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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Lake Placid, NY?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 88%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for 44.28°, -73.98°.
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
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📍 Lake Placid, NY — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above Lake Placid, NY
Lake Placid, NY's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Lake Placid, NY tonight (44.28°, -73.98°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 88% illumination. The night gives 5.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 44.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 7.5 or higher — to reach Lake Placid, NY.
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