Blowing away the cobwebs

[Ric]

I finally got some clear sky for observing last night for the first time since September, my biggest problem at the moment is that I can only view or image on a Friday or a Saturday and the clouds have a habit of appearing on these days. An Obs is planned for next year so this problem of weekend only observing will be resolved.

But not last night and it was great, I got to catch up with all the old summer favourites. The air was warm and still and I'd rate the seeing as average.

The cloud eventually rolled in about 1:30am to bring a halt to proceedings and is still hanging around today.

Still it was just great to get out under the stars for a while and enjoy this great hobby. Hope everyone else had a great night out as well.

Cheers:)

[garyp]

I have had little viewing time lately too. The skies that start off clear during the day often turn cloudly at around dusk. Annoying:mad2: to say the least.

Glad you had a good night Ric.

Cheers

Gary:)

[Ric]

Thanks Gary, the high cloud is starting to burn off now so there might be a good chance of another night out tonight.

Hope you get some good night skies out your way soon.

Cheers

[Kevnool]

Good onya Ric i hope it was a fantastic night .seems like we got coastal weather here now with pesky rain if thats what ya call it ( the type that dirtys ya car only).....anyway hope theres many more clear skies your way Ric........cheers Kev.

[garyp]

Great ric. Enjoy your night. :):)

Cloud has rolled in here again tonight:mad2:

Cheers

Gary:)

[Ric]

I was jumping the gun a bit here as well, no sooner than the cloud started to burn off another bank rolled in to replace it and that was the way it stayed.

Oh well there will be other times, soon I hope.

Cheers

[Jen]

I hear ya Ric :doh:

What is the go with these annoying fuzzy fine clouds these days :sadeyes:

[Smirnoff]

apparently acold current in the southern ocean is closer to the south coast of Aus, bringing cold weather and more cloud.

the BOM reckon things will improve around christmas and onwards.

[Ric]

Hi Jen, there certainly has been a lot of it floating around lately.

By contrast today is picture perfect, a beautiful blue sky and not a cloud to be seen.

If it stays this way I may have to setup this evening and pay for it tomorrow at work.

Cheers

[Ric]

Clear for Christmas :eyepop:, that would be a nice present as I've got ten days off :thumbsup:.

Did BOM factor in the cloud to astro present ratio?:rofl:

Cheers:)

[Jen]

Hi Ric, yeah i know what ya mean i try not to take the scope out during the week cause i go to work yawning all day :lol::rolleyes: cause once the scopes out and the skies are clear i wont go to bed untill the sun stops me :D

[jjjnettie]

We did have a couple of nights of clear skies last week.
But it looks like that will be the last for a while.
I've got some astro gear on order and it's due for delivery near full moon. I'm hoping this means that the sky will clear by new moon.

[Ric]

It was a lovely clear night tonight so I had the binoculars out on a tripod for a while and enjoying great sweeping views of the milky way.

:stargaze:

Had to pull the pin tonight for a different reason, a couple of young lads were having a fight :fight: over a young ladys attention:love: by the dam and were getting a bit too close for comfort.

I'm talking about kangaroos of course.:lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: lol Ric do you have that problem around your place too :lol: i have a few giant hares around here that go at it all night long :rofl:

[Ric]

Yep, they are certainly not very shy in that department.:lol:

[garyp]

Good Ric glad you enjoyed the night:)

I haven't had a clear night since this thread started :( Which was a while ago now.

Cheers all

Gary

[Ric]

That was my last night out as well Gary, since then it's been all cloud and one big dump of rain.

cheers

[garyp]

:sunny:Had a good clear sunny day here today and started getting excited about setting my scope up tonight.:2thumbs:.

I was in such a good mood I even mowed the lawn after work with an extra spring in my step:jump2:.

Then It happened. :doh:The weather changed. The southerly wind started about an hour before dark. The clouds started to roll in :windy::cloudy:

:mad2:

Now there is a deep depression inside as well as outside:(:(

So instead of:astron::stargaze: tonight it's:computer:

Ah well tomorrow is another day.

Cheers again:face:

Gary

:hi:

[Ric]

As you say Gary, tomorrow is another day and weather can change so quickly so a couple of good nights will always make up for the cloudy ones.

Mind you a secondary hobby to fall back on is always handy, IIS is good for this.:lol:

[Kevnool]

Well Ric it,s annual leave time.
I,ll have to learn to sleep in again so i can stay up later so i can blow away the cobwebs this xmas and get right out there amongst it.
Cheers Kev.

[Kevnool]

Starting now Ric i,m packing the the scope up and goin scrub....Yee haa......cheers Kev.

[garyp]

That's right Ric. When the weather comes right I'll certainly appreciate it alot more.:)

Thankfully we have this other hobby, as you say IIS;)

I remember a thread a few months ago about how bad the weather was in Victoria. Now I have some sympathy for them. (Although I didn't at the time:lol:)

What goes around comes around

Cheers

Gary

[xelasnave]

I only have two hobbies...astro photography and visual astronomy...
alex

[Ric]

Hope you had a great night Kev.:thumbsup:

It's looking to be a great night here as well, The only problem is that I've been so busy on the farm today I'm completely knackered. I don't think there's any energy left for tonight.:lol:

I'll see how I'm going in an hour or so.:D

[Smirnoff]

looks good for a morning observing Saturn :D

Might just blow the cobwebs, dust, cat pee, and animal fur off my 10" dob and have myself a predawn session :D

[garyp]

Yay!!! clear night tonight. first night in weeks.:party::party::party::party:: party:

Just have to clean the birds nest out of the dob and off I go:thumbsup:

:astron::stargaze:

Cheers

Gary:):):)

[Ric]

Good stuff Gary, hope you have a great night.

There's thunder and lightning down my way at the moment.

[garyp]

thank Ric. I had a great night thanks . :thumbsup:

Merry Christmas to you:)

Cheers

Gary

[Ric]

Merry Christmas Gary.

Hope you get some great clear nights over the holidays.

Cheers

[mark3d]

we hardly got the scope out over the winter.. but now i see M42, Pleaides and is that Jupiter? lots to look at - looking forward to a clear night!

[Ric]

Hope you get a good night out Mark, I've had lean pickings since September, I'm hoping to get a good run over Christmas.

Cheers

[Kevnool]

I,ll get another observing run after xmas, probably not to blow more cobwebs away but to cleanse the liver......cheers Kev.

[Ric]

Always a good move after the Christmas festivities Kev. :lol:

[garyp]

Thanks Ric the nights are a lot clearer now

cheers

Gary