Oct 9, 2004 near Woodstock, IL
Graphic illustrating the level of darkness on the night of the Star Party:
Sunset 06:25p, Twilight ends 07:54p, Twilight begins 05:28a,
Sunrise 06:58a, Moon rise 02:55a, Moon set 04:47p
Completely dark from 07:54p to 02:55a. Waning Crescent Moon. All times local
(CDT).
List of observable object visible during the Star Party. This list includes objects above the obstructed horizon with a magnitude between 2 and 10 and includes galaxies, nebulae, open and globular clusters. This is simply a starting point and does not include many other wonders of the night sky such as double stars.
Messier List - PDF
Messier List - Excel
The above graphic and information created using SkyTools 2.