SOL living sky observatory

A REAL-TIME WINDOW ON YOUR WORLD

The universe is
moving now.

Watch our neighborhood drift through space, then bring the cosmos down to your exact horizon.

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ORBITAL NOW

Our small corner of the galaxy

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NOW EXPLORING Earth

Home, moving at 29.8 km/s

YOUR HORIZON

Sunlight, tailored to you

OBSERVING FROM New York, United States
— Finding the sky…
SUNRISE—
DAYLIGHT—
SUNSET—

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Using live meteorological data when available.

LUNAR RHYTHM

The Moon tonight

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The Moon is tracing its familiar path around Earth.

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01 / COSMIC FACT

Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth.

ONE MINUTE WONDER

Why does the sky
change color?

Air scatters short blue wavelengths in every direction. At sunrise and sunset, sunlight travels through more atmosphere, leaving the warmer colors to paint the horizon.

SUNLIGHT ATMOSPHERE YOUR EYES

THE BLUE SKY EXPLAINED

A day is a giant prism experiment.

01White sunlight arrives

The Sun sends us a blend of every visible wavelength.

02Air scatters blue

Tiny gas molecules scatter shorter, bluer light much more strongly than red.

03The horizon warms

When the Sun is low, blue light scatters away before the remaining warm light reaches you.