Galaxies
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Night
Sunset
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Astronomical night begins
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Astronomical night ends
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Sunrise
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The Moon
Moon
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Moonrise
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Moonset
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Up between sunset and sunrise
Galaxies up
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The Messier galaxies above the horizon on this night, in the order they stand highest.
| Object | Name | Mag | Rises | Sets | Highest | Altitude |
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- Rises, Sets: when its centre rises and sets; “always up” where it never sets.
- Highest: when its centre stands highest between sunset and sunrise.
- Altitude: how high its centre stands at that moment.
- Polar night: where the Sun does not rise, the night runs from one solar noon to the next.