Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

Meteor shower

Draconids

Best around 7:32 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:32 PM Dark enough
6:15 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
19% lost
Speed
20 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Giacobini-Zinner (21P)

Dust from Comet Giacobini-Zinner, which returns every six and a half years. Most years it is quiet, but when Earth meets a fresh trail, as in 1933 and 1946, it has given storms of thousands an hour.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That morning

Sunrise

7:41 AM

7:41 AM

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:41 AM Sunrise
9:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:02 PM

6:02 PM

Behind the mountains at 4:36 PM, 86 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:42 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:41 AM
  • Sunrise 7:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:41 AM–9:01 AM
  • Morning best color 8:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:42 PM–6:02 PM
  • Evening best color 4:57 PM
  • Sunset 6:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:02 PM–6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 9:14 PM–4:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

Partial solar eclipse 17.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 5:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 37.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:51 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 65% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:37 PM

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