it must be a clear nite for most....:)

[Jen]

.......cause the forums are pretty quiet tonight hahahah only 6 members :screwy:
cant wait to see some new pics have a great nite sky goers :D:thumbsup:
ok im outta here too cant let a clear sky go to waste :P
:whistle::whistle:

:innocent:

[TrevorW]

Sorry Jen not in Perth cloudy and overcast last night but clear this morning bugger we are visting friends tonight and I'll probably drink too much red so there goes any chance for tonight if it stays clear that is.

Cheers

[Jazza]

It was beautiful last night down here... but coooold ;)

[AstralTraveller]

Jen,

Last night was cloudy but tonight is looking good. I was quiet on the forum because I was being rowdy elsewhere!! ;)

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:
:drink:
:D

[AlexN]

brisbane was clearing last night. I woke up to one of the most stunningly clear sunrises I've seen in a while... tonight, Jupiter images capture I shall... MMMM yes...

[Kevnool]

Last night was superb Jen 11.4 c at 10.00pm when i got back home , I tried for the first time Starklers ( Geoff ) 7mm orthoscopic ( from IT classifieds )pointed at Jupiter and it was sensational red spot clearly outstanding also The zodiacal light didnt dissapear and it was still there in the west till i called it a night.

No need to tell you the others we observed but tonight we will do it all over again....cheers Kev.

[Kevnool]

Here i am out in the clay pans 5klms out of Broken Hill ,same spot tonight Dust is always a problem hence the walk on tarp but hey weve got no grass :astron: Cheers Kev.

[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop: Holy crap Kev now thats a nice looking scope :thumbsup:
Yeah i had a great nite of viewing with my baby scope last nite till about 2:30am then the dew kinda set in and i couldnt see a thing through my scope :sadeyes: I was planning on doing an all nighter as i am missing the Orion Nebulae ;) but my little fingers and toes just got too cold :cold::cold:
Happy viewing tonight cheers :thumbsup:

[Kevnool]

Thx Jen have you poked your head out of the backyard and looked east at 5 in the morning cause orions there ....just in case you need a quick glimpse........cheers Kev.

[Jen]

Cool :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thum bsup: thanks

[leinad]

Clear here in Perth, hoping tonight stays clear too.
A cloud front off the coast but hoping it will pass by tonight. fingers crossed.

[kinetic]

Are you sure it wasn't the glow from Silverton Kev?
Nice scope!
Hey and I bet that's somewhere out the Nine Mile rd?

Steve

[beren]

In Perth as well, hope tonight we have a respite from the weather looks somewhat promising.......could be tricky setting up though with one hand in cast and splint :P

[MrB]

Stuck my head out at around midnight and there wasn't a cloud in the sky, moon was on the rise tho :(
Was looking good for tonight but have just seen a large bank of cloud in the NW, dunno which direction it's headed.

Edit: Hmm seems to be moving from W to E (http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR122.loop.shtml?looping=1&reloaded=0&topography=true&locations=true&range=true#skip), gonna be a night inside again.

[leinad]

Hmm, doesnt look to promising.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/satellite.jsp?lt=wzstate&lc=was&img=sat&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=3&anb=333&anc=3&lye=1&lyf=1

Oh well; some reading and astro software learning for the night in the warm. :)

[AlexN]

clearest night in brisbane we've had in a week... shame the seeing is ruined by the typical brisbane jetstream map....

Trying to image jupiter... looks more like a bowl of raspberry jelly..

[Ric]

Geez Kev, what a lovely horizon.

I didn't set up last night because it was clouded and as usual it cleared so I sat outside with a nice glass of red and did some good stargazing. A nice back to basics evening.

[Kevnool]

Hi Steve the lights aint from silverton because when i go observing out at mundi mundi the light is there also........but the pub is a nice place to visit to grab a couple of ales whilst seting up

And yes i was on the 9 mile rd right where the bitumen ends....cheers Kev.

[Kevnool]

Hi Ric The Horizon was Blue but i,m only armed with a LG TU500 camera phone i really must buy myself a decent camera..


Sorry Jen i seem to be hijacking your post :whistle:...cheers Kev.

[Jen]

:lol:
Lol Kev thats cool i will most proberly hijack one of your threads with emoticons one day LMAO :lol::lol:
Go for it :D:P;):lol:
:thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Cloudy and wet in Perth again so no viewing tonight, had the scope set up trying out my Canon Powershot taking video through my window via the 80ED of a tree blowing in the wind, as I waited while reinstalling software on my laptop that crashed after installing some Starshoot guider drivers. Video worked out Ok

At least Dr Who's on tonight

:whistle::whistle::whistle:

[Bobj]

And this:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/synoptic.jsp

[leinad]

:rain:

[Kevnool]

:gday:its :stargaze: but its a :cold: south wind ;) cheers Kev.

[garyp]

Hi Jen, every night for the last week I've poked my head out the door and seen either cloud and rain or rain and cloud or drizzle or etc........:(.

I figure if I look long enough one night I might see a few billion stars or something. I'll try again tomorrow:)

cheers Gary

[Jen]

Awww Gary we have had lovely skies here for a week or so now, but its starting to get ugly here too :sadeyes:
i hate winter :windy::cloudy::cold:

[TrevorW]

Still Wet and windy in Perth as well but we need the rain driest continent in the world etc etc

it'll clear up (someday, oneday, anyday soon maybe Monday)

:hi::hi::hi:

[Kevnool]

They reckon perths weather will hit here on friday ....we,ll see its observing either fri or sat or both if its fine.

Got to give the meade 4000 14mm uwa (from ice trades)in the 16" a good workover ...cheers Kev.

[Kevnool]

Weather maybe arrived early from Perth or It could of been because I was in Mildura today for a day visit and brought it up from victoria (My Bad ).

So now its not cold outside but drizzling....cheers Kev.

[marki]

Still cloudy and raining here. Must be nearly 4 weeks without a break now :(. Still its got to clear sometime and we have had a good run in the last couple of years but it just doesn't seem right. I am so used to viewing Jupiter and her dancing moons on freezing clear winter nights, it's almost like time has stood still.

Mark