Anderson Mesa Weather Conditions

This is a collection of links of sky and weather conditions for Anderson Mesa collected on site. Both cameras are located in the northwest window well of the 42" telescope and are pointed to the north. The field of view for both cameras is about 60 degrees and is set so that the Sun and Moon do not enter the field of view at any time. This page will automatically refresh every 10 minutes.

Nighttime Sky 2008 Sep 24 04:34:57 UT	Daytime Sky 2008 Sep 23 21:28:18 MST
The image above is generated by a high-sensitivity black-and-white video camera (Watec 903K). Polaris appears just right of center near the top of the image on clear nights. Amazingly enough, this camera can generate useful images day and night. The only circumstance where it should show blank images is when the Sun and Moon are down and there are thick clouds over the area. The images are updated every 20 minutes at 11, 31, and 51 minutes past the hour.	The image above is generated by a color camera (D-Link DCS-1000) looking out the northwest window of the 42" telescope but pointed toward the north. This camera does not generate useful images at night (past civil twilight). The images are updated every 20 minutes at 1, 21, and 41 minutes past the hour.

31" Telescope inside monitor

31" Telescope pointing monitor

Current Weather Conditions

Auroral activity on 2003 Oct 29 UT (8:03-9:30, 1 minute per frame, 6.4Mb)

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