Best two tools I use for predicting the sky conditions

Firstly I check the cloud cover expert charts from weatheronline.co.uk, the following link gives you total cloud coverage for low, mid and high level clouds mixed

www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertch...OOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0

I then use the Astro Panel, which seems to get updated at the same time that weatheronline update their expert charts, this gives you sky conditions, transparency, humidity etc

7timer.y234.cn/V3/index.php?product=astr...tric&tzshift=0&site=

The above link is for Ballincollig, but you can search for your own town/city

It updates between 4:15 and 4:45 pm which is what I go off for the early night viewing, and then it updates again at 10:15pm - 10:45pm for the late night viewing, there is also an application for andriod phones, if you search in the google apps for "astro panel".

Regards
Simon

I use a rock in the garden.

Rock wet..............................................raining.
Can't see rock........................................fog
Easy to see rock......................................moon :rant:
Rock replaced by small anomalous white lump ..........snow
Rock gone.............................................hurricane

I use a rock in the garden.

Rock wet..............................................raining.
Can't see rock........................................fog
Easy to see rock......................................moon
Rock replaced by small anomalous white lump ..........snow
Rock gone.............................................hurricane

Funny, funny.

Hi Simon, Good to meet you last night at the CAC meeting, thanks for the 2 sites above, I have added them to my favourites - hopefully it will assist us when we are considering calling observing sessions.

Regards

Declan

Thanks Declan

Was an interesting topic of discussion

Can you drop me a PM with the dark site you spoke to me about not far from where I am, or even the co-ords on googlemaps and I will find it

Simon

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