Night 1 · 28 January · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 19 °C; before dawn, about 6 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:30 to 06:00
- Moon
- Last quarter, 51% illuminated; rises at 01:10.
- 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 19:30 to 01:10, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 2 · 29 January · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 21 °C; before dawn, about 9 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:30 to 06:00
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 42% illuminated; rises at 02:10.
- 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 19:30 to 02:10, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 3 · 30 January · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 22 °C; before dawn, about 5 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:30 to 06:00
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 32% illuminated; rises at 03:05.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 06:00 to 06:00.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:30 to 03:05, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
