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About Starry Forecast
Starry Forecast is an independent night-sky planning tool. It helps you decide whether to go out, which hours look better and whether another night may be more suitable.
Choose the right starting point
Use the tonight and seven-night planner for a trip, the current-conditions checker for a quick snapshot, or the city directory for our four dedicated city pages. The aurora assessment is separate: a clear sky does not mean aurora is present.
What is ours, and what comes from providers
Weather comes from Open-Meteo, seeing from 7Timer ASTRO, and aurora activity from NOAA. Starry Forecast adds the observing-night alignment, three-hour comparison, seven-night presentation and practical interpretation. These are model-based planning aids, not our own telescope observations or a calibrated probability of seeing a target.
A small, maintained coverage area
We publish reviewed astronomy guides and a limited set of city pages, not a page for every possible place. Observing-site lists cite operators and retain their own check dates. No list guarantees darkness, safety, permits or nighttime access; confirm those details before travelling.
Check the work, not an authority badge
The worked scoring example shows how a hypothetical input becomes a score. The source register and page-level citations identify supporting records. Role-based editorial labels describe maintenance tasks, not a named astronomer’s endorsement; see our editorial responsibilities.
Report something that does not look right
Send the page URL, city and region, selected language, local date and time zone, and the displayed update time to [email protected]. Include the conflicting values or an official source if possible. Do not send precise home coordinates or other sensitive details. We do not promise a response time or that forecasts will match conditions on the ground.