Jun
17
Sat
2017
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Cloudy skies and a 10-20% chance of precipitation this evening means that the Crockett Park Public Night is again canceled.

Although the Clear Sky Chart[1] predicts only 10% cloud cover at 21:00 local time, most forecasts [2][3][4] show mostly cloudy skies with a significant chance of precipitation through this evening. Transparency prediction ranges from POOR to TOO CLOUDY TO FORECAST. Not a good night for star gazing.

Hoping for clear skies soon,

Tree Greenwood
Crockett Park Coordinator

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Jul
22
Sat
2017
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Jul 22 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Weather forecasts force cancellation of our Public Night again.  The Clear Sky chart[1] predicts transparency and seeing mostly as “Too cloudy to forecast”.  As of 11:00 local time, all the other forecasts [2][3][4] predict mostly cloudy to overcast skies with a 15 to 50 percent chance of a thunderstorm or rain.  Conditions won’t be suitable for astronomical observations.

Hoping for clear skies for the eclipse and our next public night,

R. J. ‘Tree’ Greenwood
Site Coordinator

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Nov
18
Sat
2017
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Nov 18 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The public night scheduled for 18 November is canceled.  Although the Clear Sky Chart[1] currently says only 50% of the sky will be covered by clouds, all of the other forecasts predict “cloudy”[2] or “mostly cloudy”[3][4] with a chance of precipitation.  DC television weather-guessers all agree it will be mostly cloudy tomorrow evening with differing opinions on the timing and amount of precipitation.

Hoping for clear skies for future public nights,

R. J. ‘Tree’ Greenwood
Crockett Park Site Coordinator

[1] http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/CrckttPrkVAkey.html
[2] https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/midland-va/22728/hourly-weather-forecast/2111280?hour=40
[3] https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/22728:4:US
[4] https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/va/midland/date/2017-11-18?cm_ven=localwx_hour

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Feb
17
Sat
2018
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Feb 17 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Cancelled - C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park | Midland | Virginia | United States

A nasty wintery mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain and/or snow tomorrow afternoon and evening isn’t suitable for telescopes, astronomers or the general public.

Hoping for Clear skies for future dates,

Tree Greenwood
Crockett Park Site Coordinator

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.