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Stargazing forecast for tonight

Tonight at
Columbus
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · Near you (approximate) · 242 m
45
Fair
Usable in the better hours · 21:00–22:00
Best window · 21:00–22:00
SWNES
Plan tonight while the Sun is upBest window · 21:00–22:00Use the better hours for bright targets. A darker site helps faint deep sky only if its weather is also better.
Cloud48% Seeing proxySteadier TransparencyMixed Moon0% lit · below horizon Site darknessBright urban sky
Use the better hours for bright targets. A darker site helps faint deep sky only if its weather is also better.Score describes the night; site darkness describes the observing site.
Tonight’s hourly scores · 21:00–22:00
Best window21:00–22:00
How this sky is built · forecast illustration, not a camera

Positions follow the time selected below the sky at your chosen location. Back to now restores the current sky. Cloud amount, humidity-based transparency and a seeing proxy come from the forecast; light pollution comes from the 2020 skyglow model. Cloud placement and screen brightness are illustrative, not calibrated images or a satellite map. A marker means above the horizon, not guaranteed visible. Aerosol, smoke, local obstructions and telescope performance are not directly measured here.

Current sky positions update each minute; a selected preview stays at its labelled time. Forecast inputs refresh every five minutes while this page is visible. The headline score and hourly scores describe tonight, separately from the sky explorer.

Observe tonight

Use the better hours for bright targets. A darker site helps faint deep sky only if its weather is also better.

MoonPlanetsDouble stars
A darker option

Cherry Springs State Park

475 km away · Threatened dark sky · 21.6–21.8 mag/arcsec²

25conditions tonight
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What to observe nowDraconid meteor shower 2026: when and how to watchUse the UTC-to-local timing, nearly new Moon and your hourly cloud forecast to plan this modest, uncertain northern shower.Plan now · evening peak October 8 · Open guide →