Yes, thanks! Very helpful info. I just may head out to Fishtrap...with a
hot drink...
On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 10:03 AM Rick Anhorn <rickanhorn@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you David
Regards
Rick
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On Dec 21, 2020, at 09:37, David Luders <ludersdg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Although there won't be a "break in the clouds" for Spokane-area
astronomers on Monday evening, Dec 21st, the weather looks promising for
the next day (Tues., Dec 22), when the planets are still VERY CLOSE.
Monitor these websites to see if you need to drive to Fishtrap or "stay
put" at sunset:
Windy.com "Cloud" forecast (pan/zoom and click on the animation icon at
lower-left corner) -- Windy: Clouds
<https://www.windy.com/-Clouds-clouds?clouds,46.566,-120.630,6>
Astrospheric -- pan/zoom & click on the "Cloud Cover" button at the
upper-left edge to see animation -- Astrospheric
<https://www.astrospheric.com/?Latitude=47.727084955938714&Longitude=-117.59353637695314>
GOES-West satellite imagery of the Pacific NW -- use the "Loop" dropdown
to change the length of the animation -- GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific
Northwest - GeoColor - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
<https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G17§or=pnw&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24>
-- David Luders
