DarkCast
1.9
Unusable
37/39 factors
00:43 UTC · Mar 03
69.0
Peak
Good in +82h
Fri Mar 06, 10:43 UTC
Sky Clarity
Good
72
Good transparency, minimal haze
Darkness
Poor
20
Significant light pollution or bright moon
Celestial
Poor
30
Sky too bright — sun near horizon
Conditions
Fair
35
Gusty winds may affect imaging
Site
Coordinates
37.1, -102.0
Elevation
100 m
Light Pollution
25.8 mag
Biggest Drags on Score
0.0
Light Pollution
0.02
Weather
0.04
Local
0.05
Celestial
0.17
Seeing
74
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 |
|
Aod 550nm
|
0.86
|
0.07 — | 0.87 |
|
Airglow Intensity
|
0.86
|
71.90 R | 0.6 |
|
Ozone Column
|
0.84
|
221 DU | 0.94 |
|
Precipitable Water Vapor
|
0.78
|
11.17 mm | 0.85 |
|
Volcanic Aerosol Stratospheric
|
0.71
|
0.03 — | 0.69 |
|
Total Cloud Fraction
|
0.44
|
0.56 [0,1] | 0.67 |
|
Humidity Profile Extinction
RESIDUAL
|
0.91
|
0.06 — | 0.85 |
30
Celestial
15.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Aurora Activity
|
1.0
|
0.00 Kp [0-9] | 0.63 |
|
Zodiacal Light Intensity
|
0.97
|
0.03 — | 0.9 |
|
Lunar Sky Brightness Contribution
|
0.93
|
0.37 Δmag/arcsec² | 0.95 |
|
Solar Depression Angle
|
0.05
|
0.81 ° | 1.0 |
|
Galactic Plane Brightness
RESIDUAL
|
0.4
|
0.60 — | 0.95 |
41
Weather
14.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Precipitation Probability
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.75 |
|
Frost Dew On Optics Risk
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.85 |
|
Barometric Pressure Trend
|
0.31
|
-3.06 hPa/3hr | 0.85 |
|
Surface Wind Speed
|
0.28
|
28.85 km/h | 0.85 |
|
Ground Thermal Emission Phase
|
0.02
|
0.02 — | 1.0 |
|
Dew Point Convergence Rate
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.00 K/hr | 0.89 |
|
Ambient Temperature Comfort
RESIDUAL
|
0.82
|
292 K | 0.89 |
|
Condition Stability Forecast
RESIDUAL
|
0.76
|
0.76 — | 0.85 |
70
Seeing
20.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boundary Layer Gradient
|
1.0
|
-9.22 K/km | 0.89 |
|
Terrain Turbulence Risk
|
0.94
|
0.06 — | 0.85 |
|
Jet Stream Speed
|
0.63
|
55.90 kt | 0.8 |
|
Scintillation Index Estimate
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.50 " | 0.89 |
|
Upper Atmosphere Wind Shear
RESIDUAL
|
0.92
|
4.02 kt | 0.8 |
|
Inversion Layer Strength
RESIDUAL
|
0.17
|
0.00 K | 0.89 |
20
Light Pollution
19.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenith Sky Brightness
|
1.0
|
25.83 mag/arcsec² | 0.9 |
|
Nearest City Skyglow
|
0.32
|
208 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 |
30
Local
8.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Local Aqi
|
0.9
|
19.75 AQI | 0.82 |
|
Horizon Obstruction Index
|
0.83
|
5.00 ° | 0.9 |
|
Satellite Trail Density
|
0.73
|
27.12 tr/hr | 0.75 |
|
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
25.8 mag
Nearest City
65.3 km
pop 11k
Nearest Water
156.0 km
Thermal Index
0.3
Roughness
0.3
Elev. Change
100 m
Coordinates
37.1, -102.0
Algorithm
WGM = 42.57
x
Gate = 0.0453
=
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NSQI v0.3.0