In October and November, the Milky Way is disappearing from view in the Northern Hemisphere. Our location along the globe's latitude will affect our view of the Milky Way unless you live aboard the International Space Station. (sigh) Instead, I will have to be content with living on the bottom of a gravity well spinning around a small yellow orb cartwheeling its way through the galaxy.
OCTOBER:
October presents many early evenings of photographing the Core. Depending on the weather, I usually end October with an evening at a cemetery. Coincidently enough, October 31st, Halloween, is a perfect time for a photo excursion.
October 6th
October 6th - New Moon
Golden Hour - 6:39 PM
Sunset - 7:10 PM
Blue Hour - 7:25 PM
Core Visibility - 8:27 PM to 11:09 PM
Capture Time - 8:27 PM to 11:09 PM
October 7th
October 7th - Golden Hour - 6:39 PM
Sunset - 7:10 PM
Blue Hour - 7:24 PM
Moonset - 8:16 PM - Waxing Cresent
Core Visibility - 8:26 PM to 11:05 PM
Capture Time - 8:26 PM to 11:05 PM
October 8th
October 8th - Golden Hour - 6:37 PM
Sunset - 7:08 PM
Blue Hour - 7:23 PM
Moonset - 8:57 PM - Waxing Cresent
Core Visibility - 8:25 PM to 11:01 PM
Capture Time - 9:00 PM to 11:01 PM
October 25th
October 25th - Golden Hour - 6:20 PM
Sunset - 6:52 PM
Blue Hour - 7:06 PM
Core Visibility - 8:10 PM to 9:54 PM
Capture Time - 8:10 PM to 9:54 PM
Moonrise - 10:25 PM - Waning Gibbous
October 26th
October 26th - Golden Hour - 6:19 PM
Sunset - 6:51 PM
Blue Hour - 7:06 PM
Core Visibility - 8:09 PM to 9:50 PM
Capture Time - 8:09 PM to 9:50 PM
Moonrise - 10:25 PM - Waning Gibbous
October 27th
October 27th - Golden Hour - 6:18 PM
Sunset - 6:50 PM
Blue Hour - 7:05 PM
Core Visibility - 8:08 PM to 9:46 PM
Capture Time - 8:08 PM to 9:46 PM
October 28th - Moonrise - 12:10 AM - Last Quarter
October 28th
October 28th - Golden Hour - 6:17bPM
Sunset - 6:49 PM
Blue Hour - 7:04 PM
Core Visibility - 8:08 PM to 9:42 PM
Capture Time - 8:08 PM to 9:42 PM
October 29th
October 29th - Golden Hour - 6:16 PM
Sunset - 6:48 PM
Blue Hour - 7:03 PM
Core Visibility - 8:07 PM to 9:39 PM
Capture Time - 8:07 PM to 9:39 PM
October 30th
October 30th - Golden Hour - 6:15 PM
Sunset - 6:48 PM
Blue Hour - 7:03 PM
Core Visibility - 8:06 PM to 9:35 PM
Capture Time - 8:06 PM to 9:35 PM
October 31st - Halloween - Cemetary Location
October 31st - Golden Hour - 6:15 PM
Sunset - 6:47 PM
Blue Hour - 7:02 PM
Core Visibility - 8:06 PM to 9:31 PM
Capture Time - 8:06 PM to 9:31 PM
Below are photos taken in the cemetery in deepest darkest Florida, where the deer and coyotes play. 😜 The Milky Way is nearly perpendicular to the horizon and reaches over my head ending above the cemetery. The image on the left has a very bright dot to the right of the Milky Way. That is the Andromeda Galaxy. Our nearest galactic neighbor rushing headlong into our galaxy in about 4.5 billion years. It's visible to the naked eye on moonless nights in moderate light pollution.
NOVEMBER:
Although the Milky Way is still in the sky in November, the times are increasingly shorter. The Core is South West, hovering very near the horizon by November 1st. The Moon is waning into the New Moon phase in the first few days of the month. The New Moon occurs on November 4th, leaving November 5th as the Core's last unobstructed view. It dips closer and closer to the horizon each day. By November 21st, when the Moon is safely below the horizon again, there are only 10 minutes to view, and it's barely above the horizon.
October 31st is my last official day to chase the Milky Way. I've included November because it may be of use for some folks out there. Besides, who knows, I might decide to jump out one last time and see what I can capture too.
November 1st
November 1st - Golden Hour - 6:14 PM
Moonset 4:56 PM - Waning Crescent
Sunset - 6:46 PM
Blue Hour - 7:01 PM
Core Visibility - 8:05 PM to 9:27 PM
Capture Time - 8:05 PM to 9:27 PM
November 2nd
November 2nd - Golden Hour - 6:13 PM
Moonset - 5:32 PM - Waning Crescent
Sunset - 6:45 PM
Blue Hour - 7:00 PM
Core Visibility - 8:05 PM to 9:23 PM
Capture Time - 8:05 PM to 9:23 PM
November 3rd
November 3rd - Golden Hour - 6:12 PM
Moonset - 6:08 PM - Waning Crescent
Sunset - 6:45 PM
Blue Hour - 7:00 PM
Core Visibility - 8:04 PM to 9:19 PM
Capture Time - 8:04 PM to 9:19 PM
November 4th
November 4th - New Moon
Golden Hour - 6:12 PM
Sunset - 6:44 PM
Blue Hour - 6:59 PM
Core Visibility - 8:03 PM to 9:15 PM
Capture Time - 8:03 PM to 9:15 PM
November 5th
November 5th - Golden Hour - 6:11 PM
Sunset - 6:44 PM
Moonset - 7:33 PM - Waxing Crescent
Blue Hour - 6:59 PM
Core Visibility - 8:03 PM to 9:11 PM
Capture Time - 8:03 PM to 9:11 PM
November 21st - The Last Gasp of the Season
November 21st - Golden Hour - 5:03 PM
Sunset - 5:37 PM
Blue Hour - 5:52 PM
Core Visibility - 6:58 PM to 7:08 PM
Capture Time - 6:58 PM to 7:08 PM
Moonrise - 7:21 PM - Waning Gibbous
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