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11-03-2013, 01:02 AM
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Bloody Wind...but a result!!
Bloody wind, somone should blow wind up (Ted Bullpit)
Out under a clear sky but geez the wind gusts keeps ruining my subs 
Now some diffuse high cloud is persisting... 
Got a couple of ok ones but seriously need to get that dome up asap
....just needed to vent 
Mike 
Last edited by strongmanmike; 13-03-2013 at 10:59 PM.
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11-03-2013, 01:30 AM
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It's been raining for 37 out of the past 50 days in Brisbane for 2013 (mostly cloudy the other days)... and still raining outside my window as I type this.
Sky...? What sky?! 
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11-03-2013, 01:46 AM
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Ah yes, no sky does make it hard  ...but at least you don't get drawn into a false sense of security, setting up and then annoyed by the prevailing conditions resulting in poor data  
Mike
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11-03-2013, 02:25 AM
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Yay, nearly 2.30am.... wind has finally subsided a bit and the seeing has improved, last sub is great, fingers crossed .....
Now the satellites will start ..... 
ED: Spoke too soon...windy again 
ED2: finally excellent conditions...4.30am...oh well an hour of good maybe, with lots of lines is better than nuttin 
Last edited by strongmanmike; 11-03-2013 at 04:33 AM.
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11-03-2013, 05:35 AM
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Sorry for the running commentary   ...gets lonely out at the scope  cloud coming over now, rather crappy night all up.. sooo pack up time, nighty night (..morning) 
Mike
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11-03-2013, 07:02 AM
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I would have traded your gusty clear sky for our thunderstorm and heavy rain but went to bed instead.
Did you leave your money on the fridge????
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11-03-2013, 07:05 AM
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Wind is frustrating. Many times my 12.5inch RCOS sat in the back of my car on trips to my dark site because of it.
FSQ is great that way as it sat below the walls and immune to wind.
How much a scope will be affected by wind is something I take into account for my dark site.
Does a dome stop that problem entirely or does it depend on wind direction? Althought at my dark site the wind is almost always from the same direction.
Greg.
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11-03-2013, 07:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Bloody wind, somone should blow wind up (Ted Bullpit)
Mike |
"The AG12? You're not taking the AG12! I've just polished the focuser...." 
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11-03-2013, 08:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gregbradley
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Does a dome stop that problem entirely or does it depend on wind direction? Althought at my dark site the wind is almost always from the same direction.
Greg.
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Unless you're unlucky enough to be imaging directly into the wind - extremely rare I'd imagine - domes are THE remedy for wind! (except if you let one go with the dome slit shut  ).
C'mon Mike, start that dome construction thread!! 
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11-03-2013, 08:39 AM
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I hear ya. Gully winds are a problem for me during Summer. The best times of the year to image are now and around October and November. Mind you, the RC8 copes well in the breeze.
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11-03-2013, 08:41 AM
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It can be a real nuisance yeah, especially in an open field. When I did comet lovejoy from the top of a hill last year my tripod blew over a couple of time. Gave me the s||ts after a while. The view was great but bloody hell. You couldn't stand up straight.
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11-03-2013, 06:37 PM
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...I wouldn't dare let one go in my Observatory if it were shut...although might kill the huntsmen spiders  ...actually, had a big one on the mount last night, creepy buggers, had to brush it off before it crawled into the OTA 
Greg, when I was imaging with my LX200 12" GPS under my former Sirius dome I could image in a gale at 2000mm Fl...it will be my remedy, I just need to get going on the project 
Mike
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11-03-2013, 06:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cybereye
"The AG12? You're not taking the AG12! I've just polished the focuser...." |
bloody Wog!
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11-03-2013, 06:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by multiweb
It can be a real nuisance yeah, especially in an open field. When I did comet lovejoy from the top of a hill last year my tripod blew over a couple of time. Gave me the s||ts after a while. The view was great but bloody hell. You couldn't stand up straight. |
Yeh great views from here too but although it was quite still the first two imaging sessions here back in Oct, every one since has been plagued by wind for some period ...I imagine it will settle down through winter though...then it will be -6C so the dome will be even more necessary, to prevent dew and ice forming on everything 
Mike
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11-03-2013, 06:43 PM
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Did you leave your money on the fridge????
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Trying to figure this one out .....Is this for the Scope ' fairy ' 
Flash ...!!
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11-03-2013, 07:18 PM
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Some people here might be a bit young for quotes from 'Kingswood Country'
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11-03-2013, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
bloody Wog! |
You better believe it!! And to quote another great Oz-Italian TV personality, "Keepa dancin' Maria!!"
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11-03-2013, 11:56 PM
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Build wind breaks
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12-03-2013, 01:55 AM
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Hi Mike
I think your wind is pushing the clouds over to my place.
Do you want them back.
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12-03-2013, 06:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strongmanmike
...I wouldn't dare let one go in my Observatory if it were shut...although might kill the huntsmen spiders ...actually, had a big one on the mount last night, creepy buggers, had to brush it off before it crawled into the OTA |
A huntsman or...
Al.
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