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Panoramic imageries added on "Weather Information for Astronomical Observation (Beta Version)" webpage

6 June 2014


The "Weather Information for Astronomical Observation (Beta Version)" webpage has proved verypopular sinceits launchon 17 March this year. Recently,the Allsky camera at Cape D'Aguilar captured the Milky Way in the early morning on 25 May.

Toallow stargazersa more comprehensive view on the weather condition at the astronomical observation hot spots,panoramic imageries generated by the allsky imageriesare newly added on the webpage today(6 June). Thepanoramic imageries provide a wide view of the surroundings at horizontal level in all directions, so that stargazers can observe at a glance the weather condition of the surrounding areas at the astronomical observation hot spots.

Related website:
1. "Weather Information for Astronomical Observation" webpage (Beta Version) launched
2. "Weather Information for Astronomical Observation" webpage

Figure 1. Image of Milky Way taken by Allsky camera at Cape D'Aguilar at 3 a.m. on 25 May 2014

Figure 2. Panoramic image