DarkCast
0.3
Unusable
37/39 factors
00:54 UTC · Mar 03
80.4
Peak
Excellent in +35h
Wed Mar 04, 11:54 UTC
Sky Clarity
Fair
41
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
54
Gusty winds may affect imaging
Site
Coordinates
37.59, -112.19
Elevation
2530 m
Light Pollution
26.3 mag
Biggest Drags on Score
0.0
Celestial
0.0
Seeing
0.0
Light Pollution
0.0
Weather
0.06
Weather
67
Transparency
24.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fog Probability
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.83 |
|
Wildfire Smoke Density
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.82 |
|
Aod 550nm
|
0.9
|
0.05 — | 0.87 |
|
Precipitable Water Vapor
|
0.88
|
5.91 mm | 0.83 |
|
Airglow Intensity
|
0.86
|
71.90 R | 0.6 |
|
Ozone Column
|
0.83
|
219 DU | 0.93 |
|
Volcanic Aerosol Stratospheric
|
0.81
|
0.02 — | 0.69 |
|
Total Cloud Fraction
|
0.2
|
0.80 [0,1] | 0.65 |
|
Humidity Profile Extinction
RESIDUAL
|
0.84
|
0.12 — | 0.83 |
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] | 0.61 |
|
Zodiacal Light Intensity
|
0.97
|
0.03 — | 0.9 |
|
Solar Depression Angle
|
0.0
|
0.00 ° | 1.0 |
|
Galactic Plane Brightness
RESIDUAL
|
0.51
|
0.49 — | 0.95 |
15
Weather
14.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Precipitation Probability
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.74 |
|
Frost Dew On Optics Risk
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.83 |
|
Barometric Pressure Trend
|
0.99
|
-0.29 hPa/3hr | 0.83 |
|
Surface Wind Speed
|
0.06
|
37.51 km/h | 0.83 |
|
Ground Thermal Emission Phase
|
0.0
|
0.00 — | 1.0 |
|
Ambient Temperature Comfort
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
284 K | 0.88 |
|
Condition Stability Forecast
RESIDUAL
|
0.96
|
0.96 — | 0.83 |
|
Dew Point Convergence Rate
RESIDUAL
|
0.94
|
0.17 K/hr | 0.88 |
14
Seeing
20.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boundary Layer Gradient
|
1.0
|
-2.00 K/km | 0.88 |
|
Terrain Turbulence Risk
|
0.89
|
0.11 — | 0.83 |
|
Jet Stream Speed
|
0.44
|
84.17 kt | 0.79 |
|
Upper Atmosphere Wind Shear
RESIDUAL
|
0.41
|
29.43 kt | 0.79 |
|
Inversion Layer Strength
RESIDUAL
|
0.17
|
0.00 K | 0.88 |
|
Scintillation Index Estimate
RESIDUAL
|
0.0
|
5.02 " | 0.88 |
18
Light Pollution
19.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenith Sky Brightness
|
1.0
|
26.32 mag/arcsec² | 0.9 |
|
Nearest City Skyglow
|
0.25
|
299 km | 0.85 |
|
Cloud Amplified Skyglow
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.00 Δmag/arcsec² | 0.65 |
|
Commercial Shutoff Factor
RESIDUAL
|
0.0
|
0.00 [0,1] | 0.6 |
92
Local
8.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Site Elevation
|
1.0
|
2530 m AMSL | 1.0 |
|
Satellite Trail Density
|
1.0
|
0.00 tr/hr | 0.75 |
|
Local Aqi
|
0.97
|
5.92 AQI | 0.82 |
|
Horizon Obstruction Index
|
0.87
|
3.90 ° | 0.9 |
|
Local Thermal Sources
|
0.7
|
0.30 — | 0.7 |
Site Characteristics
Elevation
2530 m
Horizon
3.9°
Light Pollution
26.3 mag
Nearest City
77.5 km
pop 28k
Nearest Water
82.3 km
Thermal Index
0.3
Roughness
0.152
Elev. Change
218 m
Coordinates
37.59, -112.19
Algorithm
WGM = 16.29
x
Gate = 0.02
=
0.3
/ 100
NSQI v0.3.0