Meridian ObservatoryEST · MCMXI · RIDGELINE STATION VII
Night watch · 14 May · 02:47 local sidereal
The dark keeps a ledger.
Bring a light to read it.
A working logbook of the small bright things — comets on long returns, stars slipping behind the moon, and the quiet transits that reward only a patient eye.
- 48°17′N 116°33′W
- ELEV 1,847 m
- SEEING 2.1″
- SKY 21.7 mag/″²
Night Ledger
Entries found under the beam
- C/1911 N1BellamyLong-period comet · rising NEm 6.2
- OCC ζ LyrLunar occultationGrazing · reappears 03:14m 4.3
- NGC 6822Barnard's GalaxyIrregular · steady, diffusem 8.7
- TRA α LyrVega, meridian transitCulminates 02:58 LSTm 0.0
- VAR R SctPulsating supergiantFading · 4.9 toward 8.2Δ 3.3
The Watch
At this hour the valley holds its breath. We log what the beam finds and let the rest stay hidden — proof enough that the sky is never empty, only patient.
- TEMP -3.2°C
- HUM 41%
- WIND calm
- MOON 18% waning
This page keeps its content in darkness and reveals it with a cursor spotlight. Move the pointer, drag on a touch screen, or press and hold to narrow the beam. Keyboard users can press the Lights on button to reveal everything, use arrow keys to sweep the light, and the light will glide to whatever link or button you focus.