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.
Timeline of the rise and set of the sun and moon todayĀ
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)
Also shown are the solstice lines... the max and min possible paths of the sun in a year (June - high line, December - low line)
Sky plot at Countryside LakeĀ
of different solar system objects as you look toward the south horizonĀ
the arcs show where they rise, traverse, and set
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