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Astro Toolbox

Real-time sky conditions, orbital tracking, launch data & planning tools — all in one place.

Live sky conditions, orbital tracking, launch data & planning tools — unified.

Tonight's Observing Brief Tuesday, June 9

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Here's a quick summary of whether tonight is good for astrophotography at your location. The rating above accounts for cloud cover and moon brightness.

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Sun

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Moon

Phase Waning Crescent

Illumination 28%

Age 24.3 days

Conditions

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Session

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Bortle Class 5 · Suburban Sky

Solar noon —

ISS

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altitude · velocity

Current altitude and speed of the ISS

Next Launch

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Countdown to the next rocket launch

Reentry Watch

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active predictions

Objects predicted to fall back to Earth

Conjunctions

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tracked · next 24h

Near-miss events between satellites

Kp Index

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geomagnetic activity

Space weather — higher = possible aurora

Sky & Planning

Observing conditions, target planning & sky data

Everything you need to plan and assess a night of stargazing or astrophotography

— Astro dark

— Cloud cover

28% Moon

B5 Bortle

Target Planning Clear Sky Chart Deep Sky Moon Weather Light Pollution Constellations

Solar System

Planets, comets, asteroids & solar activity

Track planets visible tonight, comets, space rocks, and what the Sun is doing

— Planets up

— Known NEOs

— X-ray class

Planets Comets & Asteroids Moon

☀ AIA 1700 · Chromosphere

Orbital Tracking

Live satellites, conjunctions, reentries & space traffic

See everything orbiting Earth — satellites, debris, the ISS, and which objects are passing over you right now

27,000+ Objects tracked

Space-Track Data source

Space Traffic Orbital Interference Satellite Profiles Manmade Objects Ham Radio

Launches & People

Mission database, astronauts & spaceflight history

Follow rocket launches, astronauts living in space, and the full history of human spaceflight

— Next launch

— People in space

— Launches 2026

Launch Browser Astronauts Currently in Space ISS Space Stations Programs Vehicles Agencies Locations & Pads Spacecraft Spacewalks Expeditions Mission Patches Charts

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