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Could be a few good nights (tonight/tomorrow night) on the way.
The synoptic looks good, while the jetstream map is showing real promise - especially for Friday night/ Saturday morning.
It's been a while since conditions were favourable for planetary observing/ imaging.
Even the cloud looks like it might play nice for the SE of the continent:)
iceman
10-05-2007, 01:28 PM
Not here.. clouds and rain.
Has just cleared here in the last half-hour.
Give it time, Mikey. Give it time. Tiz only 1:25pm.:D :D
iceman
10-05-2007, 01:33 PM
Early shower tomorrow, then fine after that. So maybe Saturday morning.
It looks to me like it's already breaking up over central NSW etc...
I wouldn't give up on clear skies late tonight. Fingers crossed for you, bud;)
Otherwise, I'll capture an extra couple of AVIs just for you:thumbsup:
hope its clear on sunday... or tonight.
xelasnave
10-05-2007, 01:42 PM
Yes I put off mowing the grass because its wet which holds me back from getting back home and possibly clearer sky.
I hope at least you get a go Matt.
alex
JohnG
10-05-2007, 02:07 PM
Not a cloud in the sky down here, going visual tonight :2thumbs: , first night in months.
Cheers
JohnG
Good stuff, John:thumbsup:
I reckon Vic, SA, Southern NSW, ACT etc are in for some good stuff tonight and tomorrow night.
Hope you have a great cuppla days:)
astro_nutt
10-05-2007, 02:27 PM
Vic is getting foggy mornings/sunny days for Fri and Sat so might have some good viewing in the evenings till the fog starts..fingers crossed
JohnG
10-05-2007, 02:27 PM
I reckon ya could be right there, Matt. :sunny:
Been out to tha scope, got the extender in, updated the UTC, got the targets all programed in, all set to go.
Bring on the night, ready to :work:
Catch ya
JohnG
Wonder how it's looking in ol' Sydney Town right about now?
sheeny
10-05-2007, 06:22 PM
Well still cloudy here ATM...:rolleyes:
Fingers crossed it clears for Friday or Saturday nights...
Al.
John K
10-05-2007, 07:23 PM
yep, after 2 weeks of terrible weather, scope is outside with peltier coolers on and cooling! lets see what happens.
Glad you're in, John:thumbsup:
Hope you get more of those great images
Gonna be interesting.
8.45pm and already 90% humidity.
The scope, surface of table and chair, and all other bits and pieces are dripping with dew:whistle:
The Kendrick dew heater's gonna be fully cranked!!!
ballaratdragons
10-05-2007, 09:40 PM
Wall to wall cloud here. :sadeyes:
davidpretorius
10-05-2007, 10:22 PM
hmmmmm fingers crossed!
erick
10-05-2007, 10:23 PM
And here, sadly. Scope is set up in the back yard. I got 15 min of Saturn and a few minutes of Venus before it clouded over. I'll look later and maybe 4:30am for the Moon.
Midnight - cloud; 5am - cloud!
Ain't it the way. Now clearing to a beautiful day and forecast is for clear nights for next few days - but I have to travel interstate! :sadeyes:
John K
11-05-2007, 09:20 AM
Well in typical Melbourne fashion it was cloudy at 1am and again at 3am in the inner North.
A small gap in the clouds at 3 am showed very stable conditions with nil wind, so bummer. Better luck in the next 2 nights for all Melbournites.
Yep. Like I said JK, Friday night (tonight)/Saturday morning looks particularly good.
I had a bit of a run at it last night.
Not the best conditions, but gee it felt nice to be out there capturing AVI frames again:D
Fingers crossed we all bag some beauties!!!
*fingers crossed for a clear night tonight*
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