Scope Nights Astronomy Weather Customer ServiceMartin Dodd

Scope Nights Astronomy Weather Customer Service

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  • CompanyMartin Dodd
  • CategoryWeather
  • Published
  • Current Version2.5.1
  • Price$4.99
  • Content Rating4+
  • CompatibilityMin. IOS 9.3
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"Every amateur astronomer yearns for clear, dark skies, and this exhaustive app helps you find them."
- Sky At Night Magazine 2017

"Several astronomy-oriented weather apps are available, but Scope Nights has become my favorite… it does a fine job of summarizing the data in a clear and understandable fashion."
- Sky & Telescope Magazine 2015

"Conventional weather forecasts meet the needs of Earthly dwellers; news of cloud cover when sensible folk are asleep is hardly required. Now via this wonderful App… local forecasts for nocturnal weather… are now available."
- Astronomy Now Magazine 2012

If you’re a stargazer, astronomer or astrophotographer, analysing conventional weather forecasts for favourable night time conditions can be very time consuming, you just want to know when to plan your stargazing trip or set up your telescope. Scope Nights analyses night time weather forecast data for you and shows exactly when and where to go for the darkest and clearest skies, as well as offering customisable stargazing ratings to suit your telescope and observing habits, stargazing notifications, and a detailed light pollution map showing nearby dark sky sites and observatories. Finding clear dark skies and discovering the night sky has never been easier!


PLAN YOUR OBSERVING WITH CUSTOM STARGAZING RATINGS

• View at a glance which nights will be good for astronomy using smart weather analysis with clear stargazing ratings and animated weather icons to quickly see if it’s worth preparing your telescope or planning a stargazing trip

• Create custom stargazing ratings using observing thresholds for moon phase, wind, humidity and temperature. Choose night, evening or morning coverage to suit when you observe, the type of telescope, and the type of observing you plan to do.

• View at a glance which of your favourite Scope Sites will have the most suitable conditions


FIND DARK SKY SITES & OBSERVATORIES

• Find nearby dark sky sites with the clearest skies using a detailed light pollution map derived from the latest NASA satellite data

• Searchable lists and dark sky map showing certified dark sky places, major astronomical observatories and robotic telescopes


DETAILED ASTRONOMY FORECASTS

• Long range astronomy forecasts for any location worldwide, compare up to 10 locations up to 10 nights ahead

• Local 3-hourly forecasts for UK & USA updated hourly using the best forecast data available direct from the UK Met Office and the US NOAA National Weather Service


CUSTOM STARGAZING NOTIFICATIONS

• Receive accurate notifications of good or fair stargazing ratings based on your custom thresholds, well before sunset so you can prepare for your observing session

• App badge showing the number of sites with good observing conditions for tonight


SHARE STARGAZING FORECASTS

• Share astronomy weather reports with fellow astronomers via email, social media or print them out for your observatory


DETAILED CUSTOM ASTRONOMY FORECASTS

• Night time specific astronomy forecasts from sunset to sunrise

• Forecast coverage to suit when you observe: All Night, Evening or Morning

• Detailed colour coded forecasts:
- Moon phase percentage & altitude
- Cloud cover
- Precipitation probability
- Relative humidity
- Minimum temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Wind direction
- Wind speed & gusts in Mph, Knots, Kph or Mps

• Moonrise and moonset times

• Sunrise & sunset times

• Wind speed gust sensitivity switch for those with large telescopes or in exposed locations


REQUIREMENTS
• Requires a device with iOS 9.3 or later
• Requires Internet access over a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection
• Requires Location Services be enabled to automatically find local astronomy forecast
• Requires Background Services be enabled to get stargazing notifications

Scope Nights Astronomy Weather App Comments & Reviews

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Scope Nights Astronomy Weather Positive Reviews

It works but you don’t really getting a lot of valueWhen it was first installed, I got lots of errors about not being able to save location information. Sent a tech support request and got nothing back. The error is now gone but it doesn’t always save my location but I guess my biggest grip is you don’t really get anything that isn’t already free with other apps. It has potential, but hey seriously need to add more features for the price they charge. I guess that is why there is not a trial version..Version: 2.5.1

Needs workI use an app called “Good To Stargaze”, which is free, and for a nominal fee allows one to save 5 sites. That app is very succinct and intuitive in its forecasts and presentation. Scope Nights offers much of the same information, and has a more colorful interface, and it has some basic stability issues. When connecting to the Internet to get weather information, the app can hang. When the connection times out, it sometimes crashes out to the “Finder”. I like that you can look up known dark sky sites and observatories, and add - evidently - dozens of custom sites. However, when the app is new, it seems to store every map position you navigate to, and your current location is stored dozens of times, and you cannot add new sites because the max number has been reached. I manually deleted all of these sites, which took several minutes (needs a delete all interface), and afterward it worked as expected. Not recommended over Good To Stargaze, and it does mostly work, but has the drawbacks mentioned above..Version: 2.5.1

Not helpful for my locationI work at a dark sky park and love to recommend apps. We do sky tours weekly and I use about 6 locations for weather data. Sky and telescope recommended the app so I bought it. None of the towns within a 40 mile radius are locations that will give me data. I was able to find my park listed on the location finder but our data is “unable to access”.Version: 2.5.1

Wish I’d have found this soonerI used to use ClearOutside, this is the same idea but actually works. Even for random locations in tiny towns near the desert I get so many location results. ClearOutside couldn’t even find major cities or counties I put in. Icons are great, really easy to understand, and hourly forecast on specific nights make it really easy to find key times to go out. I pair this with PhotoPills to plan my shots of the Milky Way and other nightscape scenes..Version: 2.5.1

Quick and easyThe app provides a VERY quick and easy assessment of astronomy viewing conditions for the entire WEEK ahead. You may wish to pair it with a more detailed astronomy weather app to get a more sophisticated weather predictions on any specific day. But for a quick assessment of the weeks forecast, this app cannot be beat! I highly recommend it!.Version: 2.5.1

Useful for Predicting ConditionsScope Nights has a lot of good functionality for helping me determine what viewing conditions will be. Its dark sky map doesn’t seem to be accurate based on what I’ve seen in other dark sky locations map apps. It still seems to be supported by the developer since most of it works..Version: 2.5.1

Scope nights appUsed this app now for two years and is very accurate! Once it said poor and the sky was clear so I set up my scope and by the time of sunset I was completely clouded in! When it says good it’s clear and when it says poor it’s cloudy! Can’t ask better than that. I highly recommend it..Version: 2.5

Great app in need of some bug fixesI love this app, but every time I go into it, it gives me an error that the forecast for my site is unavailable. Lately I am getting the same error 2 or 3 times and each error must be clicked to make it go away. Regardless of the errors it actually does still provide an updated forecast. If this could be fixed then the app would be perfect..Version: 2.5.1

Great AppThis is a great app that lets you know the weather ahead of time and is accurate. I use it to let me know if I need to set up for the public sky watch at our planetarium. The dark sky map lets me know which dark sights I can go to with clear nights..Version: 2.5.1

IOS 11 broke it but developer fixed itI inadvertently re-clicked a previous review about this issue. Please delete it if you can. Glad to have this app working again. I’ve been using it for years and it is still the best I have found for planning my observing..Version: 2.5

Seems reliable and quite usefulI find this app to be useful for a first look at the possibility for decent skies. Your mileage may vary. If you’re a stargazer like me, you know that the weather does whatever it feels like to us poor mortals. But definitely a good thing to have in your toolkit..Version: 2.5.1

Improving the App recommendationHello Id like to give the technical, and the development team of Scope Nights app, a small advice on improving the overall function of the app. So, when I for exampe, hit the "Scope Sites" tab, then after you choose your dark site in the tab, I would then like the app to go straight to that specific dark site, on the "Dark Sky Map" tab as well (on the map). If you can please implement that feature, I would greatly appreciate it from you. It would greatly improve the app, and make things a lot easier, for the users of the already wonderful, Scope Nights app. Thank you and God bless!.Version: 2.5.1

Very accurate and useful!I have been using this app for about a year and rely heavily on it before making the 1 hour drive to my preferred dark site. The app has certainly saved me wasted time and effort!.Version: 2.5.1

My new Clear Sky bibleSo happy to find this app since Clear Sky Clock disappeared for lack of iOS 6+ compatibility. Not always 100% but when is the weather report ever 100%? Very useful when combined with other weather data. (Look out the window, will ya?).Version: 2.4

Great appI have had this app for a few years and seen it improve gradually to the point that I find myself using it regularly along with myCSC to plan my observing sessions. I really like how easy it is to get observing forecasts for different locations with important details and a much longer forecast than one gets with myCSC..Version: 2.4

Had problems with an older version but the current version is fineCurrent version works well and thanks to the developer for contacting me with an improved version to try. Good app, buy this one!.Version: 2.5

Observing companionI run the sky watches at the Horowitz - DeRemer Planetarium . It is very helpful and accurate to know when it will be clear . This app is always right on . The dark sky map is also helpful when planning an observing trip ..Version: 2.5.1

Excellent and easy to useI live down near the Texas border with Mexico and most of the apps do not predict weather accurately for this area. However, this app does a great job. I plan my nightly astronomy sessions with this app and it rarely lets me down..Version: 2.5.1

Astronomy weather Wunderapp!My time on scope has increased 3 fold since getting this app. It has been very accurate and is a pleasure to use. The update is gorgeous and it works flawlessly with the new OS. This is an amazing App..Version: 2.4

AccurateOne of my go to Astro viewing weather apps. Its long range forecasts are more correct than not. The graphic display is easy to read and pleasant to look at..Version: 2.5.1

Excellent App!I have found the app to be very easy to use. Intuitive and accurate time after time. It’s a joy to use!.Version: 2.5.1

Very helpfulShort range forecast is pretty accurate. Long range is as accurate as any, but need to check often..Version: 2.5.1

Nice improvements on a great appThis version has greatly improved the interface on my go-to planning app for stargazing nights. Well done Martin. Thank you..Version: 2.5

Big improvement!Well done app with everything I need. Dark sky map was a much needed improvement!.Version: 2.5

Few bugs but awesome appIt’s a five star app!! one less for a bug pop ups every time when you change the sites..Version: 2.5.1

Uncannily accurate.App does a great job of forecasting conditions for astronomy. Its my go to app. Far better than using even the best standard weather apps..Version: 2.5.1

Very accurateMy backyard observatory is located about 15 miles inland from the California coast. We are often affected by the marine layer clouds coming in. This app has been a very useful tool!.Version: 2.5.1

My notesAstronomical twilight start and end needs to be shown. Moon rise/set time should be shown more prominently Font size should be a little bigger.Version: 2.5.1

Second to noneScope Nights is in class by itself. With the 2.5 update it surpasses even itself in ease of use..Version: 2.5

Great app and updateI love this app! I have used it for a long while now and it has been accurate in planning my nights. Great job!.Version: 2.4

The best astronomy weather appI think I have downloaded all the astronomy weather apps, and in my opinion this is the best. Download without fear..Version: 2.5

No working!Is not working properly and wherever I go a message shows up saying that the app is not able to get the weather in that area!!! Not good!.Version: 2.5.1

Simple & UsefulThe app simply provides the information needed to plan in a simple easy to use format..Version: 2.5.1

Great!I had issues with an earlier version, but this is great now! Plus it’s free and fully functional!.Version: 2.5

Scope nights!Very accurate, better than any other astronomy weather apps!.Version: 2.5.1

A little gem for all astronomersThis piece of software is perfect for planning your observing, whether you’re an amateur of even a professional Astronomer. It does the job, with no excess baggage. Brilliant!.Version: 2.5

Scope nightsVery useful, accurate! Good quick reference. This from a professional astronomer!.Version: 2.5.1

Graphically brilliant.The most accurate tool I rely on to plan my evening astronomy activities..Version: 2.4

Great basic app. If only it had Canadian Astronomy weather reports...Solid app. Great for the vast majority (US-UK). Hoping the developer gets around to us Canucks sometime. And mebbe explains why the Dark Sky option costs 6.99? Ouch....Version: 2.2

Scope nightsUn outil intéressant!.Version: 2.5.1

Good stuff !Util.Version: 2.5.1

Really fantastic astro app! UpdateVery impressed with the UI. It is my goto app for astro weather. Well worth the purchase. Will be recommending to others. * not working on ios 11. Please fix..Version: 2.4

Nickle and dime yaThe app is OK, but when you want more that just the single screen of info you need to upgrade costing you almost 10 bucks by the time you get a real full piece of software..Version: 2.2

Love this app!!Mostly accurate which is better than I can say about the weather forecast. Also has tonnes of info for astronomical viewing. Can't wait to see some Canadian specific info. Will happily buy the expansion for that! Always makes my day when it tells me I'll be seeing clear sky's tonight..Version: 2.0

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