Weather & Web Resources
Clear Sky Clocks
Satellite Weather Imagery
Visible Image
![Visible Satellite Image](http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_vis_se.gif)
IR Image
![Infrared Satellite Image](http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_ir_se.gif)
Water Vapor Image
![Water Vapor Satellite Image](http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_wv_east.gif)
Observing Resources
This moon applet is attributed to 'Chris Cobb' on many other astro sites... unfortunately, the link they provide goes to, well, a site we won't go to!
This moon and Jupiter applets are from the Night Sky Observer.
To learn more about moon phases...
Click on the ? for more information
Aurora Borealis
Columbia is a pretty far south to see the aurora borealis or Northern Lights on a regular basis. On very rare occasions, we get lucky when there's a strong solar storm. Below are some indicators from other sites that I have found useful for determining if aurorae will be visible at this latitude.
![Real Time Dst](http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/dst_index/images/dst.gif)
for more details, please visit, the Real Time Dst Estimate Web Page
![POES Auroral Activity](http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/gif/pmapN.gif)
for more info about the auroral oval, please visit POES Auroral Activity