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Your Sky planets and constellations on Wed, 11-Dec-2024 03:12pm CST

Your Sky view at Wed, 11-Dec-2024 09:12:34 UTC -- click for interactive view
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Sun/Moon Data for Lincoln NE:
Sunspot Activity
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Sunset: 4:59 PM
Sunrise: 7:41 AM
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moon 84% illuminated - Waxing Gibbous Moon
Moonrise: 2:13 PM (11-Dec-2024)
New Moon: Mon, 30-Dec-2024 4:27pm CST
Full Moon: Sun, 15-Dec-2024 3:02am CST
Sunspots last 30 days
Graph courtesy: Newquay Weather
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Astronomy Fact
Only one side of the Moon ever faces Earth. The Moon's period of rotation is exactly the same as it's period of orbit.

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Sky Forecast
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Stellar Neighbors

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Space Track-Satellite Passes

International Space Station ESV Ground Trace
Satellite Ground Trace courtesy: Heavens-Above.com
Bright Satellite List for Lincoln, NE.
Notes about viewing ESVs:

When using lookangles, choose passes with high magnitudes; less than 6.0. ("Looks" are local time.)
Best viewing is when ESV is in Earth's penumbra; on the map, it's the solid line during night.
Dotted line on map denotes ESV is dark, in Earth's umbra (shadow).
Objects in orbit have to maintain a speed of at least 17,500mph, therefore ESVs traverse the sky noticeably different than aircraft.
ESVs appearing to blink are either tumbling rocket bodies, or spinning payloads with deployed solar arrays.
High-Eccentricity objects have a more ellongated orbit. Ground trace looks like a backwards C.
Regression-Ground traces will move West with each orbit due to Earth's rotation.


Script courtesy of: Lee from MadALwx.
Page template and Facts script courtesy of: TNET Weather on Weather-Watch.
Page Template and Moon script courtesy of: Saratoga Weather.
Graph base code courtesy of: jpGraph.