Rare Event

[Robert9]

It seems like there is going to be clear skies in Melbourne tonight (IMT) apart from a little high cloud which, hopefully, will not amount to anything and may even disappear. What is more, no moon!:eyepop:
I'm off to set up my scope. Hope I remember how.:lol:

Robert

[pgc hunter]

Rare event indeed, Good luck. Be warned though, seeing has been custard lately and the omnipresent jetstream is once again making an appearance in this roaring 40's subarctic maritime paradise.

[Kevnool]

Go for it / Get amongst it
By the sounds of this it must be a fluke.
Sab will have to go back to Renmark for some more great viewing.

Cheers Kev.

[Mliss]

:lol: good luck Robert!! and to all those in Melbourne with clear sky withdrawals.

[Robert9]

Thanks guys. All set up and the sky is fantabulous. Can't remember the last time I saw conditions like these. Just hoping that the "custard" doesn't arrive to spoil everything. Still daylight so there is another hour to go. This is Melbourne - anything can happen!

Robert

[Kevnool]

Yes Robert Melbourne is the only place to have four seasons in one day.
I suppose that was one reason I left Melbourne in 79 for the desert.
So make the most of it.

Cheers Kev.

[Terry B]

Go for it.
I also have cheat skies. After about 150mm of rain in 2 days it is pretty muggy though. I'm taking a time series I of VW Hyi so hopefully it stays clear.

[Robert9]

Got dark by about 9pm. At 9:15 the first clouds began to appear. By 9:30pm I was playing dodgems. All over by 10:30pm - 10/10 cloud cover.

Wah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did manage a few videos of Jupiter but have yet to look at these. Knowing my luck, they're probably either too dark, too bright or out of focus! Do I sound depressed?

When I first decided to get a scope, I bought my wife a new sewing machine so she could take up quilting. I know who got the better deal. While my wife sits happily sewing, I'm staring out the window at the custard skies or trying to read pretty picture-books about the things I should be seeing through my scope.

I'm a bit too old to start a new life in the country Kev, but gee, it would be nice.

Robert (off to bed in a state of frustration!)

[pgc hunter]

Sorry to hear that Robert. I noticed it getting cloudier and cloudier and I swear I heard rain drops on my pergola roof earlier in the evening. How was the seeing?

Sounds like your wife has the right idea. On a related note, I guess if someone was interested in studying raindrops, the effects of 18C days in the middle of January and the many varieties of slate-grey layer cloud year round, including fog, stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus, drizzle, even more drizzle; they would explode from over stimulation in this town.

I certainly would flower off north of the great dividing range if given half a chance, but that wont happen anytime soon. So I'm stuck here in Australia's basement for the near future. The BOM claims over 180 cloudy days and a measly 50 clear days for Melbourne annually. There's food for thought (and a death knell for blood pressure).

[Robert9]

Thanks for those consoling thoughts! Yes, perhaps I should take up "Cloud Spotting". Certainly no shortage of opportunity to be involved, especially in Melbourne. :lol:

My doctor tells me my blood pressure is OK at 120/70, so at least that is one thing in my favour.

Robert

[Intergage]

Sorry to hear that man. At least you got some footage! :D

[Robert9]

Just going through the AVIs now. Was rather hurried last night trying to beat the cloud. But so far, images seem better than I expected.

Robert