DarkCast
0.2
Unusable
37/39 factors
00:43 UTC · Mar 03
70.3
Peak
Excellent in +17h
Tue Mar 03, 17:43 UTC
Sky Clarity
Poor
32
Significant cloud cover reducing visibility
Darkness
Poor
18
Significant light pollution or bright moon
Celestial
Poor
1
Sky too bright — sun near horizon
Conditions
Fair
45
Marginal weather conditions
Site
Coordinates
-31.27, 149.07
Elevation
1050 m
Light Pollution
28.5 mag
Biggest Drags on Score
0.0
Celestial
0.0
Transparency
0.0
Light Pollution
0.0
Weather
0.16
Transparency
4
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
|
0.84
|
0.08 — | 0.87 |
|
Volcanic Aerosol Stratospheric
|
0.73
|
0.03 — | 0.69 |
|
Ozone Column
|
0.72
|
198 DU | 0.94 |
|
Precipitable Water Vapor
|
0.18
|
40.84 mm | 0.85 |
|
Total Cloud Fraction
|
0.0
|
1.00 [0,1] | 0.67 |
|
Humidity Profile Extinction
RESIDUAL
|
0.16
|
0.59 — | 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
|
0.62
|
0.38 — | 0.9 |
|
Solar Depression Angle
|
0.0
|
0.00 ° | 1.0 |
|
Galactic Plane Brightness
RESIDUAL
|
0.82
|
0.18 — | 0.95 |
25
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
|
0.78
|
1.42 hPa/3hr | 0.85 |
|
Surface Wind Speed
|
0.6
|
16.13 km/h | 0.85 |
|
Ground Thermal Emission Phase
|
0.0
|
0.00 — | 1.0 |
|
Dew Point Convergence Rate
RESIDUAL
|
0.89
|
0.33 K/hr | 0.89 |
|
Condition Stability Forecast
RESIDUAL
|
0.86
|
0.86 — | 0.85 |
|
Ambient Temperature Comfort
RESIDUAL
|
0.76
|
294 K | 0.89 |
60
Seeing
20.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boundary Layer Gradient
|
1.0
|
-2.00 K/km | 0.89 |
|
Terrain Turbulence Risk
|
0.94
|
0.06 — | 0.85 |
|
Jet Stream Speed
|
0.7
|
45.64 kt | 0.8 |
|
Scintillation Index Estimate
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.50 " | 0.89 |
|
Upper Atmosphere Wind Shear
RESIDUAL
|
0.18
|
41.01 kt | 0.8 |
|
Inversion Layer Strength
RESIDUAL
|
0.17
|
0.00 K | 0.89 |
18
Light Pollution
19.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenith Sky Brightness
|
1.0
|
28.46 mag/arcsec² | 0.9 |
|
Nearest City Skyglow
|
0.24
|
314 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 |
66
Local
8.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satellite Trail Density
|
1.0
|
0.00 tr/hr | 0.75 |
|
Local Aqi
|
0.95
|
10.35 AQI | 0.82 |
|
Horizon Obstruction Index
|
0.72
|
8.47 ° | 0.9 |
|
Local Thermal Sources
|
0.7
|
0.30 — | 0.7 |
|
Site Elevation
|
0.42
|
1050 m AMSL | 1.0 |
Site Characteristics
Elevation
1050 m
Horizon
8.5°
Light Pollution
28.5 mag
Nearest City
118.6 km
pop 32k
Nearest Water
140.2 km
Thermal Index
0.3
Roughness
0.163
Elev. Change
337 m
Coordinates
-31.27, 149.07
Algorithm
WGM = 11.42
x
Gate = 0.02
=
0.2
/ 100
NSQI v0.3.0