Heads Up! - Nice Joop session approaching

[matt]

All the usual indicators point to a nice few nights coming up, particularly for planetary imagers.

Let's just hope the cloud stays away:)

There's a very nice Jupiter 'moment' coming up, early on Tuesday morning.

See the attached AstroCalc screen shot for details

[davidpretorius]

http://weather.unisys.com/gfs/6panel/gfs_300_6panel_aus.html

by the looks of it maybe melbourne, canberra and tassie are the only ones with a chance of good seeing?

it will be a nice one to catch

[matt]

Well...it wasn't a heads up for the entire continent, DP:P

Just a heads up for folks in this general part of the world.

People always have to check for their own respective locations whether the conditions are likely to play fair.

Fingers crossed someone on the East coast will get something good

Metcheck.com looks promising for everyone in the south-east, providing the clouds stay away.

Folks... (even you crazy kids in Sydney and north of there)... be brave.

Set up... and cross your fingers;)

Nth Queenslanders may have a bit of a struggle, though.

[davidpretorius]

tell me what has qld done wrong to deserve that constant bout of crap overhead???

[matt]

Yeah. It's pretty rough.

Swings and roundabouts, though, DP.

This time last year Canberra was parked permanently under the jet.

It will move soon enough...hopefully.

Let's hope they get some really nice stuff really soon:thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

2006, qld was great in feb, canberra crap, SA crap, Tassie fair, Mike's neck of the woods better later in the year around june

2007, mike, canberra and john on melb = great, tassie fair to poor, SA crap, and QLD may as well have sold their scopes!

[matt]

Yep. That's about the size of it.

I really miss those Brisbane images from Dennis, Rob, et al

[iceman]

We've got cloud and rain predicted until at least Thursday. :(

[matt]

Buggah!!!!:(

Well, those of us further south will have to carry the torch:D

[Dennis]

Hi Guys

I'm just stoked that you guys are producing these world beating images. It doesn't really matter that this year in Brissie we are taking a back seat (apart from Zac). I'm really amazed and inspired by what you guys from down South are producing. Top stuff chaps!

Cheers

Dennis

PS – Thanks for those kind thoughts anyhow, they are much appreciated.

[davidpretorius]

you are such a gentleman young dennis!

[RB]

Dennis is a Legend !!!!

[Ingo]

Looks like today and tomorrow are the only times things will be clear here. Then the rest of the week, partly cloudy, cloudy, and rain. :(