DarkCast
1.2
Unusable
37/39 factors
00:43 UTC · Mar 03
33.6
Peak
Fair in +33h
Wed Mar 04, 09:43 UTC
Sky Clarity
Poor
33
Heavy cloud cover or poor transparency
Darkness
Poor
16
Significant light pollution or bright moon
Celestial
Fair
63
Some celestial interference present
Conditions
Poor
32
Gusty winds may affect imaging
Site
Coordinates
24.56, -81.78
Elevation
2 m
Light Pollution
19.4 mag
Biggest Drags on Score
0.0
Seeing
0.0
Light Pollution
0.0
Local
0.04
Celestial
0.05
Weather
61
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 |
|
Total Cloud Fraction
|
0.94
|
0.06 [0,1] | 0.67 |
|
Ozone Column
|
0.92
|
239 DU | 0.94 |
|
Airglow Intensity
|
0.86
|
71.90 R | 0.6 |
|
Aod 550nm
|
0.79
|
0.10 — | 0.87 |
|
Volcanic Aerosol Stratospheric
|
0.45
|
0.06 — | 0.69 |
|
Precipitable Water Vapor
|
0.33
|
33.47 mm | 0.85 |
|
Humidity Profile Extinction
RESIDUAL
|
0.44
|
0.39 — | 0.85 |
63
Celestial
15.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Aurora Activity
|
1.0
|
0.00 Kp [0-9] | 0.63 |
|
Solar Depression Angle
|
0.97
|
17.39 ° | 1.0 |
|
Zodiacal Light Intensity
|
0.96
|
0.04 — | 0.9 |
|
Lunar Sky Brightness Contribution
|
0.7
|
1.50 Δmag/arcsec² | 0.95 |
|
Galactic Plane Brightness
RESIDUAL
|
0.04
|
0.96 — | 0.95 |
56
Weather
14.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Precipitation Probability
GATE
|
0.05
|
0.70 — | 0.75 |
|
Frost Dew On Optics Risk
|
0.98
|
0.02 — | 0.85 |
|
Barometric Pressure Trend
|
0.87
|
1.06 hPa/3hr | 0.85 |
|
Ground Thermal Emission Phase
|
0.41
|
0.41 — | 1.0 |
|
Surface Wind Speed
|
0.22
|
31.06 km/h | 0.85 |
|
Dew Point Convergence Rate
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.00 K/hr | 0.89 |
|
Condition Stability Forecast
RESIDUAL
|
0.92
|
0.92 — | 0.85 |
|
Ambient Temperature Comfort
RESIDUAL
|
0.65
|
297 K | 0.89 |
5
Seeing
20.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jet Stream Speed
|
0.75
|
38.05 kt | 0.8 |
|
Boundary Layer Gradient
|
0.56
|
6.58 K/km | 0.89 |
|
Terrain Turbulence Risk
|
0.0
|
1.00 — | 0.85 |
|
Scintillation Index Estimate
RESIDUAL
|
1.0
|
0.50 " | 0.89 |
|
Upper Atmosphere Wind Shear
RESIDUAL
|
0.34
|
33.21 kt | 0.8 |
|
Inversion Layer Strength
RESIDUAL
|
0.17
|
0.00 K | 0.89 |
16
Light Pollution
19.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zenith Sky Brightness
|
0.57
|
19.42 mag/arcsec² | 0.9 |
|
Nearest City Skyglow
|
0.37
|
169 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 |
8
Local
8.0% weight| Factor | Normalized | Raw | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Horizon Obstruction Index
|
0.99
|
0.39 ° | 0.9 |
|
Local Aqi
|
0.89
|
22.88 AQI | 0.82 |
|
Satellite Trail Density
|
0.85
|
14.64 tr/hr | 0.75 |
|
Local Thermal Sources
|
0.7
|
0.30 — | 0.7 |
|
Site Elevation
|
0.0
|
1.87 m AMSL | 1.0 |
Site Characteristics
Elevation
2 m
Horizon
0.4°
Light Pollution
19.4 mag
Nearest City
0.6 km
pop 29k
Nearest Water
0.4 km
Thermal Index
0.3
Roughness
0.002
Elev. Change
2 m
Coordinates
24.56, -81.78
Algorithm
WGM = 24.6
x
Gate = 0.0474
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1.2
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NSQI v0.3.0