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• Naked Eye Objects currently over Saint Cloud
  	Current Position
  	Altitude	Azimuth
  Saturn	52.3°	180.8°
  M42	0.8°	261.8°
  M44	49.9°	243.1°
  M45	3.8°	301.4°

  
  

  Current Lunar Phase

  (Image Courtesy: US Naval Observatory)

  Waxing Crescent

  3.9 days past New Moon

  Upcoming Lunar Phases

  1st Quarter: Mon, Mar 22

  Full Moon: Tue, Mar 30

  3rd Quarter: Tue, Apr 6

  New Moon: Tue, Apr 13

  
  

  Current Solar Activity

  Current Sunspot Number:

  SEC Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels with only a slight chance for a C-class flare during the next 3 days (19-21 March). (as of 5:01 pm Thursday)

  Solar X-rays: Geomagnetic Field:

  Current Central Minnesota Aurora Probability:

  Low

  Evening Aurora Probabilities: 1% (Thu) 1% (Fri) 1% (Sat)

  Current Auroral Loop

  If you see orange or red over Minnesota, then there are very likely strong aurora currently visible.

  (Data from NOAA Space Environment Center, SpaceWeather.com, Space Terrestrial Dispatch, and n3kl.org)

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