Resources

Current Conditions

Check the sky before you go observing. Live cloud-cover forecasts for our observing sites, current Sun, Moon and Planet visibility, and what is visible in the sky tonight.


Clear Sky Charts

Each chart shows hour-by-hour cloud cover, transparency, and seeing forecasts for the next couple of days, generated by ClearDarkSky.com.


Powell Observatory

Warko Observatory

ASKC Dark Sky Site (DSS)

Powell Observatory Weather Station
View current weather conditions at Powell Observatory

GOES-19 Upper Mississippi Valley GeoColor

Sun Moon and Sky

Current Moon Phase

Current Sunspots

SOHO Real-Time Sunspots with Earth Scale

Courtesy of SOHO (ESA & NASA)

Current Coronal Mass Ejections

Latest GOES-19 Image

Tonight's Sky



Stellarium is a free app on Android and iOS. On this webpage, tap the hamburger icon to remove the sidebar and view the current night sky.