DarkCast
0.1
Unusable
37/39 factors
00:43 UTC · Mar 03
36.9
Peak
Fair in +7h
Tue Mar 03, 07:43 UTC
Sky Clarity
Poor
17
Significant cloud cover reducing visibility
Darkness
Poor
13
Significant light pollution or bright moon
Celestial
Poor
1
Sky too bright — sun near horizon
Conditions
Poor
27
Poor weather — rain, wind, or humidity
Site
Coordinates
-8.428, 179.1219
Elevation
100 m
Light Pollution
28.6 mag
Biggest Drags on Score
0.0
Transparency
0.0
Celestial
0.0
Transparency
0.0
Light Pollution
0.0
Weather
0
Transparency
24.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fog Probability
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.85 |
|
Wildfire Smoke Density
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.01 — | 0.82 |
|
Airglow Intensity
|
0.86
|
71.90 R | 0.6 |
|
Aod 550nm
|
0.75
|
0.13 — | 0.87 |
|
Ozone Column
|
0.71
|
197 DU | 0.94 |
|
Volcanic Aerosol Stratospheric
|
0.64
|
0.04 — | 0.69 |
|
Precipitable Water Vapor
|
0.0
|
50.99 mm | 0.85 |
|
Total Cloud Fraction
|
0.0
|
1.00 [0,1] | 0.67 |
|
Humidity Profile Extinction
RESIDUAL
|
0.24
|
0.54 — | 0.85 |
1
Celestial
15.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lunar Sky Brightness Contribution
|
1.0
|
0.00 Δmag/arcsec² | 0.95 |
|
Aurora Activity
|
1.0
|
0.00 Kp [0-9] | 0.63 |
|
Zodiacal Light Intensity
|
0.19
|
0.81 — | 0.9 |
|
Solar Depression Angle
|
0.0
|
0.00 ° | 1.0 |
|
Galactic Plane Brightness
RESIDUAL
|
0.86
|
0.14 — | 0.95 |
23
Weather
14.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Precipitation Probability
GATE
|
0.95
|
0.30 — | 0.75 |
|
Frost Dew On Optics Risk
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.85 |
|
Barometric Pressure Trend
|
0.79
|
-1.36 hPa/3hr | 0.85 |
|
Surface Wind Speed
|
0.51
|
19.58 km/h | 0.85 |
|
Ground Thermal Emission Phase
|
0.0
|
0.00 — | 1.0 |
|
Dew Point Convergence Rate
RESIDUAL
|
0.95
|
0.14 K/hr | 0.89 |
|
Condition Stability Forecast
RESIDUAL
|
0.88
|
0.88 — | 0.85 |
|
Ambient Temperature Comfort
RESIDUAL
|
0.43
|
303 K | 0.89 |
33
Seeing
20.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Terrain Turbulence Risk
|
0.94
|
0.06 — | 0.85 |
|
Jet Stream Speed
|
0.65
|
53.18 kt | 0.8 |
|
Boundary Layer Gradient
|
0.17
|
12.40 K/km | 0.89 |
|
Scintillation Index Estimate
RESIDUAL
|
0.88
|
1.04 " | 0.89 |
|
Inversion Layer Strength
RESIDUAL
|
0.17
|
0.00 K | 0.89 |
|
Upper Atmosphere Wind Shear
RESIDUAL
|
0.06
|
46.88 kt | 0.8 |
13
Light Pollution
19.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenith Sky Brightness
|
1.0
|
28.60 mag/arcsec² | 0.9 |
|
Nearest City Skyglow
|
0.09
|
1076 km | 0.85 |
|
Cloud Amplified Skyglow
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.00 Δmag/arcsec² | 0.67 |
|
Commercial Shutoff Factor
RESIDUAL
|
0.0
|
0.00 [0,1] | 0.6 |
31
Local
8.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satellite Trail Density
|
1.0
|
0.00 tr/hr | 0.75 |
|
Local Aqi
|
0.91
|
18.79 AQI | 0.82 |
|
Horizon Obstruction Index
|
0.83
|
5.00 ° | 0.9 |
|
Local Thermal Sources
|
0.7
|
0.30 — | 0.7 |
|
Site Elevation
|
0.04
|
100 m AMSL | 1.0 |
Site Characteristics
Elevation
100 m
Horizon
5.0°
Light Pollution
28.6 mag
Nearest City
884.2 km
pop 24k
Nearest Water
9.3 km
Thermal Index
0.3
Roughness
0.3
Elev. Change
100 m
Coordinates
-8.428, 179.1219
Algorithm
WGM = 4.42
x
Gate = 0.02
=
0.1
/ 100
NSQI v0.3.0