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| Visible ISS Passes | ||||||||||
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| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | ||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | |
| 01 May | -1.4 | 18:58:06 | 10° | SSW | 18:59:10 | 18° | SSW | 18:59:10 | 18° | SSW |
| 02 May | -2.6 | 18:10:32 | 10° | SSW | 18:13:29 | 26° | SE | 18:13:56 | 25° | SE |
| 03 May | -2.2 | 18:59:06 | 10° | WSW | 19:02:01 | 36° | WNW | 19:02:01 | 36° | WNW |
| 04 May | -3.7 | 18:10:58 | 10° | SW | 18:14:23 | 81° | NW | 18:17:26 | 12° | NE |
| 06 May | -0.9 | 18:12:24 | 10° | WSW | 18:14:55 | 19° | NW | 18:17:26 | 10° | N |
| Astronomical Times for Byron Bay (-28.6, 153.6) Starting 30 Apr 2025, for the next 7 days | |||||||
| Date | Morning | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon Phase |
| Twilight | Twilight | ||||||
| 30 Apr 2025 | 04:40 | 06:10 | 17:14 | 18:44 | 08:48 | 19:03 |  |
| 01 May 2025 | 04:41 | 06:11 | 17:14 | 18:44 | 09:58 | 20:04 | |
| 02 May 2025 | 04:41 | 06:11 | 17:13 | 18:43 | 11:00 | 21:10 | |
| 03 May 2025 | 04:42 | 06:12 | 17:12 | 18:42 | 11:52 | 22:16 |  |
| 04 May 2025 | 04:43 | 06:13 | 17:11 | 18:41 | 12:35 | 23:19 | |
| 05 May 2025 | 04:43 | 06:13 | 17:10 | 18:40 | 13:11 | None | |
| 06 May 2025 | 04:44 | 06:14 | 17:10 | 18:40 | 13:43 | 00:18 |  |
| Planetary Data for today | ||||||||||
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| Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | |||
| Rises | 04:14 | 03:10 | 12:34 | 09:26 | 03:01 | 07:31 | 03:17 | 22:48 | ||
| Meridian | 10:07 | 09:08 | 17:45 | 14:35 | 09:07 | 12:51 | 09:18 | 05:40 | ||
| Sets | 16:02 | 15:08 | 22:56 | 19:42 | 15:16 | 18:07 | 15:22 | 12:36 | ||
| Constellation | Cetus | Pisces | Cancer | Taurus | Pisces | Taurus | Pisces | Capricornus | ||
![NGC 3603,3576 Nebulae
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While my bigger (slower) telescope works away on smaller, distant patches of space it’s nice to have this little portable setup which I’ve been carrying outside to grab images like this from larger patches of the sky. I’ve been told not to get political so I’ll refer to this region by its scientific designation instead of its common name. Leave your alternative names for this nebula in the comments 😉
Apertura 75Q Quintuplet Refractor
QHY Minicam8
SkyWatcher GTI Mount
HOO-RGB
H 57 x 60s
O 23 x 60s
R 15 x 30s
G 18 x 30s
B 18 x 30s
Total 1.75 hours #astrophotography #qhy #minicam8 #apertura #apertura75q #libertyvoid](https://byronbayobservatory.com.au/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
