Night 1 · 24 February · Azul Xerena
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 21 °C; before dawn, about 8 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:50 to 05:40
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 78% illuminated; rises at 22:50.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 04:20 to 05:40; without the Moon, none.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:50 to 22:50, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 2 · 25 February · Campo La Salina
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 23 °C; before dawn, about 10 °C.
Cool before dawn: bring a jacket or sweatshirt and a blanket. - Full darkness
- 19:50 to 05:40
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 69% illuminated; rises at 23:55.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 04:20 to 05:40; without the Moon, none.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:50 to 23:55, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
Night 3 · 26 February · El Pinacate
- Typical temperature
- By day, up to about 23 °C; before dawn, about 7 °C.
Cold before dawn: bring a warm jacket, a hat and a cold-weather sleeping bag. - Full darkness
- 19:55 to 05:40
- Moon
- Waning gibbous, 59% illuminated; rises at 00:55.
- Milky Way
- The core is above the horizon, in a dark sky, from 04:15 to 05:40; without the Moon, none.
The sky is dark and moonless from 19:55 to 00:55, before the Moon rises. That is the best time for stargazing that night.
