Blackout Viewing Opportunity

[supernova1965]

I heard on the radio that there are blackouts somewhere out there I hope anyone with blackouts are taking advantage to get some good dark sky viewing done if that is you have clear sky's available I hope you do

[Allan_L]

Yeah, I love a good blackout. (in theory)
Trouble is,
they almost always come on the back of a huge Thunder Storm.
Or
Some poor buster has totalled his dad's car into a telegraph pole!

Give us a decent heat wave enduced blackout at midnight!
And a bit of warning would be nice too.
Oh, and if you could arrange it to coincide with the new moon please :P

[supernova1965]

Oh yeah its got to be one of those blackouts when no one gets hurt and we can take full advantage of it I remember when all the street lights and factory lights went out around where I live how dark it was at the time I didn't appreciate what it meant but then I hadn't got my telescope yet and hadn't caught this strange illness called astronomy yet but it was very dark and come to think of it it was a new moon.

[Jabba]

/deep breath