Telescope Weather
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Before any real time session it is essential that you check on the weather at the location you are hoping to observe from. Below are some useful links (these are not websites maintained by LCOGT or Faulkes Telescope project).
| Hawaii | Australia | |
| Current weather | Institute of Hawaii, weather plot | Anglo-Australian Telescope, weather plot |
| ConCam, live view over each telescope site |
Haleakala (Currently offline) |
Siding Spring |
| Cloud Camera | MAGNUM | n/a |
| Satellite images of cloud cover | Hawaiian islands | New South Wales |
Even if the sky is clear you might not be able to observe if any one of a number of weather limits has been exceeded. To avoid the enclosure opening and shutting rapidly, during a period of changable weather, there are time constraints. The limits are:
| Weather condition | Will close if:- | Will open if :- | for (mins) |
| Humidity | > 85 % | < 80 % | 30 |
| Cloud | > 40 % | < 30% | 20 |
| Wind speed | > 17 m/s | <12 m/s | 60 |