Melbourne Clouds (Sorry)

desler · #1 16-05-2009, 09:15 PM

Yes; the gods are against me!

Been trying to learn drift alignment (DA) for a while, using an illuminated reticle, without much success! More like frustration!

Finally bought myself a lappy, downloaded eq align and been clouded out since!

Had a window of opportunity tonight, working my way through the manual while actually doing it with a toucam in the ed 80.

Limited success!!!!! Putting the star in the red circle, ah I see, adjust to the green circle, oohh this is good, only very small adjustments now!!!!!!

OH NO, clouds, clouds clouds!

Only 7 more sleeps till I have to go back to work. I've got to get this sorted. Funny, it hasn't even been 2 years since I first looked through an 8 inch dob, The learning curve continues!

Darren

Spanrz (Brett) · #2 16-05-2009, 10:04 PM

Melbourne's weather, I'm with you man.
You'll get a clear night on the last night of your leave. Happens to me all the time. That man Murphy loves us!

DavidU (Dave) · #3 16-05-2009, 11:07 PM

Yeh, set up the 12" dob tonite............. 10 min later, clouds AGAIN !
Melbourne is a shocker at the moment

Ric · #4 16-05-2009, 11:40 PM

I know how you guys feel, I'm playing cat and mouse with the clouds as well.

If I set up it's cloudy and if I don't it's clear, trying to time to clear nights with the weekend is the real tricky part.

Cheers

pgc hunter · #5 17-05-2009, 11:11 AM

Melbourne's weather - don't get me started on Melbourne's filthy hellhole climate. Satellite suggests that all this low overcast crap might clear by evening, although I guarantee that somethimg else will ensure we don't get a clear night, like the presence of high cloud above it

Absolute disgrace at the moment, just like last year.

However Monday might be good and may just drag the scope out after my evening shift if I can be bothered....

Kevnool (Kev) · #6 17-05-2009, 11:54 AM

Hmm i can see why i left Melbourne 30 years ago.

New start and clear skies.

Cheers Kev.

DavidU (Dave) · #7 17-05-2009, 02:04 PM

...................and today?
cloudy........again !
I have had my new 12" dob for 3 weeks now, and used it for 1/2 an hour !
Melbourne &^^^&***@@#!

pgc hunter · #8 17-05-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidU

...................and today?
cloudy........again !
I have had my new 12" dob for 3 weeks now, and used it for 1/2 an hour !
Melbourne &^^^&***@@#!

I totally understand you. Melbourne is a DISASTER

I must've really *&#!^# someone off to be planted here...

Sarge (Rod) · #9 17-05-2009, 05:38 PM

Latest forecast is for clear skies after 10pm. Keep your fingers crossed.

Rod

pgc hunter · #10 17-05-2009, 05:46 PM

But *if* it clears after 10pm, there'll be barely 2 hours left before the moon rises.

and then there is morning cloud/fog forcast, Melbourne style.

DavidU (Dave) · #11 17-05-2009, 07:15 PM

pgc hunter,,, "cloudbourne"

pgc hunter · #12 18-05-2009, 01:44 AM

Well it's 1:30am and those stupid ugly melbourne clouds are still well and truly here

DavidU (Dave) · #13 18-05-2009, 08:37 PM

8.30pm and NO clouds??????

marki · #14 18-05-2009, 09:01 PM

You guys really need to consider relocating

.

Mark

pgc hunter · #15 19-05-2009, 11:43 AM

I was driving home from work last night and the sky was loaded with high cloud and what looked like thicker clouds on the horizon....Melbourne style

today.... well high cloud everywhere and the bloody DSE is at it yet agian

Sometimes I cannot even wrap my head around how crap a location we are in for astronomy

I'd rather live in London for crying out loud

dannat (Daniel) · #16 19-05-2009, 11:50 AM

At kilmore 60km N the skies were crystal clear & cloud free, got a few shots of eta & found cent A thru the 15x70's..had a cruise around scorp/sagitt

Far beter than living east of dandenong (more cloudy nights than Melb itself)
average was 1-2 clear nights a month in winter (usually when the full moon was out)

desler · #17 19-05-2009, 01:40 PM

I got in probably 4 hours last night from Werribee before the high cloud and then fog!

We really do get some fantastic nights occasionally, they just don't seem to happen when I've got new toys or when I'm on leave!

With luck I may get another window of opportunity this week before returning to the grind on Monday.

Darren

pgc hunter · #18 19-05-2009, 02:35 PM

there is hope for the weekend.....LETS HOPE THE DAMN DSE DOESNT RUIN IT THIS TIME

Forecast for Friday

Mostly sunny. Winds north to northeasterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly up to 25 km/h during the morning.
City
Min 9 Max 21

Forecast for Saturday

Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly averaging up to 35 km/h.
City

Min 12 Max 21

Jen · #19 19-05-2009, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidU

pgc hunter,,, "cloudbourne"

Spanrz (Brett) · #20 19-05-2009, 06:19 PM

Yeah, bloody DSE. I don't even bother to contemplate a night of viewing with them burning off.

Yeah, "Cloudbourne" seems right. When it's clear, you "have to" rush to get set up, the instant you setup, must get a viewing, get maybe 10-15 minutes in, then the low lying speckled cloud rolls in.

I've noticed, it can be up to 3 hours of cloud, then all of a sudden, it disappears and it's back to great clean skies. What the.....