More Cloud

[Ric]

I was just looking at the weather chart for Australia and I see there is cloud banked up almost all the way to West Oz :mad2:

Looks like there will be nothing happening for me tonight.

I suppose that in years to come we will look upon this and remember it as the "Great cloud cover of 2007" :P

Wonder what's on telly tonight.

Cheers all. :)

[iceman]

I know! :( Another planned dark sky night ruined. So sick of this weather pattern!

DVD here we come.

[CoombellKid]

Gear is setup and ready to go, just waiting on a sucker hole :rolleyes: me thinks

regards,CS

[§AB]

this has got to be the worst summer in recent times. Not only cloudy 24/7, but extremely cold aswell

BRING BACK EL NINO

[ngcles]

Hi All,

Yep agree it is the worst for some time. The summer of 2000-01 was pretty rainy though.

I can remember a couple of others like this back in the 90s where it seemed we had cloud for months and months on end. Not sure, but I think either 1994 or 1995, I had a run of 8 months without visitng my regular dark-site due to cloud/rain. Unfortunately all you can do is sit it out. If it is like the other LaNina summers, we won't see much of a shift in cloud-free nights until mid-autumn -- sorry to be so negative!


Best,

Les D

[JohnG]

I don't know what you lot are complaining about :lol:, this is what is like down here, forgotten what a clear night is.

Cheers

[Ric]

I know exactly what it's like John, I managed three hours in a month down there. I dont know how you keep your sanity.

Cheers

[Outbackmanyep]

So depressing i made a poem about it.....

CLOUD CLOUD CLOUD.....CLOUD CLOUD CLOUD........CLOUD CLOUD CLOUD CLOUD....CLOUD CLOUD CLOUD!

(similar to Baldricks War poem in Blackadder goes Forth)

[xelasnave]

Yeh well I have had my car stuck down a drive which has been too slippery to get up and my truck stuck elsewhere, the lawn is growing faster than I can cut it, fleas and mossies are having a population explosion, I was supposed to be in Sydney all last week and stuff is starting to get mold.. on the mountain it does not stop raining or at least a fine mist.. enough stop rain. It is making life real tuff at the moment.... and no stars to clear the head...woe is me.
alex

[Ric]

It's the teasing that gets to me, beautiful clear days until around 3pm then it all starts to go murky and the blue sky disapears.:mad2:

Hi Alex, have you grown webbed feet yet? it's the first sign of too much rain.:D

Cheers

[CoombellKid]

Glay and water make a great mix eh' Alex. Sorry to hear your stuck. You call
that a mountain your place is on???. You aussies make me laugh sometimes
I'd call it a hill :lol:.

Anyways hope your able to get sorted soon and make your escape. Pitty
about the weather no good for astronomy eh'

regards,CS

[xelasnave]

It has to do with the theory of relativity..as it is the biggest hill around the place I call it a mountain... in truth is is only a bit about sea level... 550 mtres maybe... but the locals point in my direction and call where I am as ..those mountains in the distance.....

Mate the rain gets to me... once I just needed to be out of town for peace but for a long time now I have to see the rest of the galaxy or I feel closed in... I get a comforting sence of meaningless to my existence when I can see the center of the galaxy over me.. it does something to me when I see it pretty well above... and like you I have "personal" issues that make you realise being under the stars alone it pretty neat....... I am managing mate but only just... hope you are better..beware of Christmas statistics tell us it is not a good time stay cool.......

Got the truck out and am being Santa Clause tonight at Tabby:D:D:D... cant wait to see if my beard is longer than the fake beard they give me...I have been down but this gig is the high point of my life strangly:shrug::)... I never thought anything could be so important to me:screwy:... particulary because its a fake thing... but to think I can make some of those poor little kids have a moment of happiness does it for me.

So tyou can see I have been very alone for a long time now.
alex:):):)

[Ric]

Hey Alex, congrats on reaching 3000 posts as well. they are always of good quality and interesting reading. :thumbsup:

Cheers :)

[xelasnave]

I did not realise Ric thanks for pointing that out and thanks even more for the encouragement.
alex

[StarLane]

Yeah, I've had enough of this crappy weather for the last couple of months. When can we expect a run of clear skies?????????????????
I'm expecting a new scope to arrive soon and it looks like I won't get to use it for a while.

[matt]

You're never alone, as long as you can log on and join in here, Alex.:)

Chin up. Clear skies can't be too far away, mate.