Rishi's Stargazing Guide

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✨ Stellarium Web - Official Planetarium EngineREAL

Official Stellarium Web with 1.69 billion stars from Gaia catalog. Professional-grade WebGL planetarium with realistic atmosphere, Milky Way, and deep sky objects.

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🌟 2D Interactive Sky Viewer - Canvas Edition

Stellarium-inspired 2D fisheye projection. Explore constellations with realistic star rendering and deep sky objects.

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πŸ—ΊοΈ Bortle Scale and ISS map

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🌌 Teleport to Dark Sky

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale

1-2Excellent dark site
3-4Rural sky
5Suburban
6Bright suburban
7Urban transition
8City sky
9Inner-city
Data: 2021 Census Β· Bortle estimates

β˜„οΈ Upcoming Meteor Showers

PerseidsAug 11-13

Peak: ~100/hr β€’ Best viewing after midnight

OrionidsOct 20-22

Peak: ~20/hr β€’ Halley's Comet debris

GeminidsDec 13-14

Peak: ~150/hr β€’ Year's best shower

QuadrantidsJan 3-4

Peak: ~80/hr β€’ Short 6-hour peak

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πŸŒ™ Night Sky Conditions

Real-time cloud cover, transparency & moonlight

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πŸ“· Astrophotography Calculator

500 Rule, suggested exposure for sharp stars

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