Best Window
20:47 – 03:40
Civil forecast window from sunset into tomorrow’s sunrise.
Tonight’s Imaging Call
Night Planner
A practical session plan for Glasgow, Scotland: cloud breaks, visibility, moon impact, target fit, and a setup checklist in one place.
Cloud Now
100%
proper claggy skies, gie it time
Visibility
20 km
crystal clear horizons the length o' the Clyde
Moon
100%
Full Moon
Best Forecast Slots
22:00 · 100% cloud · 30.7 km
23:00 · 100% cloud · 20 km
00:00 · 100% cloud · 23.6 km
Over Glasgow, Scotland just now it's proper dreich with roughly 100% cloud and visibility sitting near 20.0 km.
Recommended Targets
Ranked by tonight score, moon impact, and target type.
Crescent Nebula
29
Emission nebula
Cygnus
02:00 - 03:00
Wolf-Rayet stellar winds carve the luminous bubble. Peaks near 03:00 at roughly 65 deg altitude.
Strategy: Good moonlit choice with narrowband filters.
Gear: Fast optics with narrowband filters
North America Nebula
29
Emission nebula
Cygnus
02:00 - 03:00
Combine with the Pelican for a dramatic Cygnus coastline. Peaks near 03:00 at roughly 63 deg altitude.
Strategy: Good moonlit choice with narrowband filters.
Gear: Wide-field optics with narrowband filters
Hercules Globular Cluster
19
Globular cluster
Hercules
00:00 - 02:00
A summer globular bursting with faint blue stragglers. Peaks near 01:00 at roughly 70 deg altitude.
Strategy: Forgiving target for imperfect transparency.
Gear: Medium aperture scope to resolve the core
Whirlpool Galaxy
1
Spiral galaxy
CVn
21:00 - 23:00
Tidal streams reward deep integrations. Peaks near 22:00 at roughly 81 deg altitude.
Strategy: Moon-sensitive. Wait for darker hours or save for another night.
Gear: Long focal length scope and dark skies
Bode's Galaxy
1
Spiral galaxy
Ursa Major
21:00 - 22:00
Pair with the Cigar Galaxy for contrasting galaxy morphologies. Peaks near 21:00 at roughly 69 deg altitude.
Strategy: Moon-sensitive. Wait for darker hours or save for another night.
Gear: Long focal length scope and dark skies
Cigar Galaxy
1
Starburst galaxy
Ursa Major
21:00 - 22:00
Starburst filaments glow brightly in Ha-enhanced images. Peaks near 21:00 at roughly 69 deg altitude.
Strategy: Moon-sensitive. Wait for darker hours or save for another night.
Gear: Long focal length scope and dark skies
Moon Strategy
Full Moon
Very bright moon. Treat this as a narrowband, lunar, planetary, calibration, or equipment-tuning night.
Session Checklist
- Confirm cloud breaks 60 minutes before travel.
- Pre-cool optics and pack dew control.
- Sync mount, polar align, and run a short test exposure.
- Have a short lunar, planetary, or calibration fallback plan.
- Prioritise narrowband or bright clusters while the moon is high.