kamisan replied to the topic 'Weather SImulator' in the forum. 4 years ago

I'll read that thread, thanks Wolfgang.

>> Rain on a telescope is always a bad idea, even if it is not capturing.

I fully agree. I was thinking ahead to when I have an observatory. In my example I wanted to launch the scheduler at 10pm with the knowledge that the weather is currently wet. My expectation however, according to forecasts, is that it will clear by 2am. So my expectation is that Ekos will keep the observatory sealed. When the job awakens at 2am it will first check the weather and then abort if still raining -- the observatory will remain sealed. In other words, check the weather first and then open the observatory only if the weather is OK, otherwise keep it sealed and abort the remaining jobs in the schedule.

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