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        <h1>Predict the Sky API</h1>
        <p class="lead">The API to find out when the weather is good enough to see 
           cool things in the night sky, anywhere in the world.</p>
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          <h4>Space &amp; Weather</h4>
          <p>We combine global weather data with a comprehensive library of space 
             events, from the International Space Station passing overhead to planets 
             visible with the naked eye. Simple API calls let you find out when the 
             next interesting space events will be visible, from any location 
             worldwide.</p>

          
          <h4>Space Events</h4>
          <p>Space events are drawn from public data sources and our own planetary 
             and moon-phase calculations. It tracks:</p>
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            <li>Satellites</li>
            <li>International Space Station (ISS)</li>
            <li>Meteor Showers</li>
            <li>Lunar Eclipses</li>
            <li>Planets</li>
            <li>Moon phases</li>
            <li>Comets</li>
            <li>Iridium Flares</li>
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          <h4>Global Weather Forecast</h4>
          <p>We use global weather data to tell you when the skies will be clear 
             enough to see the stars. We combine forecast data from the 
             <a href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/datapoint">Met Office</a> and 
             <a href="https://developer.forecast.io/">Forecast.io</a>.</p>

          <h4>Open Source</h4>
          <p>The API is a Flask-based Python Web application, depending on a few
             libraries. The code is on <a href="https://github.com/PredictTheSky">GitHub
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