after rain storm observing

[william martin]

Do you believe that after a storm or rain shower the night sky is a lot clearer for using your scopes?

All pollutants in the air washed away. Most the observatories are build on very high mountains

[MarkVIIIMarc]

It depends. Here some summer showers do nothing to clear the air.

However I suppose the ones which leave clear skies behind do leave it better than before.....perhaps there is a more technical meterological term for what type of front clears the air?

Vague answer I know.

[william martin]

Here in Arizona we have , I think 4 observatories. I guess must we don't much cloudy skies.

Ever wonder what harvest moon will look like in a telescope?

[pjsmith_6198]

Sometimes observing after rain is better.  The rain washes a lot of the junk out of the air.  But after a front passes through, the air transparency can be  good but the seeing bad because  of  turbulence and winds aloft.    DSO's are OK, but planets can look like a boiling mess.     During the warmer month's where I am after a shower is so humid, everything fogs up almost immediately.    My advice is if it's clear after a rain, go for it.  You may be lucky

[william martin]

Well the storm here does nothing no rain, just nothing but block my veaw of stargazing  ruens my nights.