Here is a simple and easy to use Dashboard widget for evaluating sky conditions suitable for astronomical viewing.
All you have to do is install the widget, flip it over, and select the location of interest.
Here are some key features of "Clear Sky Clock Widget":
· Proper parsing of weather station names with periods and parentheses in their names.
Half-size mode:
· Click on the "Toggle Size" link on the screen and the widget will switch between full-size and half-size. When a widget is half-sized it occupies one-quarter of the area and is still readable.
Built-in Legend:
· If you click on the clear sky chart image, a legend will appear underneath, describing the meaning of the various colors on the clear-sky chart. Click on the clear sky chart image again, the legend disappears.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added support for site names with accented characters.
· Fixed a problem that prevented sites with non-ASCII characters, such as those accented characters in French and Spanish site names, from showing up.
· The name may not look correct in the pull down menu with a diamond where the accented character should be, but the site will work.