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Observer Data

GPS Fix:3
Observer's Lat:36:46:45.8
Observer's Lon:-76:32:7.9
Observer's Elevation:-9.5313 meters
Configured Horizon (D:M:S):0:00:00.0
Observer's Sidereal:3:13:44.86

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Clear Outside Forecast

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Sun

Sun Altitude: -8.0° ↗️
Source: SDO Image
Sun Distance:151142621.77 km
Next Sunrise:8/27/2025 6:33 AM EDT
Next Sunset:8/27/2025 7:41 PM EDT
Next Equinox:9/22/2025 2:19 PM EDT
Next Solstice:12/21/2025 10:02 AM EST
Sun Rise/Set Times

Moon

Moon Altitude: -54.2° ↗️
Source: NASA Moon
Moon Distance:398592.89 km
Next Moon Transit:8/27/2025 4:17 PM EDT
Next Moon Rise:8/27/2025 10:47 AM EDT
Next Moon Set:8/27/2025 9:40 PM EDT
Current Phase:🌒 17% Waxing Crescent
Moon Cycle:13.29% of the 29.53 day cycle
Next New Moon:9/21/2025 3:54 PM EDT
Next Full Moon:9/7/2025 2:08 PM EDT
Moon Stats

Solar System Objects

Name Altitude Azimuth Magnitude Next Transit Sun Distance (AU) Earth Distance (AU)
Full-size
☿️ Mercury 7.1° ↗️ 75.2° -0.95 8/27/2025 12:09 PM EDT 0.3075 1.1187
♀️ Venus 22.6° ↗️ 81.9° -3.86 8/27/2025 10:59 AM EDT 0.7207 1.3307
♂️ Mars -43.9° ↗️ 55.1° 1.6 8/27/2025 3:30 PM EDT 1.5847 2.2444
♃ Jupiter 36.7° ↗️ 88.0° -1.83 8/27/2025 9:55 AM EDT 5.1658 5.7964
♄ Saturn 31.5° ↘️ 239.2° 0.69 8/28/2025 2:44 AM EDT 9.5576 8.6395
♅ Uranus 70.9° ↗️ 147.1° 5.71 8/27/2025 6:39 AM EDT 19.5124 19.4337
♆ Neptune 33.0° ↘️ 239.9° 7.82 8/28/2025 2:46 AM EDT 29.888 28.985
♇ Pluto -24.1° ↘️ 257.9° 14.45 8/27/2025 10:59 PM EDT 35.335 34.481

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:0.1 hours or 2°
Polaris Next Transit:8/28/2025 5:44 AM 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
T CRB Star, variable -26.4°↘️ 348.2° 15:59:30.62 25:55:09.1 8/27/2025 6:41 PM EDT 10.8 Corona Borealis
M1 Supernova remnant 55.9°↗️ 105.6° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 8/27/2025 8:18 AM EDT 8.4 Taurus
M33 Galaxy, spiral 68.8°↘️ 260.8° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 8/28/2025 4:14 AM EDT 5.5 Triangulum
M42 Nebula, bright 36.3°↗️ 133.9° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 8/27/2025 8:18 AM EDT 4.0 Orion
M51 Galaxy, spiral -3.1°↗️ 17.2° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 8/27/2025 4:11 PM EDT 8.1 Canes Venatici
M81 Galaxy, spiral 30.3°↗️ 24.1° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 8/27/2025 12:39 PM EDT 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 30.5°↗️ 23.4° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 8/27/2025 12:39 PM EDT 8.6 Ursa Major
M104 Galaxy, spiral -47.6°↗️ 63.8° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 8/27/2025 3:22 PM EDT 8.3 Virgo
NGC 2403 Galaxy, spiral 42.7°↗️ 31.1° 7:36:50.60 65:36:06.0 8/27/2025 10:21 AM EDT 8.2 Camelopardalis
NGC 457 Cluster, open 61.6°↘️ 328.7° 1:19:35.00 58:17:12.0 8/28/2025 4:00 AM EDT 6.4 Cassiopeia
NGC 7635 Nebula, bright 46.8°↘️ 323.6° 23:20:45.00 61:12:42.0 8/28/2025 2:01 AM EDT 11.0 Cassiopeia
NGC 869 Cluster, open 67.7°↘️ 340.9° 2:19:00.00 57:07:42.0 8/28/2025 4:59 AM EDT 5.3 Perseus
NGC 891 Galaxy, spiral 78.9°↘️ 304.6° 2:22:33.00 42:20:50.0 8/28/2025 5:02 AM EDT 10.1 Andromeda
IC 434 Nebula, bright 37.8°↗️ 130.3° 5:41:00.00 -2:27:12.0 8/27/2025 8:24 AM 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 55.9°↗️ 105.6° 5:34:31.90 22:00:52.0 8/27/2025 8:18 AM EDT 8.4 Taurus
M2 Cluster, globular 3.8°↘️ 266.3° 21:33:27.20 -0:49:22.0 8/28/2025 12:14 AM EDT 6.6 Aquarius
M3 Cluster, globular -21.6°↗️ 21.3° 13:42:11.20 28:22:34.0 8/27/2025 4:24 PM EDT 6.3 Canes Venatici
M4 Cluster, globular -71.8°↘️ 298.9° 16:23:35.50 -26:31:29.0 8/27/2025 7:05 PM EDT 5.4 Scorpius
M5 Cluster, globular -51.2°↘️ 357.6° 15:18:33.80 2:05:00.0 8/27/2025 6:00 PM EDT 5.7 Serpens Caput
M6 Cluster, open -59.3°↘️ 267.3° 17:40:20.00 -32:15:00.0 8/27/2025 8:22 PM EDT 4.2 Scorpius
M7 Cluster, open -57.4°↘️ 261.1° 17:53:50.00 -34:47:36.0 8/27/2025 8:35 PM EDT 3.3 Scorpius
M8 Nebula, bright -51.4°↘️ 276.3° 18:03:42.00 -24:22:48.0 8/27/2025 8:45 PM EDT 5.0 Sagittarius
M9 Cluster, globular -56.7°↘️ 294.6° 17:19:11.80 -18:30:57.0 8/27/2025 8:00 PM EDT 7.8 Ophiuchus
M10 Cluster, globular -49.5°↘️ 317.4° 16:57:08.90 -4:05:56.0 8/27/2025 7:38 PM EDT 6.6 Ophiuchus
M11 Cluster, open -31.7°↘️ 287.6° 18:51:05.00 -6:16:12.0 8/27/2025 9:32 PM EDT 5.8 Scutum
M12 Cluster, globular -48.9°↘️ 322.3° 16:47:14.50 -1:56:50.0 8/27/2025 7:28 PM EDT 6.1 Ophiuchus
M13 Cluster, globular -14.0°↘️ 341.7° 16:41:41.50 36:27:39.0 8/27/2025 7:22 PM EDT 5.8 Hercules
M14 Cluster, globular -42.7°↘️ 306.4° 17:37:36.10 -3:14:43.0 8/27/2025 8:19 PM EDT 7.6 Ophiuchus
M15 Cluster, globular 10.8°↘️ 277.4° 21:29:58.30 12:10:03.0 8/28/2025 12:10 AM EDT 6.3 Pegasus
M16 Cluster, open -42.6°↘️ 286.4° 18:18:48.00 -13:48:24.0 8/27/2025 9:00 PM EDT 6.0 Serpens Cauda
M17 Cluster, with nebulosity -43.6°↘️ 283.4° 18:20:47.00 -16:10:18.0 8/27/2025 9:02 PM EDT 6.0 Sagittarius
M18 Cluster, open -44.3°↘️ 282.5° 18:19:58.00 -17:06:06.0 8/27/2025 9:01 PM EDT 6.9 Sagittarius
M19 Cluster, globular -64.4°↘️ 286.2° 17:02:37.70 -26:16:03.0 8/27/2025 7:44 PM EDT 6.8 Ophiuchus
M20 Cluster, with nebulosity -50.9°↘️ 278.5° 18:02:42.00 -22:58:18.0 8/27/2025 8:44 PM EDT 6.3 Sagittarius
M21 Cluster, open -50.4°↘️ 278.9° 18:04:13.30 -22:29:24.0 8/27/2025 8:45 PM EDT 5.9 Sagittarius
M22 Cluster, globular -44.6°↘️ 271.6° 18:36:24.20 -23:54:10.0 8/27/2025 9:18 PM EDT 5.2 Sagittarius
M23 Cluster, open -49.9°↘️ 284.9° 17:57:04.00 -18:59:00.0 8/27/2025 8:38 PM EDT 5.5 Sagittarius
M24 Star -45.4°↘️ 281.1° 18:18:48.00 -18:33:00.0 8/27/2025 9:00 PM EDT 15.99 Sagittarius
M25 Cluster, open -43.1°↘️ 278.1° 18:31:48.00 -19:06:48.0 8/27/2025 9:13 PM EDT 4.6 Sagittarius
M26 Cluster, open -34.8°↘️ 285.8° 18:45:18.00 -9:22:50.0 8/27/2025 9:26 PM EDT 8.0 Scutum
M27 Nebula, planetary 0.0°↘️ 298.9° 19:59:36.30 22:43:18.0 8/27/2025 10:40 PM EDT 7.4 Vulpecula
M28 Cluster, globular -47.5°↘️ 272.2° 18:24:32.90 -24:52:10.0 8/27/2025 9:06 PM EDT 6.9 Sagittarius
M29 Cluster, open 14.0°↘️ 308.1° 20:23:58.00 38:30:30.0 8/27/2025 11:04 PM EDT 6.6 Cygnus
M30 Cluster, globular -8.3°↘️ 247.3° 21:40:22.00 -23:10:43.0 8/28/2025 12:21 AM EDT 6.9 Capricornus
M31 Galaxy, spiral 60.8°↘️ 290.8° 0:42:44.30 41:16:08.0 8/28/2025 3:23 AM EDT 3.5 Andromeda
M32 Galaxy, spherical 60.8°↘️ 290.0° 0:42:41.80 40:51:57.0 8/28/2025 3:23 AM EDT 8.1 Andromeda
M33 Galaxy, spiral 68.8°↘️ 260.8° 1:33:51.90 30:39:29.0 8/28/2025 4:14 AM EDT 5.5 Triangulum
M34 Cluster, open 81.6°↘️ 319.0° 2:42:05.00 42:45:42.0 8/28/2025 5:22 AM EDT 5.2 Perseus
M35 Cluster, open 50.3°↗️ 95.5° 6:09:00.00 24:21:00.0 8/27/2025 8:52 AM EDT 5.1 Gemini
M36 Cluster, open 60.7°↗️ 84.2° 5:36:17.70 34:08:27.0 8/27/2025 8:20 AM EDT 6.0 Auriga
M37 Cluster, open 57.0°↗️ 85.3° 5:52:18.30 32:33:11.0 8/27/2025 8:36 AM EDT 5.6 Auriga
M38 Cluster, open 62.6°↗️ 81.5° 5:28:40.00 35:50:54.0 8/27/2025 8:12 AM EDT 6.4 Auriga
M39 Cluster, open 29.5°↘️ 310.7° 21:31:42.00 48:25:00.0 8/28/2025 12:12 AM EDT 4.6 Cygnus
M40 Star, visual double 11.2°↗️ 21.5° 12:22:15.69 58:05:04.1 8/27/2025 3:04 PM EDT 8.4 Ursa Major
M41 Cluster, open 13.6°↗️ 129.5° 6:46:00.00 -20:45:24.0 8/27/2025 9:29 AM EDT 4.5 Canis Major
M42 Nebula, bright 36.3°↗️ 133.9° 5:35:17.10 -5:23:25.0 8/27/2025 8:18 AM EDT 4.0 Orion
M43 Nebula, bright 36.3°↗️ 133.8° 5:35:31.30 -5:16:03.0 8/27/2025 8:18 AM EDT 9.0 Orion
M44 Cluster, open 17.9°↗️ 78.5° 8:39:57.20 19:40:21.0 8/27/2025 11:23 AM EDT 3.1 Cancer
M45 Cluster, with nebulosity 75.4°↗️ 146.9° 3:47:00.00 24:07:00.0 8/27/2025 6:31 AM EDT 1.6 Taurus
M46 Cluster, open 8.3°↗️ 115.7° 7:41:46.80 -14:48:36.0 8/27/2025 10:24 AM EDT 6.1 Puppis
M47 Cluster, open 9.5°↗️ 116.3° 7:36:35.00 -14:28:47.0 8/27/2025 10:19 AM EDT 4.4 Puppis
M48 Cluster, open 8.1°↗️ 103.6° 8:13:43.10 -5:45:02.0 8/27/2025 10:56 AM EDT 5.8 Hydra
M49 Galaxy, spherical -31.3°↗️ 49.1° 12:29:46.70 8:00:00.0 8/27/2025 3:12 PM EDT 8.3 Virgo
M50 Cluster, open 19.7°↗️ 117.5° 7:02:42.00 -8:23:00.0 8/27/2025 9:45 AM EDT 5.9 Monoceros
M51 Galaxy, spiral -3.1°↗️ 17.2° 13:29:52.60 47:11:44.0 8/27/2025 4:11 PM EDT 8.1 Canes Venatici
M52 Cluster, open 47.2°↘️ 324.2° 23:24:48.00 61:35:36.0 8/28/2025 2:05 AM EDT 6.9 Cassiopeia
M53 Cluster, globular -28.4°↗️ 32.6° 13:12:55.30 18:10:11.0 8/27/2025 3:55 PM EDT 7.7 Coma Berenices
M54 Cluster, globular -43.8°↘️ 260.8° 18:55:03.30 -30:28:40.0 8/27/2025 9:36 PM EDT 7.7 Sagittarius
M55 Cluster, globular -35.2°↘️ 255.1° 19:39:59.40 -30:57:42.0 8/27/2025 10:21 PM EDT 6.3 Sagittarius
M56 Cluster, globular -2.0°↘️ 310.9° 19:16:35.50 30:11:07.0 8/27/2025 9:57 PM EDT 8.4 Lyra
M57 Nebula, planetary -3.2°↘️ 316.4° 18:53:35.10 33:01:47.0 8/27/2025 9:34 PM EDT 8.8 Lyra
M58 Galaxy, spiral -29.4°↗️ 44.6° 12:37:43.70 11:49:06.0 8/27/2025 3:20 PM EDT 9.6 Virgo
M59 Galaxy, spherical -30.2°↗️ 43.8° 12:42:02.20 11:38:50.0 8/27/2025 3:24 PM EDT 9.7 Virgo
M60 Galaxy, spherical -30.5°↗️ 43.4° 12:43:39.80 11:33:11.0 8/27/2025 3:25 PM EDT 8.8 Virgo
M61 Galaxy, spiral -32.8°↗️ 53.5° 12:21:54.90 4:28:22.0 8/27/2025 3:04 PM EDT 9.3 Virgo
M62 Cluster, globular -66.4°↘️ 278.3° 17:01:12.60 -30:06:42.0 8/27/2025 7:43 PM EDT 6.4 Ophiuchus
M63 Galaxy, spiral -6.9°↗️ 21.5° 13:15:49.00 42:01:59.0 8/27/2025 3:57 PM EDT 8.5 Canes Venatici
M64 Galaxy, spiral -23.5°↗️ 34.5° 12:56:43.80 21:40:59.0 8/27/2025 3:38 PM EDT 8.5 Coma Berenices
M65 Galaxy, spiral -16.0°↗️ 59.7° 11:18:55.60 13:05:27.0 8/27/2025 2:01 PM EDT 9.2 Leo
M66 Galaxy, spiral -16.3°↗️ 59.5° 11:20:15.10 12:59:24.0 8/27/2025 2:02 PM EDT 8.9 Leo
M67 Cluster, open 11.2°↗️ 83.7° 8:51:00.00 11:48:00.0 8/27/2025 11:34 AM EDT 6.9 Cancer
M68 Cluster, globular -56.3°↗️ 84.1° 12:39:28.00 -26:44:32.0 8/27/2025 3:21 PM EDT 7.3 Hydra
M69 Cluster, globular -49.2°↘️ 261.0° 18:31:23.20 -32:20:51.0 8/27/2025 9:13 PM EDT 7.6 Sagittarius
M70 Cluster, globular -46.8°↘️ 259.8° 18:43:12.70 -32:17:29.0 8/27/2025 9:24 PM EDT 7.8 Sagittarius
M71 Cluster, globular -3.6°↘️ 296.8° 19:53:46.10 18:46:44.0 8/27/2025 10:34 PM EDT 8.4 Sagitta
M72 Cluster, globular -11.1°↘️ 262.7° 20:53:27.90 -12:32:11.0 8/27/2025 11:34 PM EDT 9.2 Aquarius
M73 Cluster, open -10.1°↘️ 261.8° 20:58:56.00 -12:38:07.0 8/27/2025 11:40 PM EDT 8.9 Aquarius
M74 Galaxy, spiral 60.3°↘️ 231.8° 1:36:41.70 15:47:00.0 8/28/2025 4:16 AM EDT 9.1 Pisces
M75 Cluster, globular -25.7°↘️ 261.1° 20:06:04.80 -21:55:15.0 8/27/2025 10:47 PM EDT 8.6 Sagittarius
M76 Nebula, planetary 68.2°↘️ 320.3° 1:42:18.10 51:34:17.0 8/28/2025 4:22 AM EDT 10.1 Perseus
M77 Galaxy, spiral 52.7°↘️ 192.3° 2:42:40.80 -0:00:46.0 8/28/2025 5:22 AM EDT 8.9 Cetus
M78 Nebula, diffuse 38.8°↗️ 126.8° 5:46:45.00 0:04:48.0 8/27/2025 8:30 AM EDT 8.0 Orion
M79 Cluster, globular 21.3°↗️ 148.0° 5:24:10.60 -24:31:25.0 8/27/2025 8:07 AM EDT 7.7 Lepus
M80 Cluster, globular -70.4°↘️ 310.0° 16:17:02.50 -22:58:28.0 8/27/2025 6:59 PM EDT 7.3 Scorpius
M81 Galaxy, spiral 30.3°↗️ 24.1° 9:55:33.50 69:04:02.0 8/27/2025 12:39 PM EDT 7.0 Ursa Major
M82 Galaxy, spiral 30.5°↗️ 23.4° 9:55:54.00 69:40:59.0 8/27/2025 12:39 PM EDT 8.6 Ursa Major
M83 Galaxy, spiral -69.0°↗️ 78.1° 13:37:00.20 -29:52:02.0 8/27/2025 4:19 PM EDT 7.5 Hydra
M84 Galaxy, spherical -26.7°↗️ 46.8° 12:25:03.60 12:53:13.0 8/27/2025 3:07 PM EDT 9.2 Virgo
M85 Galaxy, spiral -22.5°↗️ 43.3° 12:25:23.90 18:11:27.0 8/27/2025 3:07 PM EDT 9.1 Coma Berenices
M86 Galaxy, spherical -26.8°↗️ 46.5° 12:26:11.50 12:56:47.0 8/27/2025 3:08 PM EDT 8.9 Virgo
M87 Galaxy, spherical -28.0°↗️ 45.8° 12:30:49.40 12:23:26.0 8/27/2025 3:13 PM EDT 8.6 Virgo
M88 Galaxy, spiral -26.5°↗️ 44.2° 12:31:59.00 14:25:11.0 8/27/2025 3:14 PM EDT 9.4 Coma Berenices
M89 Galaxy, spherical -28.5°↗️ 44.6° 12:35:39.90 12:33:22.0 8/27/2025 3:17 PM EDT 9.9 Virgo
M90 Galaxy, spiral -28.2°↗️ 44.0° 12:36:50.00 13:09:50.0 8/27/2025 3:19 PM EDT 9.4 Virgo
M91 Galaxy, spiral -26.9°↗️ 43.4° 12:35:26.40 14:29:47.0 8/27/2025 3:17 PM EDT 10.1 Coma Berenices
M92 Cluster, globular -5.3°↘️ 337.8° 17:17:07.30 43:08:13.0 8/27/2025 7:58 PM EDT 6.5 Hercules
M93 Cluster, open 1.8°↗️ 122.0° 7:44:30.00 -23:51:24.0 8/27/2025 10:27 AM EDT 6.2 Puppis
M94 Galaxy, spiral -5.7°↗️ 26.1° 12:50:53.10 41:07:17.0 8/27/2025 3:33 PM EDT 8.1 Canes Venatici
M95 Galaxy, spiral -10.7°↗️ 66.7° 10:43:57.80 11:42:12.0 8/27/2025 1:26 PM EDT 9.8 Leo
M96 Galaxy, spiral -11.1°↗️ 66.1° 10:46:45.80 11:49:12.0 8/27/2025 1:29 PM EDT 9.3 Leo
M97 Nebula, planetary 14.8°↗️ 30.8° 11:14:47.70 55:01:10.0 8/27/2025 1:57 PM EDT 9.9 Ursa Major
M98 Galaxy, spiral -23.5°↗️ 47.8° 12:13:47.80 14:53:58.0 8/27/2025 2:56 PM EDT 10.1 Coma Berenices
M99 Galaxy, spiral -24.6°↗️ 47.1° 12:18:49.30 14:25:03.0 8/27/2025 3:01 PM EDT 9.7 Coma Berenices
M100 Galaxy, spiral -24.1°↗️ 45.3° 12:22:54.90 15:49:22.0 8/27/2025 3:05 PM EDT 9.3 Coma Berenices
M101 Galaxy, spiral 2.2°↗️ 10.1° 14:03:12.40 54:20:58.0 8/27/2025 4:44 PM EDT 7.5 Ursa Major
M102 Galaxy, spiral 2.5°↗️ 0.9° 15:06:29.40 55:45:49.0 8/27/2025 5:47 PM EDT 9.9 Draco
M103 Cluster, open 61.4°↘️ 334.8° 1:33:23.00 60:39:00.0 8/28/2025 4:14 AM EDT 7.4 Cassiopeia
M104 Galaxy, spiral -47.6°↗️ 63.8° 12:39:59.30 -11:37:21.0 8/27/2025 3:22 PM EDT 8.3 Virgo
M105 Galaxy, spherical -10.8°↗️ 65.4° 10:47:49.50 12:34:52.0 8/27/2025 1:30 PM EDT 9.5 Leo
M106 Galaxy, spiral 2.5°↗️ 27.9° 12:18:57.80 47:18:25.0 8/27/2025 3:01 PM EDT 8.3 Canes Venatici
M107 Cluster, globular -60.3°↘️ 317.6° 16:32:31.90 -13:03:11.0 8/27/2025 7:14 PM EDT 7.8 Ophiuchus
M108 Galaxy, spiral 15.6°↗️ 30.6° 11:11:29.40 55:40:22.0 8/27/2025 1:54 PM EDT 9.9 Ursa Major
M109 Galaxy, spiral 9.4°↗️ 27.1° 11:57:35.40 53:22:25.0 8/27/2025 2:40 PM EDT 9.8 Ursa Major
M110 Galaxy, spherical 60.4°↘️ 291.7° 0:40:22.10 41:41:07.0 8/28/2025 3:20 AM EDT 7.9 Andromeda

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