Stargazing at Voyageurs National Park
North-woods lakes with dark skies and a chance of aurora.
- Sky
- Dark
- Coordinates
- 48.50°, -92.84°
- Region
- Minnesota
North-woods lakes with dark skies and a chance of aurora.
Friday, Oct 2 · Bortle 1 sky · Minnesota
Only 1 h 4 min of dark sky with the core up, the core stays low (6° at best).
Galactic core season
The core only skims the horizon after dark this time of year, too low to show well. It climbs clear of it again from March 20. The best weeks, when the core is up the whole dark night, are May 20 – Jun 7.
9:12 pm
Orionids meteor shower
Active now, peaks Oct 21 · up to 20 meteors an hour under dark skies