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(NB: these resources are only accessible from the internal Lowell network – behind the VPN)
- LDT NightWatch (http://nightwatch.lowell.edu/) – A comprehensive collection of weather maps, webcams, and telescope status. This page is displayed in the LDT control room, and provides a quick overview of the current conditions at the site. The animated weather maps include red dots at the locations of Lowell's three campuses. From NW to SE these are Mars Hill, Anderson Mesa, and the LDT, respectively. The orange triangle in the radar image marks the location of the radar site, to be able to distinguish near-field clutter from true precipitation signal.
- LDT All-Sky Camera (http://dct-allsky.lowell.edu) – The LDT All-Sky Camera displays a new sky image every minute at night, and can be used to monitor sky conditions remotely. We are continuously working on upgrading the image quality of the All-Sky Camera and so occasionally the view will be obscured so that we may collect dark frames. Also, during times of high humidity, water condenses on the outside of the camera dome, obscuring the view.
- LDT WRS (Weather Reporting System) Webpage (http://dcs.lowell.edu:8016/WRSView.html) – Weather data recorded at LDT is continually logged. From these data, a 24 hour snapshot is presented through the webpage. On this webpage you will find the Temperature, Humidity, Wind Speed and Direction, Atmospheric Pressure, and Precipitation Rate, recorded for the past 24 hours in graphical representation.
- Anderson Mesa Sky Cameras and Weather Data (http://lux.lowell.edu/) – Weather data is also available from Lowell's other observatory site, Anderson Mesa. The weather at the two sites differs, however during typical airflow (winds from the west) the mesa can act as a predictor for conditions at LDT.
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