Knowledges
The science behind the sky
One article per forecast — the physics behind every model, written to be read. A growing library we expand one piece at a time.
Sunrise & Sunset
The science of fire skies
Why sunsets and sunrises turn colorful — from the basics of the sky and light scattering to haze and the geometry behind a fire sky.
4 articles →Cloud inversion
The science of a sea of clouds
How cold valley air, still nights and terrain fill the low ground with cloud and leave the peaks floating above it.
1 article →After the rain
The science of rainbows
The strict rule of angles behind an arc that looks like luck — and how it lets you turn around and find one.
1 article →Milky Way
The science of a dark sky
What decides whether the Milky Way shows on a given night — darkness, the moon, and the season.
1 article →