[[1ponders] (Paul)]

What's an astronomer to do? Absolutely perfectly clear day today. Crystal clear afternoon, spend an hour or so setting up the big gear cos it looks really promising. The temperatures dropping, the humidity is low, even the mozzies are missing. Start the SBIG cool down. Setup the autoguiding. Take a couple of test shots...even the focus looks good without having to do anything. I'll still adjust it to be spot on. Everything is humming. Woo Hoo!. Pop inside for half an hour to have a bite to eat... come out and you guessed it.... clouding over.

What's a sucker to do???