Hello
Another update of
AstroSpots.com is behind us. The project is constantly evolving and the database of locations is growing, too.
Interesting spots have appeared in the United States, but also Spain and Greece.
We would like to point new feature that you might find interesting and useful for Astro observations:
- we increased the weather forecast to 72h,
- weather forecast now includes moon illumination and moon phases,
- we have added a "Resources" tab to the user's profile, where we will place files, freebies and gadgets related to astronomy. As first, appears - Astronomy Form for notes and sketches from observations,
- now on each spot, you can check how long it will take to reach it and what are the possible routes,
- we improved the section with upcoming astronomical events:https://astrospots.com/astrospots/astronomy-events
- and finally, we added a feature called - "stargazing opportunity", and this is a feature that we are using daily now since we develop it.
1.user can define its own weather parameters condition, related to the observation, on his profile (point 1 on the picture)
2. when checking the weather forecast for a given location, the system will show how many hours of
stargazing opportunities you have during the night (point 2 on the picture)
3. you can always check the details of the forecast and determine whether these are really good conditions for you (point 3 on the picture)
This are probably the most important information. Let us know what you think. Your comments are valuable and welcome - also the critical ones!
For me, astrospots.com is great fun, both in designing and in gaining astronomical knowledge.
Hopefully, over time we will create a useful tool for the whole community and bring astronomy closer to the people.
Regards and clear skies
Peter