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Weather and Astronomy

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Notes:

Up to this point we have been discussing some background on what drives the local weather and the tools used to understand it. Now we are going to delve into how the weather affects astronomy.

Even a clear moonless night in a dark location may not be suitable for some types of observing. In this section we will discuss the two main weather properties (beyond a clear sky) that control your success for particular targets on a particular night.