Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

Meteor shower

Leonids

Best around 6:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:40 PM Dark enough
6:25 AM Best
8:02 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
15/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
71 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which comes round every 33 years. When Earth runs through a fresh trail just after the comet passes, the Leonids turn into storms, as in 1833, 1966 and 2001.

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.

Usually modest, but about every 33 years it has produced the biggest meteor storms on record.

That morning

Sunrise

9:27 AM

9:27 AM

Clears the hills at 12:12 PM, 165 min after sunrise

Sunset

2:10 PM

2:10 PM

Behind the hills at 1:19 PM, 51 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:40 PM Dark enough
12:25 AM Best
8:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
45°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:40 PM Dark enough
12:25 AM Best
8:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 2:19 PM

Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:40 AM

Below the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:05 AM–9:27 AM
  • Sunrise 9:27 AM
  • Sunset 2:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 2:10 PM–3:33 PM
  • Fully dark 5:54 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:54 PM–5:46 AM

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it