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Tampa, Florida, United States
Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Rocket launch
Falcon Heavy | NROL-97
Launched - fair from here
Lifted off 11:54 PM
A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.
Satellite
Tiangong space station
Bright pass, WNW to NE
Rose 6:17 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Satellite
International Space Station
Modest pass, W to SSW
Rose 8:57 PM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Washed out by city light
Visible from 8:33 PM
The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.
That morning
Sunrise
Excellent
7:22 AM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.
Sunset
Good
7:15 PM
Rated Low by the people who watched it.
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunsets here.
Moon
Waning gibbous
71% lit
9:59 PM – 12:38 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
How this day turned out
Moon, waning gibbous
Sunrise
Sunset
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