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Originally Posted by niko
Sorry to all that got clouded out last night - I bought a new eyepiece on Friday afternoon. Drove it and the scope 140kms to dark skies, unlocked the gate beneath glorious clear skies, set up scope, went inside to make a cuppa and by the time I came out it was clouded over and stayed that way all night!
niko
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That's known as the Melbourne Phenomenon, while the speed and thickness at which the clouds move in is known as the Melbourne Factor. It is known to occur on nights with spectacular transparency/seeing, and/or when the victim has just finished lugging out 100kg of imaging gear.