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14-03-2016, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Melbourne
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Thanks Robert, when I looked up EDT it came up with the time in the USA hence the confusion
This is a great tool, thanks for making it
Last edited by silversheltie; 14-03-2016 at 08:14 PM.
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24-03-2016, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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Originally Posted by wastro
Cloud Free Night (Cloud Forecasts for Australian Astronomers) is a non-profit online weather forecast information service, for the benefit of the Australian amateur and professional research astronomy community. It is unique in offering a comparison of the widely available forecasts from the United States GFS global model with higher resolution forecasts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology ACCESS model.
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Thanks to the advice and support of the Australian astronomy community, the Cloud Free Night (CFN) website has been completely re-designed and is available for preview at http://cloudfreenight.com/beta.html. The new CFN site interface is now optimised on both the desktop and mobile device. Feedback is most welcome. It is intended to update the current CFN website over Easter. Contributions will help cover running costs and expand the range of products available.
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24-03-2016, 09:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Melbourne
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Fantastic! Nice work!
It all make sense to me except the jetstream map. Is the dark blue good or bad? Or is it the wind speed within the blue that is important?
Markus
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25-03-2016, 10:19 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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I really like the beta site! Great work guys! So much easier to navigate.
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25-03-2016, 04:21 PM
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No obs, raising Harrison
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Great work, Rob. We are rolling out ACCESS APS2 at the moment. Does that impact you? I assume you are using APS1?
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26-03-2016, 08:42 AM
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ze frogginator
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
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+1 Terrific resource. All your weather needs in one location. Very neat.
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26-03-2016, 09:23 AM
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Big Scopes are Cool
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SE Tasmania
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Really enjoying the meteogram format. Is it possible for the site to remember my location from one session to the next rather than having to keep selecting it each time?
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26-03-2016, 09:28 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Oz
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Nice site but no coverage for the northern regions.
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26-03-2016, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Alexandra, Victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonius
Fantastic! Nice work!
It all make sense to me except the jetstream map. Is the dark blue good or bad? Or is it the wind speed within the blue that is important?
Markus
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Jetstream represents the upper level wind and like the cloud maps, red is meant to be bad and blue is good. Jet streams are relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere and can adversely after seeing similar to strong low level winds.
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26-03-2016, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by goober
Great work, Rob. We are rolling out ACCESS APS2 at the moment. Does that impact you? I assume you are using APS1?
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Cloud Free Night currently uses the ACCESS-R APS1 model data from the Bureau of Meteorology's OPeNDAP server. When ACCESS APS2 goes operational it will "seamlessly" switch to the newer model data.
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26-03-2016, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Alexandra, Victoria
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Originally Posted by Mick
Nice site but no coverage for the northern regions.
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Please tell us what locations you would like coverage for? You are most welcome to PM/email any details...
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26-03-2016, 11:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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Originally Posted by peter_4059
Really enjoying the meteogram format. Is it possible for the site to remember my location from one session to the next rather than having to keep selecting it each time?
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Absolutely. While in the Meteogram page click on the button "Bookmark Location". Then add to home screen on mobile or to favourites bar on browser. From there on Cloud Free Night will remember you when you use the shortcut.
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26-03-2016, 11:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Melbourne
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Thanks Rob! :-)
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31-03-2016, 03:20 PM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Canberra
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So far proved rather accurate Nice work guys
Mike
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31-03-2016, 05:37 PM
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Deprived of starlight
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sydney
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I'm confused.
When I click "Now" below the chart the text above says 1400 EDT. Above that it says NSW +003 hr.
Both numbers change if I click on the numbers below the chart to advance by 12/6/3 hours.
Am I reading this wrong?
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31-03-2016, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oakleigh
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Re: Cloud Free Night
Morton,
The chart is for 1400 EDT.
The +003 hr means reference time plus 3 hours. This means the reference time is 1100 EDT or 0000 UT. Advancing the time by 3 hours should move the chart time to 1700 EDT, which is also Reference Time (0000 UT) +6 hrs.
Peter Thomas
Oakleigh
Quote:
Originally Posted by MortonH
I'm confused.
When I click "Now" below the chart the text above says 1400 EDT. Above that it says NSW +003 hr.
Both numbers change if I click on the numbers below the chart to advance by 12/6/3 hours.
Am I reading this wrong?
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31-03-2016, 08:37 PM
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Deprived of starlight
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 3,762
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pdthomas23
Morton,
The chart is for 1400 EDT.
The +003 hr means reference time plus 3 hours. This means the reference time is 1100 EDT or 0000 UT. Advancing the time by 3 hours should move the chart time to 1700 EDT, which is also Reference Time (0000 UT) +6 hrs.
Peter Thomas
Oakleigh
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Ah, makes sense now.
Should have said before, the site is VERY cool!
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03-04-2016, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Alexandra, Victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wastro
Thanks to the advice and support of the Australian astronomy community, the Cloud Free Night (CFN) website has been completely re-designed and is available for preview at http://cloudfreenight.com/beta.html. The new CFN site interface is now optimised on both the desktop and mobile device. Feedback is most welcome. It is intended to update the current CFN website over Easter. Contributions will help cover running costs and expand the range of products available.
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Cloud Free Night ( www.cloudfreenight.com) has been updated with a completely re-designed interface optimised on both the desktop and mobile device. Satellite (Himawari-8) imagery has also been added to complement the model forecast maps and meteograms. Feedback most welcome.
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04-04-2016, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mount Glasgow (central Vic)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strongmanmike
So far proved rather accurate Nice work guys
Mike
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If you've been using a GFS based forecast in the past (and there haven't been many other easy options until now) then you should see a noticeable improvement using BoM ACCESS model. Clouds still damn difficult but ACCESS much better in Australian domain than GFS for short-term forecasts.
Phil
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05-04-2016, 05:33 PM
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Mostly harmless...
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 5,716
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The new map interface appears to only got out to +12hrs now?
Would be SO helpful to have 3 (or even 5) days out. The old animated ACCESS maps were helpful before a long trip to figure out what cloud might be blowing your way, even at lowest res.
Any chance of getting back at least 24/48/72hr buttons (or am I missing something)?
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