40:22.0 12/8/2025 6:09 AM EST 9.9 Ursa Major
M109 Galaxy, spiral 41.9°↘️ 312.3° 11:57:35.40 53:22:25.0 12/8/2025 6:55 AM EST 9.8 Ursa Major
M110 Galaxy, spherical 3.8°↗️ 38.3° 0:40:22.10 41:41:07.0 12/7/2025 7:39 PM EST 7.9 Andromeda

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