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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
BTW 你B, I bought an LX200 a couple of years ago and it arrived on the 8th of October. Boy was I excited. On the 9th of October it clouded over and up until the end of February the next year I got to use it for 10 nights. 
But eventually the sky cleared  until last October when the cloud moved back in and was lousy for more than 6 months. AND I'd sold the scope by then. Someone in this area had bought something big and wasn't owning up to it.  |
ouch! must be a wet season up there?
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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
Of course the other problem is that when it's overcast you get depressed. And what do you do when you're depressed? You spend money. What on?  You got it! Bit of a Catch 22 really. It's lousy weather, so you buy more astonomy gear, which brings in more lousy weather, so you buy more astr........ Sad really.  |
I'm pretty sure I suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) because I'm depressed and irritated when it's cold and/or cloudy. I happiest on those hot days and nights with sun.
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Originally Posted by erick
Wait until bushfire season and the air is full of smoke!! Like last summer!
Comet McNaught C-2006 P1 was behind the smoke in the attached! |
guarenteed to happen again. Although this miserable and winter and now late Sept-early Oct, I'd say that there s more moisture in the ground and trees so might not be as bad as last year.
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Originally Posted by DougAdams
I think "Fine" means no precipiation - clouds are optional.
Only 35 knots - turn that dob into a weather vane!
Seriously, I feel your pain. I got home last night and it looked promising at 9pm - clear. Stuck my head out the door at 11:30 ready to set up and it was drizzling! What do you do? I break out Harrington, or Rukl, or O'Meara and just pretend I'm out there |
well, tonight wil be no different. Already have high cloud moving in sadly. And sure as hell it is nowhere near the 26慢 promised. Wind is also picking up. Wish I lived in Mildura or something.