Night 1 · 26 December · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 19 °C; before dawn, about 7 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:05 to 06:05
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated; rises at 21:00.
- Milky Way
- The galactic core is not visible at this time of year; you see the fainter winter band, through Cassiopeia, Perseus and Orion.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:05 to 21:00, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 2 · 27 December · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 20 °C; before dawn, about 9 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:05 to 06:05
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 76% illuminated; rises at 22:10.
- Milky Way
- The galactic core is not visible at this time of year; you see the fainter winter band, through Cassiopeia, Perseus and Orion.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:05 to 22:10, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 3 · 28 December · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 20 °C; before dawn, about 4 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:10 to 06:05
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 66% illuminated; rises at 23:15.
- Milky Way
- The galactic core is not visible at this time of year; you see the fainter winter band, through Cassiopeia, Perseus and Orion.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:10 to 23:15, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
