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Waning Gibbous 97%
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20-08-2014, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Renmark, SA
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Weather and Cloud Rage
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20-08-2014, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Perth WA
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Yes its not much better here in Perth . Saturday looks the best so far but we will have to see ?
I feel your pain .
Brian.
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20-08-2014, 07:40 AM
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Lee "Wormsy" Borsboom
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Kilcoy, QLD
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I feel your pain. I just got a new (old) mount and a whole stack of new toys including an OAG + guider. I spent 3hrs last night out in the backyard without even managing to get it polar aligned due to a cluster... of issues and now the weather forecast is for showers and clouds for the foreseeable future.
Weather man does get it wrong though so I'm hoping some of these will change to mostly sunny closer to the date.
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20-08-2014, 07:45 AM
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Drifting from the pole
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 5,429
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Same here in Sydney. It's been raining pretty well since Sunday
So long as it clears up for New a Moon...
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20-08-2014, 09:08 AM
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Lost in Space ....
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
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You're all lucky. So far here it has been either cloudy or wet for the last two weeks and apart from one night, 8th August, it was cloudy and wet for the two weeks previous to that !
'Land of the Long White Cloud' is all too true at the spring equinox ...
More fiddly projects needed to keep me busy.
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20-08-2014, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Bowral NSW
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Those here in NSW have had a pretty reasonable run this winter, so set aside any frustration and be thankful for the clouds that have brought decent rain in time for spring growth. It was getting pretty dry in many areas of the state. I know how you feel, but since my enthusiasm for astronomy has not waned over nearly 50 years, but I say to myself "there is always next new moon, or next year." Trouble is my eyesight seems to be fading with all those years, and next year may not be able to see what I see this year.
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20-08-2014, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Sydney
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typical for me had an imaging session booked in for Fri night - not looking hopeful over here in Sydney , I'm used to rain all the time - being from the UK - still winds me up though !
John
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20-08-2014, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Renmark, SA
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Today looks a bit brighter but still 7/8 clag.
In the meantime, why don't we all become cloud appreciators?
http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/
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20-08-2014, 11:35 AM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
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I've been getting some pretty good nights up my way.
The problem is that it's usually during the week nights and come the weekend it's wall to wall cloud or rain.
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20-08-2014, 12:25 PM
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Drifting from the pole
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 5,429
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photosinferno
I'm used to rain all the time - being from the UK
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Me too - but we've had a good "winter" so far, and we need the rain to keep the bush fires at bay and ruining the transparency
Never would have said that back in Blighty
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20-08-2014, 12:47 PM
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Drifting from the pole
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
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Tonight isn't looking half bad for Sydney
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20-08-2014, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Adelaide
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Well it is still winter, what else does one expect...
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20-08-2014, 02:59 PM
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Prince Planet
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Albert Park, Adelaide
Posts: 691
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woke at 4 am to crystal clear skies. Played for a few hours b4 work.
Now that the day's almost done in roll the damn clouds
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20-08-2014, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Renmark, SA
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Today was supposed to clear up evidently, and the satpic looks like it might clear soon, yet it is getting darker and darker outside.
Unfortunately, all the clag over southern Victoria gets backed up against the dividing range like an over-clogged toilet.
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20-08-2014, 04:41 PM
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Drifting from the pole
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 5,429
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Exfso
Well it is still winter, what else does one expect...
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Winter? It's just like an average summer's day in England
Quote:
Originally Posted by pgc hunter
Today was supposed to clear up evidently, and the satpic looks like it might clear soon, yet it is getting darker and darker outside.
Unfortunately, all the clag over southern Victoria gets backed up against the dividing range like an over-clogged toilet.
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Yeah, I think if I'd moved to that part of Australia, I'd be almost ready to pack me bags and go back ...and I'm sure there'd be no shortage of volunteers to help
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20-08-2014, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Sydney
Posts: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Tonight isn't looking half bad for Sydney
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you must be looking the other direction from me in Sydney - horrendous cloud cover over here in the North
But your right this is good skies for blighty
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20-08-2014, 06:17 PM
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Politically incorrect.
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Tasmania (South end)
Posts: 2,315
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Umm... I had 11 outa 10 transparency the other night
I'll leave now
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20-08-2014, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Renmark, SA
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Just got off work fully expecting to see clear skies. No ofcourse not. Solid Melbournecast. Should I wait it out or get stuck into my beer?
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20-08-2014, 09:48 PM
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pro lumen
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: ballina
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Beer ,, then gin you can fit more tears in a bottle of gin
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20-08-2014, 11:08 PM
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Drifting from the pole
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 5,429
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Yeah the clouds out the window definitely didn't match the satellite pictures
The risk of rain put me off
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