Clear Skies?   Check these links to find out.
NOAA Satellite Images

Water Vapor Movie
Infrared (Cloud Tops) Movie
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Current Phase of the Moon
Clear Sky Clocks for Local Observing Sites
Dark blue squares mean clear skies. Red lines are at midnight.
Click on any chart for more detail.
McCormick Observatory   
Fan Mountain Observatory   
Dogwood Ridge Observatory   
Blue Ridge Observatory   
Big Meadows Campground   
Stokesville Observatory   
Spruce Knob, West Virginia   
Green Bank, West Virginia   

Light Pollution Map of our Area
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Map of Virginia with Counties Outlined
The Bortle Dark-Sky Scale Defined