Sentences with phrase «monitor sky conditions»

Razdow telescope A companion to the Kitt Peak Vacuum and McMath - Pierce Solar telescopes, the tiny Razdow used to monitor sky conditions and warn observers inside the other two facilities of conditions that would degrade their observations.

Not exact matches

Ice retreat depends strongly on the amount of solar heating of the surface ice and ocean; clear sky conditions early in the melt season can go a long ways towards helping ice retreat later in the season, so this is one of the variables that will be monitored closely (e.g., in the Barrow coastal sea ice break - up forecast, see below).