Luna eclipse weather forecast...

[yoda776 (Matt)]

I hear you ... Except in Adelaide just cloud. We can't even get rain!

Originally Posted by mozzie

Rain rain rain !!!!
There must be an astronomical event on tonight...
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[yoda776 (Matt)]

Yeah it was at 530pm and got real excited. Not sure about northern suburbs (imagine the same) but just wave after wave of clouds that just bunch up by the mt lofty ranges!

Oddly enough when there is the tiniest gap I can see through some cloud to get an idea of it. Other than a real pea souper!

Originally Posted by Astroman

Ok I will rub it in, pretty clear here in Adelaide. May be streaming the eclipse from home through my scope, we will see what happens... Never done anything like it so it is a new experience.

[yoda776 (Matt)]

Well, like our dark site at Tooperang, it cleared up miraculously for a little while. Stayed red moon for quite a while and seemed to sit at the same phase for a long time ( of the eclipse)?! Now back to cloud. Well sitting out and praying long enough seems to have paid off a little.

I feel luckier than some with the poor weather.

[bojan]

Here you go...

[Solitarian]

Originally Posted by yoda776

just wave after wave of clouds that just bunch up by the mt lofty ranges!

Which helped keep the skies clear on the eastern side of the ranges, clear enough till the end of totality at least.

[Steffen]

Well, they say you don't need eclipse glasses for lunar eclipses, but I'm glad I wore mine anyway, otherwise it would have rained into my eyes...

Cheers
Steffen.

[Mokusatsu (Australia)]

We got pretty much trolled by the weather here in Perth.

The clouds were just thin enough to make out the outline of the moon, right up until about when the eclipse started.

Then they obliterated all trace of the moon, and stayed that way until totality had finished. Then I had a blurry view through the clouds and got to see the receding shadow.

By the time it was done nice gaps emerged in the clouds, and right now the moon is completely unobscured.

[Kunama]

Occasional good views through sucker holes till totality........... then the clouds decided I had seen enough.

[OzStarGazer]

As usual I had to watch it online from the Griffith Obs (they did the same in Sydney at the Sydney Obs just to have "something")...
I created this composite image (US view) from screenshots. There was an airplane towards the end.
In the US, clouds marched in towards the end, but the view was gorgeous during the eclipse.
Needless to say we have clear skies now (it was the same with the other two eclipses). Maybe we are really cursed around here.

To the clouds gods: I enjoyed it anyway , comfortably sitting in front of my laptop with a drink on my desk. http://www.4smileys.com/smileys/sign-smileys/haha.gif

[astro_nutt]

Mt Ridley had a perfect view. I used a 32mm Omni EP in my 12"dob which gave the people who turned up a closer look. Lots of smiles from everyone.