You don’t have to own a telescope to touch the stars - just a heart open to wonder and a willingness to look up.
About Galactic Visions by DeLong
Guided by curiosity and a deep love for family, I aim to capture the wonder of the cosmos from my own backyard the pacific northwest — turning small moments under the stars into lasting inspiration.
Whether you're a fellow dreamer or discovering space for the first time, there's a place for you here.
This is a cool resource that I found that is available to the general public!
Created by Attilla Danko and maintained by CSCCharts, it's the astronomer's forecast. At a glance, it shows when it will be cloudy or clear for the next few days. It's a prediction of when Bellingham, WA, will have good weather for astronomical observing.
The data comes from a forecast model developed by Allan Rahill of the Canadian Meteorological Centre. CMC's numerical weather forecasts are unique because they are specifically designed for astronomers. But they have 1180 forecast maps. It can be a chore to find the one map that tells you if you can observe tonight.
So, Attilla Danko wrote a script to generate the images like the one above which summarizes CMC's forecast images just for Bellingham and the surroundings out to about 10 miles.
There are charts for over 6158 locations!
To check and see if one of these Clear Sky Chart’s is available for your area - click below
Bellingham Clear Sky Chart - What is it?
To learn how to read this chart - click below
To see a summary of past forecasts in Bellingham - click below
