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Moon Phase
CURRENT MOON
Waning Crescent 6.1%
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11-09-2016, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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The super cloud is here...
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11-09-2016, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Warrnambool
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OK Logan, own up,  what Astro gear did you buy ?? LOL 
Leon 
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11-09-2016, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Hahaha good one!
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11-09-2016, 05:13 PM
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Ultimate Noob
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Melbourne
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I have been selling and not buying lately so it wasn't me!! I should be getting clear sky points or something 
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11-09-2016, 07:08 PM
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Lost in Space ....
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Atmos
I have been selling and not buying lately so it wasn't me!! I should be getting clear sky points or something |
There is no such thing as 'clear sky points'. That's like men getting 'brownie points' from the better half, we are always in debt regardless
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11-09-2016, 07:17 PM
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Farting Nebulae
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Tamleugh, Victoria, Australia
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Sorry folks, most likely my fault! Damn it's frustrating, trying to bed in new gear with virtually no clear skies.
Super Cloud, I like that name. Cloudnado??
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11-09-2016, 08:35 PM
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Ultimate Noob
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Melbourne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ZeroID
There is no such thing as 'clear sky points'. That's like men getting 'brownie points' from the better half, we are always in debt regardless |
What if everyone in the SE Aus promises to not take out any astronomical gear for a week. Will all of the clouds just dissipate until someone breaks that vow?
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12-09-2016, 12:54 PM
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Lost in Space ....
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
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..And the likelihood of that happening is what ....??
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18-09-2016, 06:48 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Killara, Sydney
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Expect Sydney to be clouded out late sept and the whole of October - I've ordered two triplet APO refractors from APM, due to arrive around then.
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18-09-2016, 07:53 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Lake Macquarie
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Looking at the BOM sat photo this morning, the cloud stretches from Southern Tasmania right up to central Qld,. All seems to come from the continuous stream of moisture coming fom the Indian Ocean northwest WA feeding across the country pushed by the jet stream. Seems it is going to continue, until summer heat or jet stream movement change it.
Two APMs eh? Seems i saw something about this on CN. Another Bino build?
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18-09-2016, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ormeau Hills, Australia
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Astro Pete's in Brisbane have a good work around so not to upset the weather gods when buying new gear.
There coffee goes for $1695.00 plus you get a free telescope and mount!
Not sure what the coffee gods think to that but it is a good idea
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19-09-2016, 01:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Killara, Sydney
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glend
Two APMs eh? Seems i saw something about this on CN. Another Bino build?
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Ha. Yes I saw that pair of binos, but no, I'm a bit one-eyed... Mine are a 70mm quadruplet travelscope, and 130mm triplet for local trips, both photo-visual arubd f/7. APM had discounted the 130mm recently.
Thinking about mounts and eyepieces, too but has to be compact - no room at home for big scopes.
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19-09-2016, 12:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: margaret river, western australia
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I bought a 120mm frac about 6 weeks ago, and actually got a 10 minute
look at the moon a couple of nights ago.
raymo
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21-09-2016, 04:24 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Killara, Sydney
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Hehe while weather in SE oz appears poor, I'm looking at 3rd clear night in a row here in Grasmere, in the heart of the Lake District, and it's enough to make me consider taking the camera out for a few shots of the sky tonight.
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21-09-2016, 09:59 AM
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Ultimate Noob
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 7,013
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That's more clear nights than I've had in the last 4-6 week!
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