Sunday, 20 February 2022, was cloudy. Monday, 21 February, was partly cloudy and very windy. Tuesday, 22 February, was clear, but with a forecast of rain and possibly snow for Tuesday night and Wednesday, I put the Dome Cover ON. Wind and clouds began arriving mid-day. Wednesday, 23 February, was cloudy and windy with periods of rain, ice pellets, and snow.

Total snow overnight 3-3/4". There was even snow in the valley and the distant mountains.

Thursday, 24 February, was clear. I did not open the observatory that night due to lingering snow and ice.

However, after the end of Astronomical Twilight (1939 MST), I set up a camera tripod to photograph the Zodiacal Light in the western sky. A dark sky location is needed to view the Zodiacal Light. It was very obvious from my home on the west side of Oracle, Arizona. There were some clouds low along the western horizon.

This photo (slightly cropped) was taken with a D850 DSLR (f/2.8, 40 seconds, ISO 3200, White Balance 4550K, 14mm UWA). The Pleiades is near the top of the Zodiacal Light "triangle".

This photo was taken with an iPhone 13 Pro Max using the iOS Camera app (Night Mode, 30 seconds, 1X lens).

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I have updated my review of the Explore Scientific 7-n-1 Professional Weather Station.

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