1. - In the rows labeled "sky conditions", find a column of blue blocks.
You can probably observe during these times.
2. - Read the image from left to right. Each column represents a different hour.
The colors of the blocks are the colors from CMC's forecast maps for that hour.
The two numbers at the top of a column is the time. A digit 1 on top of a 3 means 13:00 or 1pm.
It's local time, in 24hr format. (Local time for Albuquerque is -7.0 hours from GMT.)
To see a full size CMC map for a particular hour, click on a colored square. Your browser will load a CMC map closest to the hour you clicked on. The time on the CMC map might look different because it's in GMT, while the squares on the chart are in local time.
Here are a couple of FREE software programs that you'll find useful
"The Ultimate Messier Observing Tool (TUMOL)"
and
a very nice observing log: "TSOL - The Simple Observing Log".
