Melbourne people... no sleep tonight?

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

heheee im one of them. Planning to pull an all nighter until the sun rises. Looks promising also for Saturday and Sunday night.

[§AB]

Same here. Wont be sleeping at all. Going for a galaxy hunt in the rich galaxy fields of Virgo, Centaurus, Sextans and Corvus

Sure, I'll be completely screwed tomorrow but hell, can't let a clear night go to waste!

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

same as me going for a galaxy hunt also and a few nebs tooo . arhh drinking coffee with blood shot eyes now...

[Night Owl]

I just got back. I drove a few klicks out of town and set the dobs up out on the bitumen, and watched the moon set through a boiling heat haze over the hills as the mirror cooled. Its a good spot. You can't see a single artificial light at all. No cloud with 1/2 knot wind, and hardly any fog / mist. But the seeing was only 7 out of ten, with occasions of 8. But despite that I managed to find most of the NGC stuff between Virgo and Corvus. The wife came with me and she thought M104 looked cool as did the Milky Way. I finally ended up putting a 4mm plossl in the 2.5 barlow and was surprised with how well it worked on defining Rigel Ken and its friend. Have to do stuff in before midday, so come home. I think I'll have another go tonight as well.

[davidpretorius]

i have cloud.......not one satelite shot shows heavy cloud!!!!

mind you, the infra red has trouble with low low cloud which i have.

good night everyone

[acropolite (Phil)]

i have cloud.......not one satelite shot shows heavy cloud!!!!

Dave, you must live in a different Launceston to me, almost horizon to horizon blue sky ATM, a little cloud just on the horizon.

[iceman (Mike)]

I was ready for an all-nighter, but of course it clouded out at 12:30am. I got up at 4:45am for Jupiter, and half the sky was clear - it must've been clear before and cloud was now heading in from the south-east again. 10 minutes later, cloud and light rain. No Jupiter for me.

Tonight not looking good either.

[leon]

I'm with you guys, will be stuffed all Sunday, but who cares.

leon

[Matty P (Matt)]

For people in Canberra.... there will be definately no sleep tonight.

Just rubbing it in.

[Glenhuon (Bill)]

Looking great here, scope set up 2 hours ago, should be nice and cool by dark. Going for Saturn and anything else thats looking good.

Bill

[leon]

It all looks good Bill, I can just sit and watch the stars all night, it is so peaceful at 2am.

leon

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Just wheeled out the truss dobbie in hopes of a nice view of saturn later.

[davidpretorius]

Originally Posted by acropolite

Dave, you must live in a different Launceston to me, almost horizon to horizon blue sky ATM, a little cloud just on the horizon.

sorry, from 3am to 5.45am, bloody cloud............then up comes the sun, jupiter is no longer visible, then the clouds go away!!!

[erick (Eric)]

Both scopes are out in the back yard, either side of the tree - one pointing north and one pointing south. I'm ready to see what I can do from outer suburban Melbourne tonight. Unfortunately for first target, terminator has passed Plato in last few days.

[h0ughy (David)]

clouded out here in newcastle

[§AB]

damnmit I was gonna go out but now Im too drunk to do anthings

[Moonboy (Gus)]

Its also great in Mildura. I'm heading outside now.

[goober (Doug)]

I should have headed out last night (Friday) up to the hills - been kicking myself all day.

I spent an hour on the moon and Saturn tonight. Seeing was pretty ordinary. Off to bed, can't be bothered waiting for moonset.

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

well looks like another overnighter night again.. although there might be fog/haze coming in early in the morning.

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by goober

I.....I spent an hour on the moon and Saturn tonight. Seeing was pretty ordinary..... Off to bed, can't be bothered waiting for moonset.

ditto and ditto - but I will get up at 3am for an early morning look around the sky.