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Planets and conjunctionsOpposition of Saturn (18 October 2027)

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18 October 2027 at 00:18 UTC

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What you need to see it

Binoculars (recommended). Enough to see two planets together in the same field, or Jupiter's moons if well supported.
Telescope (optional). Planetary detail needs medium or high magnification.
Tripod and telephoto lens (optional). For photographing the pair of planets over the landscape.

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Places to stayUnverified

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Fundación Starlight. Date: Imported from the Starlight Foundation map. Only Starlight-certified places. No prices or bookings, and we don't know whether the certification is still valid.

Catalogue places (official sources)Official source

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Fuentes oficiales abiertas (hoy, Cabildo Insular de La Palma). Date: Each source's own date, checked when imported. Official data, reviewed before publishing but not verified on site: night access and the current state of the place may have changed. An observatory may not be open to visitors.

Community spotsReported by the community

Source

Comunidad de Astrovents. Date: Immediately after review. Added by users and reviewed before publishing. Access and state of the place not verified on site. Colour: gold if the event's central phase is visible, blue if only the partial phase, grey if it isn't visible.

What each icon means

The colour tells you where the place comes from; the drawing, what kind of place it is.

Official catalogue

Astronomical viewpoint
Viewpoint
Observatory (may not be open to visitors)
Dark-sky area

Community spot

Viewpoint
Mountain or pass
Clearing or open ground
Beach or coast
Designated car park
Other

Advanced layers (4)

Starlight-certified placesUnverified

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Fundación Starlight. Date: Imported from the Starlight Foundation map. A certification, not a sky measurement. We don't know whether it's still valid or whether you can visit.

Astronomical observatoriesUnverified

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OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Date: Imported from Overpass. Crowd-sourced data: public access and opening hours unverified.

Clouds observed by satelliteSatellite

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NASA VIIRS True Color (GIBS). Date: 2026-11-05. Image from a past day: it is not a forecast.

Shaded reliefSatellite

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ASTER GDEM (GIBS). Date: Static model. Visual only: it doesn't replace horizon analysis.