# Cloudy Nights

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Cloudy Nights and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Online forum where amateur astronomers discuss optics, equipment and observing, and which people describe as a highly regarded astronomy resource.

## Why people recommend it

- Highly regarded astronomy resource (2 comments): "my all-time most revered astronomy resource" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47023013)) "This is a fantastic website, so thank you for sharing it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47024813))
- Forum for optics discussions (2 comments): "another good forum for optics discussions and reviews" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49974263)) "There are astronomy forums such as CloudyNights" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48726604))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.cloudynights.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Cloudy Nights", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudy-nights/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).