Rockies and Southeast Offer Best Astrophotography Nights
Tonight's national astrophotography outlook favors the Rockies and Southeast regions with strong conditions. Salt Lake City leads with an excellent 99/100 score, offering minimal clouds and excellent visibility. Other Rockies cities like Billings and Cheyenne also rate excellent, providing prime opportunities. The Southeast region shows mostly excellent conditions, with Nashville, Charlotte, and New Orleans scoring above 85, featuring very low cloud cover and good visibility. In contrast, the Northeast and Great Plains face poor conditions with heavy cloud cover and rain, notably in Philadelphia, New York, and Sioux Falls. The Pacific Northwest shows mixed results; Seattle and Spokane have excellent conditions, while Portland and Anchorage rate poorly. The Southwest is variable, with Phoenix and Las Vegas near-perfect, but coastal cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles only fair.
The Rockies stand out with consistently excellent scores, led by Salt Lake City at 99/100 and Billings at 92/100, providing excellent visibility and very low cloud cover for astrophotography.
