Sky Conditions


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Default observer: Peter C. Chapin

Date Time Weather Summary Sky Conditions Summary
2006-01-02 20:00 temperature = -2.9 C
Thin clouds (or a thick haze) covers the sky uniformly.
rating = 1
Only the brightest stars are visible.
2006-01-03 23:00 temperature = -6.1 C
Thin clouds (or a thick haze) covers the sky uniformly. Conditions are almost identical to those of last night.
rating = 1
Only the brightest stars are visible.
2006-01-04 23:20 temperature = -3.6 C
It is completely cloudy.
rating = 0
The sky is unobservable.
2006-01-05 23:45 temperature = -1.1 C
It is completely cloudy.
rating = 0
The sky is unobservable.
2006-01-07 21:10 temperature = -10.6 C
Clouds cover almost the entire sky.
rating = 0
The sky is unobservable. The first quarter moon is, at times, barely visible as a shape through the clouds. However, mostly even the moon can not be seen.
2006-01-08 22:55 temperature = -8.3 C
Thin clouds over entire sky.
rating = 1
The moon is visible as a fuzzy blob. No stars are visible. It is possible that some features on the moon could be observed.
2006-01-10 20:35 temperature = -0.6 C
Partly cloudy. The clouds cover the whole sky but there are gaps between the clouds.
rating = 2
The moon is bright and observable. However, there are too many clouds around to observe much else.
2006-01-11 21:10 temperature = 1.8 C
The sky is completely cloudy and it is raining.
rating = 0
The sky is unobservable.
2006-01-16 20:00 temperature = -11.6 C
The sky is clear and cold. There are no clouds to be seen anywhere.
rating = 4
Conditions are generally quite good. The waning moon is just starting to peek above the horizon and it is causing considerable sky glow to the east. However, the rest of the sky is fairly dark and many types of objects could be observed.

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