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:20.9598 meters
Configured Horizon (D:M:S):0:00:00.0
Observer's Sidereal:20:17:43.14

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Clear Outside Forecast

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Sun

Sun Altitude: 0.4° ↗️
Source: SDO Image
Next Sun Transit:5/10/2024 1:02 PM EDT
Next Sunrise:5/11/2024 6:04 AM EDT
Next Sunset:5/10/2024 8:00 PM EDT
Next Equinox:9/22/2024 8:43 AM EDT
Next Solstice:6/20/2024 4:51 PM EDT

Moon

Moon Altitude: -13.6° ↗️
Source: NASA Moon
Next Moon Transit:5/10/2024 3:30 PM EDT
Next Moon Rise:5/10/2024 7:42 AM EDT
Next Moon Set:5/10/2024 11:20 PM EDT
Current Phase:🌑 7% Waxing New Moon
Moon Cycle:8.36% of the 29.53 day cycle
Next New Moon:6/6/2024 8:37 AM EDT
Next Full Moon:5/23/2024 9:53 AM EDT

Planets

Name Altitude Azimuth Magnitude Next Transit Sun Distance (AU) Earth Distance (AU)
Full-size
☿️ Mercury 12.6° ↗️ 91.4° 0.49 5/10/2024 11:25 AM EDT 0.4536 0.8365
♀️ Venus 3.5° ↗️ 73.9° -3.8 5/10/2024 12:36 PM EDT 0.724 1.7167
♂️ Mars 22.5° ↗️ 105.5° 1.09 5/10/2024 10:20 AM EDT 1.3815 1.9412
♃ Jupiter -3.8° ↗️ 63.3° -1.85 5/10/2024 1:27 PM EDT 5.0137 6.0166
♄ Saturn 29.8° ↗️ 126.4° 1.19 5/10/2024 9:07 AM EDT 9.7004 10.1195
♅ Uranus -1.4° ↗️ 65.8° 5.84 5/10/2024 1:12 PM EDT 19.5924 20.6011
♆ Neptune 26.1° ↗️ 113.7° 7.93 5/10/2024 9:49 AM EDT 29.9004 30.5248

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:17.3 hours or 259°
Polaris Next Transit:5/10/2024 12:50 PM EDT

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
M1 Supernova remnant -19.9°↗️ 39.8° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 5/10/2024 3:25 PM EDT 8.4 Taurus
M33 Galaxy, spiral 25.7°↗️ 69.5° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 5/10/2024 11:25 AM EDT 5.5 Triangulum
M42 Nebula, bright -41.6°↗️ 59.5° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 5/10/2024 3:26 PM EDT 4.0 Orion
M51 Galaxy, spiral 19.1°↘️ 315.1° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 5/10/2024 11:19 PM EDT 8.1 Canes Venatici
M81 Galaxy, spiral 17.3°↘️ 350.9° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 5/10/2024 7:46 PM EDT 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 17.9°↘️ 351.1° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 5/10/2024 7:47 PM EDT 8.6 Ursa Major
M104 Galaxy, spiral -26.3°↘️ 274.9° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 5/10/2024 10:29 PM EDT 8.3 Virgo
NGC 2403 Galaxy, spiral 12.6°↗️ 4.1° 7:36:50.60 65:36:06.0 5/10/2024 5:28 PM EDT 8.2 Camelopardalis
NGC 457 Cluster, open 37.8°↗️ 40.0° 1:19:35.00 58:17:12.0 5/10/2024 11:11 AM EDT 6.4 Cassiopeia
NGC 7635 Nebula, bright 52.4°↗️ 34.4° 23:20:45.00 61:12:42.0 5/10/2024 9:12 AM EDT 11.0 Cassiopeia
NGC 869 Cluster, open 29.9°↗️ 38.6° 2:19:00.00 57:07:42.0 5/10/2024 12:11 PM EDT 5.3 Perseus
NGC 891 Galaxy, spiral 22.8°↗️ 53.1° 2:22:33.00 42:20:50.0 5/10/2024 12:14 PM EDT 10.1 Andromeda
IC 434 Nebula, bright -40.4°↗️ 55.5° 5:41:00.00 -2:27:12.0 5/10/2024 3:31 PM EDT 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 -19.9°↗️ 39.8° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 5/10/2024 3:25 PM EDT 8.4 Taurus
M2 Cluster, globular 48.5°↗️ 150.2° 21:33:27.20 -0:49:22.0 5/10/2024 7:25 AM EDT 6.6 Aquarius
M3 Cluster, globular 10.3°↘️ 297.7° 13:42:11.20 28:22:34.0 5/10/2024 11:31 PM EDT 6.3 Canes Venatici
M4 Cluster, globular 6.3°↘️ 229.8° 16:23:35.50 -26:31:29.0 5/11/2024 2:13 AM EDT 5.4 Scorpius
M5 Cluster, globular 13.6°↘️ 262.2° 15:18:33.80 2:05:00.0 5/11/2024 1:08 AM EDT 5.7 Serpens Caput
M6 Cluster, open 12.0°↘️ 212.9° 17:40:20.00 -32:15:00.0 5/11/2024 3:29 AM EDT 4.2 Scorpius
M7 Cluster, open 11.1°↘️ 209.1° 17:53:50.00 -34:47:36.0 5/11/2024 3:43 AM EDT 3.3 Scorpius
M8 Nebula, bright 21.3°↘️ 212.3° 18:03:42.00 -24:22:48.0 5/11/2024 3:52 AM EDT 5.0 Sagittarius
M9 Cluster, globular 20.7°↘️ 225.0° 17:19:11.80 -18:30:57.0 5/11/2024 3:08 AM EDT 7.8 Ophiuchus
M10 Cluster, globular 28.2°↘️ 239.8° 16:57:08.90 -4:05:56.0 5/11/2024 2:46 AM EDT 6.6 Ophiuchus
M11 Cluster, open 42.6°↘️ 209.4° 18:51:05.00 -6:16:12.0 5/11/2024 4:40 AM EDT 5.8 Scutum
M12 Cluster, globular 27.9°↘️ 243.5° 16:47:14.50 -1:56:50.0 5/11/2024 2:36 AM EDT 6.1 Ophiuchus
M13 Cluster, globular 47.4°↘️ 286.4° 16:41:41.50 36:27:39.0 5/11/2024 2:30 AM EDT 5.8 Hercules
M14 Cluster, globular 35.5°↘️ 231.6° 17:37:36.10 -3:14:43.0 5/11/2024 3:26 AM EDT 7.6 Ophiuchus
M15 Cluster, globular 60.5°↗️ 141.4° 21:29:58.30 12:10:03.0 5/10/2024 7:22 AM EDT 6.3 Pegasus
M16 Cluster, open 32.3°↘️ 214.3° 18:18:48.00 -13:48:24.0 5/11/2024 4:07 AM EDT 6.0 Serpens Cauda
M17 Cluster, with nebulosity 30.5°↘️ 212.6° 18:20:47.00 -16:10:18.0 5/11/2024 4:09 AM EDT 6.0 Sagittarius
M18 Cluster, open 29.5°↘️ 212.3° 18:19:58.00 -17:06:06.0 5/11/2024 4:09 AM EDT 6.9 Sagittarius
M19 Cluster, globular 12.2°↘️ 223.3° 17:02:37.70 -26:16:03.0 5/11/2024 2:52 AM EDT 6.8 Ophiuchus
M20 Cluster, with nebulosity 22.5°↘️ 213.2° 18:02:42.00 -22:58:18.0 5/11/2024 3:51 AM EDT 6.3 Sagittarius
M21 Cluster, open 23.1°↘️ 213.2° 18:04:13.30 -22:29:24.0 5/11/2024 3:53 AM EDT 5.9 Sagittarius
M22 Cluster, globular 24.9°↘️ 205.2° 18:36:24.20 -23:54:10.0 5/11/2024 4:25 AM EDT 5.2 Sagittarius
M23 Cluster, open 25.3°↘️ 216.6° 17:57:04.00 -18:59:00.0 5/11/2024 3:46 AM EDT 5.5 Sagittarius
M24 Star 28.1°↘️ 211.8° 18:18:48.00 -18:33:00.0 5/11/2024 4:07 AM EDT 15.99 Sagittarius
M25 Cluster, open 28.9°↘️ 208.4° 18:31:48.00 -19:06:48.0 5/11/2024 4:20 AM EDT 4.6 Sagittarius
M26 Cluster, open 39.2°↘️ 209.5° 18:45:18.00 -9:22:50.0 5/11/2024 4:34 AM EDT 8.0 Scutum
M27 Nebula, planetary 75.5°↘️ 195.9° 19:59:36.30 22:43:18.0 5/11/2024 5:48 AM EDT 7.4 Vulpecula
M28 Cluster, globular 23.0°↘️ 207.5° 18:24:32.90 -24:52:10.0 5/11/2024 4:13 AM EDT 6.9 Sagittarius
M29 Cluster, open 87.7°↗️ 37.6° 20:23:58.00 38:30:30.0 5/10/2024 6:16 AM EDT 6.6 Cygnus
M30 Cluster, globular 27.0°↗️ 158.3° 21:40:22.00 -23:10:43.0 5/10/2024 7:32 AM EDT 6.9 Capricornus
M31 Galaxy, spiral 39.4°↗️ 63.0° 0:42:44.30 41:16:08.0 5/10/2024 10:34 AM EDT 3.5 Andromeda
M32 Galaxy, spherical 39.3°↗️ 63.5° 0:42:41.80 40:51:57.0 5/10/2024 10:34 AM EDT 8.1 Andromeda
M33 Galaxy, spiral 25.7°↗️ 69.5° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 5/10/2024 11:25 AM EDT 5.5 Triangulum
M34 Cluster, open 19.9°↗️ 50.8° 2:42:05.00 42:45:42.0 5/10/2024 12:33 PM EDT 5.2 Perseus
M35 Cluster, open -21.9°↗️ 31.2° 6:09:00.00 24:21:00.0 5/10/2024 4:00 PM EDT 5.1 Gemini
M36 Cluster, open -9.9°↗️ 32.6° 5:36:17.70 34:08:27.0 5/10/2024 3:27 PM EDT 6.0 Auriga
M37 Cluster, open -13.0°↗️ 30.5° 5:52:18.30 32:33:11.0 5/10/2024 3:43 PM EDT 5.6 Auriga
M38 Cluster, open -7.6°↗️ 33.1° 5:28:40.00 35:50:54.0 5/10/2024 3:20 PM EDT 6.4 Auriga
M39 Cluster, open 72.0°↗️ 43.4° 21:31:42.00 48:25:00.0 5/10/2024 7:23 AM EDT 4.6 Cygnus
M40 Star, visual double 17.7°↘️ 330.7° 12:22:15.69 58:05:04.1 5/10/2024 10:12 PM EDT 8.4 Ursa Major
M41 Cluster, open -64.6°↗️ 57.2° 6:46:00.00 -20:45:24.0 5/10/2024 4:36 PM EDT 4.5 Canis Major
M42 Nebula, bright -41.6°↗️ 59.5° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 5/10/2024 3:26 PM EDT 4.0 Orion
M43 Nebula, bright -41.6°↗️ 59.3° 5:35:31.30 -5:16:03.0 5/10/2024 3:26 PM EDT 9.0 Orion
M44 Cluster, open -33.4°↘️ 353.3° 8:39:57.20 19:40:21.0 5/10/2024 6:30 PM EDT 3.1 Cancer
M45 Cluster, with nebulosity -2.1°↗️ 57.4° 3:47:00.00 24:07:00.0 5/10/2024 1:38 PM EDT 1.6 Taurus
M46 Cluster, open -66.8°↗️ 21.8° 7:41:46.80 -14:48:36.0 5/10/2024 5:32 PM EDT 6.1 Puppis
M47 Cluster, open -66.0°↗️ 24.5° 7:36:35.00 -14:28:47.0 5/10/2024 5:27 PM EDT 4.4 Puppis
M48 Cluster, open -59.0°↗️ 1.4° 8:13:43.10 -5:45:02.0 5/10/2024 6:04 PM EDT 5.8 Hydra
M49 Galaxy, spherical -15.9°↘️ 293.0° 12:29:46.70 8:00:00.0 5/10/2024 10:19 PM EDT 8.3 Virgo
M50 Cluster, open -57.1°↗️ 35.2° 7:02:42.00 -8:23:00.0 5/10/2024 4:53 PM EDT 5.9 Monoceros
M51 Galaxy, spiral 19.1°↘️ 315.1° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 5/10/2024 11:19 PM EDT 8.1 Canes Venatici
M52 Cluster, open 51.8°↗️ 34.1° 23:24:48.00 61:35:36.0 5/10/2024 9:16 AM EDT 6.9 Cassiopeia
M53 Cluster, globular -1.3°↘️ 293.8° 13:12:55.30 18:10:11.0 5/10/2024 11:02 PM EDT 7.7 Coma Berenices
M54 Cluster, globular 20.1°↘️ 198.6° 18:55:03.30 -30:28:40.0 5/11/2024 4:44 AM EDT 7.7 Sagittarius
M55 Cluster, globular 21.8°↘️ 188.4° 19:39:59.40 -30:57:42.0 5/11/2024 5:29 AM EDT 6.3 Sagittarius
M56 Cluster, globular 75.9°↘️ 246.7° 19:16:35.50 30:11:07.0 5/11/2024 5:05 AM EDT 8.4 Lyra
M57 Nebula, planetary 72.6°↘️ 263.8° 18:53:35.10 33:01:47.0 5/11/2024 4:42 AM EDT 8.8 Lyra
M58 Galaxy, spiral -11.9°↘️ 294.6° 12:37:43.70 11:49:06.0 5/10/2024 10:27 PM EDT 9.6 Virgo
M59 Galaxy, spherical -11.2°↘️ 293.7° 12:42:02.20 11:38:50.0 5/10/2024 10:31 PM EDT 9.7 Virgo
M60 Galaxy, spherical -11.0°↘️ 293.4° 12:43:39.80 11:33:11.0 5/10/2024 10:33 PM EDT 8.8 Virgo
M61 Galaxy, spiral -19.7°↘️ 291.6° 12:21:54.90 4:28:22.0 5/10/2024 10:11 PM EDT 9.3 Virgo
M62 Cluster, globular 9.0°↘️ 221.2° 17:01:12.60 -30:06:42.0 5/11/2024 2:50 AM EDT 6.4 Ophiuchus
M63 Galaxy, spiral 14.1°↘️ 312.2° 13:15:49.00 42:01:59.0 5/10/2024 11:05 PM EDT 8.5 Canes Venatici
M64 Galaxy, spiral -2.0°↘️ 299.0° 12:56:43.80 21:40:59.0 5/10/2024 10:46 PM EDT 8.5 Coma Berenices
M65 Galaxy, spiral -24.3°↘️ 310.2° 11:18:55.60 13:05:27.0 5/10/2024 9:09 PM EDT 9.2 Leo
M66 Galaxy, spiral -24.2°↘️ 309.8° 11:20:15.10 12:59:24.0 5/10/2024 9:10 PM EDT 8.9 Leo
M67 Cluster, open -40.8°↘️ 348.8° 8:51:00.00 11:48:00.0 5/10/2024 6:41 PM EDT 6.9 Cancer
M68 Cluster, globular -34.3°↘️ 260.0° 12:39:28.00 -26:44:32.0 5/10/2024 10:29 PM EDT 7.3 Hydra
M69 Cluster, globular 16.7°↘️ 202.9° 18:31:23.20 -32:20:51.0 5/11/2024 4:20 AM EDT 7.6 Sagittarius
M70 Cluster, globular 17.6°↘️ 200.5° 18:43:12.70 -32:17:29.0 5/11/2024 4:32 AM EDT 7.8 Sagittarius
M71 Cluster, globular 71.4°↘️ 197.2° 19:53:46.10 18:46:44.0 5/11/2024 5:42 AM EDT 8.4 Sagitta
M72 Cluster, globular 40.0°↗️ 168.1° 20:53:27.90 -12:32:11.0 5/10/2024 6:46 AM EDT 9.2 Aquarius
M73 Cluster, open 39.7°↗️ 166.5° 20:58:56.00 -12:38:07.0 5/10/2024 6:51 AM EDT 8.9 Aquarius
M74 Galaxy, spiral 17.3°↗️ 82.8° 1:36:41.70 15:47:00.0 5/10/2024 11:28 AM EDT 9.1 Pisces
M75 Cluster, globular 31.3°↘️ 182.8° 20:06:04.80 -21:55:15.0 5/11/2024 5:54 AM EDT 8.6 Sagittarius
M76 Nebula, planetary 32.9°↗️ 46.9° 1:42:18.10 51:34:17.0 5/10/2024 11:34 AM EDT 10.1 Perseus
M77 Galaxy, spiral -5.2°↗️ 86.0° 2:42:40.80 -0:00:46.0 5/10/2024 12:34 PM EDT 8.9 Cetus
M78 Nebula, diffuse -39.4°↗️ 51.9° 5:46:45.00 0:04:48.0 5/10/2024 3:37 PM EDT 8.0 Orion
M79 Cluster, globular -51.3°↗️ 84.0° 5:24:10.60 -24:31:25.0 5/10/2024 3:14 PM EDT 7.7 Lepus
M80 Cluster, globular 7.8°↘️ 233.4° 16:17:02.50 -22:58:28.0 5/11/2024 2:06 AM EDT 7.3 Scorpius
M81 Galaxy, spiral 17.3°↘️ 350.9° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 5/10/2024 7:46 PM EDT 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 17.9°↘️ 351.1° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 5/10/2024 7:47 PM EDT 8.6 Ursa Major
M83 Galaxy, spiral -24.7°↘️ 249.9° 13:37:00.20 -29:52:02.0 5/10/2024 11:26 PM EDT 7.5 Hydra
M84 Galaxy, spherical -13.5°↘️ 297.5° 12:25:03.60 12:53:13.0 5/10/2024 10:14 PM EDT 9.2 Virgo
M85 Galaxy, spiral -9.7°↘️ 301.4° 12:25:23.90 18:11:27.0 5/10/2024 10:15 PM EDT 9.1 Coma Berenices
M86 Galaxy, spherical -13.2°↘️ 297.4° 12:26:11.50 12:56:47.0 5/10/2024 10:16 PM EDT 8.9 Virgo
M87 Galaxy, spherical -12.8°↘️ 296.2° 12:30:49.40 12:23:26.0 5/10/2024 10:20 PM EDT 8.6 Virgo
M88 Galaxy, spiral -11.2°↘️ 297.5° 12:31:59.00 14:25:11.0 5/10/2024 10:21 PM EDT 9.4 Coma Berenices
M89 Galaxy, spherical -11.8°↘️ 295.5° 12:35:39.90 12:33:22.0 5/10/2024 10:25 PM EDT 9.9 Virgo
M90 Galaxy, spiral -11.2°↘️ 295.8° 12:36:50.00 13:09:50.0 5/10/2024 10:26 PM EDT 9.4 Virgo
M91 Galaxy, spiral -10.5°↘️ 297.0° 12:35:26.40 14:29:47.0 5/10/2024 10:25 PM EDT 10.1 Coma Berenices
M92 Cluster, globular 55.4°↘️ 294.8° 17:17:07.30 43:08:13.0 5/11/2024 3:05 AM EDT 6.5 Hercules
M93 Cluster, open -75.4°↗️ 30.5° 7:44:30.00 -23:51:24.0 5/10/2024 5:34 PM EDT 6.2 Puppis
M94 Galaxy, spiral 9.9°↘️ 314.5° 12:50:53.10 41:07:17.0 5/10/2024 10:40 PM EDT 8.1 Canes Venatici
M95 Galaxy, spiral -30.5°↘️ 317.0° 10:43:57.80 11:42:12.0 5/10/2024 8:34 PM EDT 9.8 Leo
M96 Galaxy, spiral -30.0°↘️ 316.4° 10:46:45.80 11:49:12.0 5/10/2024 8:37 PM EDT 9.3 Leo
M97 Nebula, planetary 9.3°↘️ 335.8° 11:14:47.70 55:01:10.0 5/10/2024 9:05 PM EDT 9.9 Ursa Major
M98 Galaxy, spiral -14.0°↘️ 301.0° 12:13:47.80 14:53:58.0 5/10/2024 10:03 PM EDT 10.1 Coma Berenices
M99 Galaxy, spiral -13.5°↘️ 299.8° 12:18:49.30 14:25:03.0 5/10/2024 10:08 PM EDT 9.7 Coma Berenices
M100 Galaxy, spiral -11.8°↘️ 300.1° 12:22:54.90 15:49:22.0 5/10/2024 10:12 PM EDT 9.3 Coma Berenices
M101 Galaxy, spiral 27.3°↘️ 319.0° 14:03:12.40 54:20:58.0 5/10/2024 11:52 PM EDT 7.5 Ursa Major
M102 Galaxy, spiral 36.2°↘️ 316.9° 15:06:29.40 55:45:49.0 5/11/2024 12:55 AM EDT 9.9 Draco
M103 Cluster, open 36.5°↗️ 36.7° 1:33:23.00 60:39:00.0 5/10/2024 11:25 AM EDT 7.4 Cassiopeia
M104 Galaxy, spiral -26.3°↘️ 274.9° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 5/10/2024 10:29 PM EDT 8.3 Virgo
M105 Galaxy, spherical -29.2°↘️ 316.6° 10:47:49.50 12:34:52.0 5/10/2024 8:38 PM EDT 9.5 Leo
M106 Galaxy, spiral 9.9°↘️ 323.0° 12:18:57.80 47:18:25.0 5/10/2024 10:08 PM EDT 8.3 Canes Venatici
M107 Cluster, globular 17.5°↘️ 237.8° 16:32:31.90 -13:03:11.0 5/11/2024 2:21 AM EDT 7.8 Ophiuchus
M108 Galaxy, spiral 9.6°↘️ 336.6° 11:11:29.40 55:40:22.0 5/10/2024 9:01 PM EDT 9.9 Ursa Major
M109 Galaxy, spiral 11.9°↘️ 329.8° 11:57:35.40 53:22:25.0 5/10/2024 9:47 PM EDT 9.8 Ursa Major
M110 Galaxy, spherical 40.0°↗️ 62.6° 0:40:22.10 41:41:07.0 5/10/2024 10:32 AM EDT 7.9 Andromeda

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