What's coming · over Minneapolis
The sky has plans.
Shower windows come from the annual meteor catalog; aurora strength, tonight's shower outlook, and ISS passes are computed live over the Minneapolis sky; peak dates and Kp apply everywhere, and it all refreshes through the night.
The months ahead
- Tonight4:15 AM
ISS pass
FairThe station appears in the NW at 4:15 AM, climbs to 29° in the N, and slips away ENE at 4:20 AM, a bright, steady star gliding across the Minneapolis sky.
NW → ENE · 6 min · 29° peak · naked eye - Tonight5:51 AM
ISS pass
GreatThe station appears in the WNW at 5:51 AM, climbs to 83° in the SE, and slips away ESE at 5:58 AM, a bright, steady star gliding across the Minneapolis sky.
WNW → ESE · 6 min · 83° peak · naked eye - Nownext 24 h
Aurora outlook
At Kp 3 the visible oval reaches Anchorage, AK among the cities we cover; farther north always improves the odds. Rough guide: Kp 5+ reaches the northern-border states, Kp 7+ the mid-latitudes.
Kp 1.7 now · Kp 3 forecast max · NOAA SWPC - Oct 10in 40 nights
Southern Taurids meteor shower
Active Sep 10 – Nov 20, from the debris of Comet 2P/Encke. Up to ~5 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak; city lights cut that to a fraction.
peaks Oct 10 · naked eye - Oct 21in 51 nights
Orionids meteor shower
Active Oct 2 – Nov 7, from the debris of Comet 1P/Halley. Up to ~20 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak; city lights cut that to a fraction.
peaks Oct 21 · naked eye - Nov 12in 73 nights
Northern Taurids meteor shower
Active Oct 20 – Dec 10, from the debris of Comet 2P/Encke. Up to ~5 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak; city lights cut that to a fraction.
peaks Nov 12 · naked eye - Nov 17in 78 nights
Leonids meteor shower
Active Nov 6 – Nov 30, from the debris of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Up to ~15 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak; city lights cut that to a fraction.
peaks Nov 17 · naked eye