0.2
Unusable
37/39 factors
00:43 UTC · Mar 03
45.3
Peak
Fair in +11h
Tue Mar 03, 11:43 UTC
Sky Clarity
Fair
43
Moderate clouds or haze present
Darkness
Poor
2
Significant light pollution or bright moon
Celestial
Poor
1
Sky too bright — sun near horizon
Conditions
Poor
33
Gusty winds may affect imaging
Site
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
Elevation
330 m
Light Pollution
17.6 mag
Biggest Drags on Score
0.0
Celestial
0.0
Seeing
0.0
Light Pollution
0.0
Weather
0.0
Light Pollution
82
Transparency
24.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fog Probability
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.00 — | 0.85 |
|
Wildfire Smoke Density
GATE
|
1.0
|
0.03 — | 0.82 |
|
Total Cloud Fraction
|
0.96
|
0.04 [0,1] | 0.67 |
|
Airglow Intensity
|
0.86
|
71.90 R | 0.6 |
|
Aod 550nm
|
0.77
|
0.12 — | 0.87 |
|
Precipitable Water Vapor
|
0.75
|
12.58 mm | 0.85 |
|
Ozone Column
|
0.74
|
202 DU | 0.94 |
|
Volcanic Aerosol Stratospheric
|
0.71
|
0.03 — | 0.69 |
|
Humidity Profile Extinction
RESIDUAL
|
0.92
|
0.06 — | 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
|
0.96
|
0.04 — | 0.9 |
|
Solar Depression Angle
|
0.0
|
0.00 ° | 1.0 |
|
Galactic Plane Brightness
RESIDUAL
|
0.6
|
0.40 — | 0.95 |
20
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
|
0.66
|
-1.83 hPa/3hr | 0.85 |
|
Surface Wind Speed
|
0.39
|
24.54 km/h | 0.85 |
|
Ground Thermal Emission Phase
|
0.0
|
0.00 — | 1.0 |
|
Dew Point Convergence Rate
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.00 K/hr | 0.89 |
|
Condition Stability Forecast
RESIDUAL
|
0.85
|
0.85 — | 0.85 |
|
Ambient Temperature Comfort
RESIDUAL
|
0.33
|
305 K | 0.89 |
4
Seeing
20.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jet Stream Speed
|
0.6
|
60.63 kt | 0.8 |
|
Boundary Layer Gradient
|
0.14
|
12.91 K/km | 0.89 |
|
Terrain Turbulence Risk
|
0.0
|
1.00 — | 0.85 |
|
Scintillation Index Estimate
RESIDUAL
|
0.88
|
1.05 " | 0.89 |
|
Upper Atmosphere Wind Shear
RESIDUAL
|
0.71
|
14.58 kt | 0.8 |
|
Inversion Layer Strength
RESIDUAL
|
0.17
|
0.00 K | 0.89 |
2
Light Pollution
19.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nearest City Skyglow
|
1.0
|
0.31 km | 0.85 |
|
Zenith Sky Brightness
|
0.27
|
17.63 mag/arcsec² | 0.9 |
|
Commercial Shutoff Factor
RESIDUAL
|
0.0
|
0.00 [0,1] | 0.6 |
|
Cloud Amplified Skyglow
RESIDUAL
|
0.0
|
23.86 Δmag/arcsec² | 0.67 |
45
Local
8.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satellite Trail Density
|
1.0
|
0.00 tr/hr | 0.75 |
|
Horizon Obstruction Index
|
0.9
|
3.06 ° | 0.9 |
|
Local Aqi
|
0.73
|
53.88 AQI | 0.82 |
|
Local Thermal Sources
|
0.7
|
0.30 — | 0.7 |
|
Site Elevation
|
0.13
|
330 m AMSL | 1.0 |
Site Characteristics
Elevation
330 m
Horizon
3.1°
Light Pollution
17.6 mag
Nearest City
0.3 km
pop 3.6M
Nearest Water
207.5 km
Thermal Index
0.3
Roughness
0.07
Elev. Change
8 m
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
Algorithm
WGM = 8.77
x
Gate = 0.02
=
0.2
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NSQI v0.3.0