There is no upside to this other than the cool techy appeal . You can already get great pictures online at the NWS websites. You can see how the clouds have moved over the last few hours and project what they are going to do for the next few hours. Knowing what it's like right now from a camera won't help because the weather conditions change much faster than it takes to drive out there. DT From: Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com> To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] All Sky Cam I agree. I live in Kaysville and the sky here is often very different than the sky at SPOC. I'd love to be able to see what the skies look like over SPOC before I make the 45-50 minute drive out there. I don't really care about meteors but it's nice to know we can do it some get s a wild hair up their... It would certainly be a nice thing to have if it makes sense with our current computer system and meets many members needs. Obviously the folks living out near SPOC won't need it. It's also something we don't need for just a few members (like me). Perhaps this is a good discussion item at a future meeting as the cost while not out of line will be worth a discussion. Bob -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Holmes Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 2:29 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] All Sky Cam Ziggy, with all due respect, some of us aren't right there. Looking in that direction from my house on the east side of SLC, I've seen it completely socked in over Kennecott. Then driven out, and it's perfect blue sky. And vice versa. I'd imagine it's even worse for those that live on the south end of the valley. Clear dark sky isn't always perfect either, at least not here. Last night was supposed to be no clouds, I could only see arcturus and Vega through the cirrus nebula.. How much are we talking for one of the cams? I'd be willing to kick in $50-75 towards one... Dan On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried@jachmann.org> wrote: _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php