Astrospheric

Welcome to Astrospheric

Astrospheric provides advanced weather tools for professional astronomers, astrophotographers, and universities across the continental US and Canada. It is the only service that generates dynamic, location-specific forecasts from the Canadian Meteorological Centre and Allan Rahill's Astronomy Forecast. Astrospheric also partners with leading scientists and integrates cutting-edge weather models to help you plan your nights under the stars with confidence.

Only Astrospheric's Transparency forecast includes wildfire smoke

Astrospheric is the only place you can get hourly seeing forecasts from Allan Rahill's powerful seeing model.

Astrospheric Pro provides access to the best in class multi-model cloud ensemble for astronomers and much more.

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Thanks to the ensemble forecast, if all forecasts agree that it will be clear ... you are probably in the clear.

Astrospheric was instrumental in helping us find a clear location to catch totality

Smoke is integrated into their transparency forecast!

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	Smoke forecast data provided by RAP model
	Cloud forecast data provided by NAM, RDPS, and GFS models
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