Sky Conditions


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Default observer: Peter C. Chapin

Date Time Weather Summary Sky Conditions Summary
2007-01-01 20:55 temperature = 0.0 C
It's been freezing raining most of the day. This evening it is totally cloudy with extensive ground fog.
rating = 0
The sky is unobservable.
2007-01-02 21:10 temperature = -4.6 C
It's perfectly clear with no clounds.
rating = 3
The moon is nearly full, but conditions are good. The air is clear and many stars are visible.
2007-01-06 22:40 temperature = 6.7 C
Partly cloudy and unseasonably warm.
rating = 1
A large moon is well above the eastern horizon. The sky is about 80% covered with clouds. The clarity is good in the clear patches, however. The clouds are thick enough to render the moon as unobservable when it is covered (which is most of the time).
2007-01-08 22:00 temperature = 1.4 C
Partly cloudy.
rating = 3
The sky is about 50% covered with clouds. However, many stars are visible in the clear sections. The moon has not yet risen so the sky is nicely dark.
2007-01-09 20:40 temperature = -0.7 C
Mostly cloudy. A thin layer of fresh snow on the ground.
rating = 1
Only the brightest stars are visible through the clouds.
2007-01-14 21:50 temperature = -3.2 C
Mostly cloudy. A thin layer of fresh snow on the ground.
rating = 1
Only the brightest stars are visible through the clouds.
2007-01-17 06:00 temperature = -20.6 C
Perfectly clear and quite cold.
rating = 4
Conditions are excellent this morning. No clouds are in the sky and the air clarity is good. At this time there is some brightening in the east, but most of the sky is still dark. Deep sky objects observable even in Lyr (which has only recently risen).
2007-08-14 21:40 temperature = 14.0 C
Fine clouds or hazy uniformly covering the sky.
rating = 3
All bright stars and many fainter stars are visible. However, haze or clouds obscure the faintest stars, making the night significantly less than ideal.
2007-12-21 18:05 temperature = -5.8 C
Mostly clear with some clouds here and there. Sky appears to be a bit hazy.
rating = 2
The bright moon is lighting up the sky and preventing many stars from being visible. The clouds and thin hazy is also lite by the moon and that aggravates the situation. Despite that the brighter stars are visible. For example, bright double stars could be observed over most of the sky.
2007-12-29 20:50 temperature = 1.3 C
Completely cloudy.
rating = 0
The sky is unobservable.

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