Monday 2026-11-02

Glacier National Park

St. Mary, MT

60 Workable. Moon up after 12:55am, 50% cloud.

Astronomical darkness 7:00pm–5:37am (10.61h)

Milky Way core below the horizon all night. It is a summer object here, roughly late April to early September.

Why

Cloud	35	50% cloud, mostly high cirrus, thin to the eye but ruinous for photography
Moon	88	last quarter at 34%, rises 12:55am, dark before that
Darkness	100	10h37m of astronomical darkness, 7:00pm–5:37am
Transparency	100	Dewpoint spread 15.9°C, dry and steady air
Targets	0	Orionids running, about 0 an hour at best