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Tonight over Derry · Northern Ireland, UK · Thu 12 Nov

Go out after 21:00, look S: skies look mostly clear.

Saturn is the steady, pale-gold point there. Look about 35° up.

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The real sky over Derry at 21:00, facing south. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 11% lit. Rises 11:59. Sets 17:41. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 17:15 until 02:45, 36° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 06:50, 50° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 06:50, 49° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 07:30, 15° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 07:30, 9° up in the south-east · in Virgo
Space Station
No visible pass tonight.

Next: Fri 19:08 (13° S); Sat 18:21 (15° SE)

Meteors
Leonids peak on the night of 17–18 Nov (in 5 nights), and a few are already about. Up to about 15 an hour under a perfectly dark sky, Moon 56% lit at the peak. TimeandDate gives the peak as 17–18 Nov; the American Meteor Society says 16–17 Nov.
Cloud

Taller bars mean more cloud. 29% at the time above. Clearest around 18:00 (25%).

Aurora
No aurora expected: Kp up to 1.7, and you'd need about 5 here.
Sun
Sunset 16:30 · properly dark 17:55 · first light 06:32 · sunrise 07:57