Observing Facilities, Sites

Long Lake Conservation Center
Sky & Weather Conditions

Observing in Minnesota requires amateur astronomers to be part-time meteorologists as well.

Fortunately, the Internet is a wonderful resource for weather-related information. In this section observers will find:

Attilla Danko's popular 'Clear Sky Clock', customized for the observing site
National Weather Service text and graphical forecasts for the location
Weather.com current conditions and forecast for the location
Visible satellite imagery (current and looped) for Minnesota (daylight hours only)
Infrared satellite imagery (current and looped) for Minnesota
Current phase of the Moon courtesy of the United States Naval Observatory
Space Environment Center aurora predictions
Daily solar image from SOHO

Click on any of the images or links supplied with each aid for more information.

[NOTE: These aids are provided via "real-time" links to the originating web sites and are NOT verified as to their timeliness or accuracy! Click on the any of the images to visit the hosting web site for complete information.]