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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 40.54°, 41.99° (Europe/Istanbul).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey
Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey'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 Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey tonight (40.54°, 41.99°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 40.5°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.8 or higher — to reach Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey.
Local sky character in Oltu
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1274 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 40.5° above the horizon, so stars within 41° of it never set from here.
- About 82.5% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
- The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 20.5° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 1274 m elevation, roughly 14% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Oltu is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Best nights this month in Oltu
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — Darkest night of the coming month
The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — Full Moon
A 100%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.
Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey?
- Tonight from Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 6.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey?
- Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey is small enough that the Milky Way can be visible on clear, moonless nights away from the immediate centre. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey?
- The core reaches about 20.5° altitude, so target the moonless nights listed in the best-nights section and get away from the city core.
- How dark does it actually get in Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey tonight?
- About 6.7 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.
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