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Florida Nature & Sky Guide

Live weather, launches, aurora & wildlife for the Nature Coast

Crystal River Weather

7-day forecast from the National Weather Service


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Hurricane & Tropical Tracker

Live radar & satellite — Gulf of Mexico & Atlantic Basin

🌀 Mike's Weather Page → 🌊 NOAA National Hurricane Center → 🛰 Tropical Tidbits →

Atlantic hurricane season: Jun 1 – Nov 30. Crystal River is on the Gulf Coast — monitor western Gulf and Caribbean systems closely.

Tides & Fishing

Kings Bay tide predictions & fishing conditions — Crystal River, FL


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Night Sky & Aurora

Geomagnetic activity and dark sky conditions

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Aurora / Kp Index
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

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Dark Sky Viewing
Crystal River & Nature Coast

Crystal River sits in a Bortle 4-5 zone — decent for planets, bright stars, and the Milky Way on clear nights.

Best nearby dark sky spots:

  • Chassahowitzka NWR — Bortle 3-4, minimal light pollution
  • Withlacoochee State Forest — large dark areas east of CR
  • Cedar Key — coastal darkness, great southern horizon
  • Homosassa Springs SP — accessible, moderately dark
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Solar Activity — Live
NOAA SWPC satellite imagery & NASA DONKI flare alerts

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Moon Phase
Current phase & upcoming lunar events

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Florida Launches

Upcoming launches from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy Space Center


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ISS Passes

Upcoming visible passes over Crystal River


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Wildlife & Manatees

The manatee capital of the world

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Manatee Season
Crystal River & Kings Bay
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Wildlife Calendar
Nature Coast seasonal highlights
Nov - Mar: Peak manatee season in Kings Bay
Feb - Apr: Osprey nesting season
Mar - Oct: Sea turtle nesting (Gulf beaches)
Apr - May: Spring bird migration peak
May - Aug: Scallop season (Homosassa/CR)
Jun - Sep: Dolphin calving season
Sep - Nov: Fall raptor migration
Year-round: Dolphins, pelicans, herons, gators

Resources & Links

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FWC Manatee Info
Florida manatee research, sightings & conservation
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Manatee Webcams
Live feeds from Blue Spring & Homosassa
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Light Pollution Map — Crystal River
Bortle zones & dark sky areas near you
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NOAA Aurora Forecast Map
30-minute aurora probability map
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NOAA Space Weather
Solar flares, geomagnetic storms & space weather alerts
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NASA SDO — Solar Dynamics
High-res sun imagery from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
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SpaceX Launch Schedule
Official upcoming launch manifest
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Mike's Weather Page
Tropical tracking, models & Gulf Coast forecasts
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NOAA Tides — Kings Bay
Official tide predictions for Crystal River
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FWC Scallop Season
Dates, bag limits & open areas
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