This is all dynamic current content, in the sense that it is updated regularly, and reflects current conditions and images as viewed specifically from Countryside Lake right now.
The plot below shows a timeline of the elevation (how high up they are) of different solar system objects at the current time of day,Ā
and the arcs show where they will be at different times during the day, including rise and set times for all (where a line intersects the x-axis).
The plot below shows the current position in the sky from East to West of different solar system objects as you look toward the south horizon,Ā
and the arcs show where they rise, traverse, and set.... direction-wise.
Current sky, looking from Countryside Lake, right now
(as seen right now, showing moon, planets, stars, and constellations)
(the background of the sky map and horizon views is blue if the Sun is up, dark red if it's rising or setting, dark blue duringĀ
twilight (when the Sun is between 18 and 6 degrees below the horizon), and black at night)
looking north
looking west
looking east
looking south
horizon view looking south, right now, from Countryside Lake
Read this as if holding the chart over your head looking straight up
notes for table above
planet orbits, directly live computed from a NASA simulator, now