Live imaging conditions and target planning for Cape Cod, MA - moon phase and moonrise times, cloud and seeing forecasts, Bortle sky quality, aurora outlook, and visibility charts for tonight's best nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters
Altitude over time for all visible targets — updates when you toggle the treeline or scope filter. The dashed pink line marks the 10° imaging floor; blue shading is astronomical dark.
How many targets are in each quality tier per hour tonight — taller green bars mean more excellent targets available at that hour. The ★ marks the best hour to be imaging. Highlight a target to see which tier it falls into each hour.
Angular distance between each target and the moon throughout the night. Below 15° (red band) is unusable; below 30° (orange) is risky for faint targets. Highlight a target to see its closest approach and hourly values.
All targets currently above the horizon — labeled dots are tonight's best picks. The dashed ring marks the 15° imaging floor. North is up, East is right.