Ah yes, I was only using "clear Sky Clock" to describe the sort of thing I
was interested in doing, rather than wishing to
infringe on someone's copyright... ;-)

Andrew

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Subject: Re: [AstronomyWeather] Astronomy Weather Algorithms



> I'm contemplating organising some form of Clear Sky Clock specific to
> the Australian region.

Cool. I wish you the best of luck.

I expect others on this group will weigh in on the technical meterolical
stuff.

> Is there a simple algorithm x+y+z/2 = good seeing that's not
> copyrighted and is able to be shared?

I don't know about copyrighted, but I do no that the calculation is
complex. It requires data about temperature gradients and vorticy at
multiple altitudes. Pehaps Allan Rahill will explain.

One thing I suggest is hat you not call it a "clear sky clock". There
is a company in the usa that is perfectly willing to sue people
outside of the usa for using the character string "skyclock".
(Personal experience. )

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