[sac-forum] Re: Sky Clocks

My best guess is that the cumulus you see will definitely clear off by night. It will not be super transparency, with a few wisps of clouds here and there near the horizon. 
Stan

Ken Sikes wrote:


Stan what would be your 'Best Guess' as to what the evening would be

Ken Sikes
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Here is an image taken just now, 2pm MST. You can make your own interpretation. It doesn't feel bad to me, but it depends on what you want. 
http://users.commspeed.net/stanlep/CherrySite.jpg
Stan

Stan Gorodenski wrote:
It is 8:10am Saturday morning. It was a nice clear night last night. I am not sure a mid afternoon report would be valuable. Like I mentioned below, during the day yesterday it did not look good at all but it cleared up very nice. It seems with all the internet tools available, such as sky clock, to get up updated weather forcasts, less than a day before making a trip, these would be better than a mid day observation. In the o- o- l- l- d- d days we had much less information to go on than now and took our chances. Of course, gasoline wasn't as high then as it is now. It would be interesting if anyone has kept any records from then to now that could tell us if our hits are better now than then. 
Stan

Stan Gorodenski wrote:
Okay. I should mention though, that mid afternoon did not look good. Also around noon it rained and hailed for about a half hour in Prescott Valley. But it all cleared up pretty good. I think tonight will be like last night, clear but not very transparent. The two doubles of Epsilon Lyrae were split nicely, but each pair had a glow around them and Jupiter was not good for the same reason. 
Stan


Dan Gruber wrote:
Could you give us a reading tomorrow mid-afternoon, Stan? With the cloud build up to the north and east in the afternoon these days, it's really hard 
to tell from here in Phx.

Thanks,

Dan

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It's really nice up here now.
Stan

Paul Lind wrote:
Are the Clear Sky Clocks are less accurate during the monsoon? Here in
Phoenix the sky looks terrible at 7 pm (Friday), but the Sky Clocks say that it will be a perfect night for observing Cherry Road. Is it really that 
great?


- Paul Lind

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