SA weather

dugnsuz (Doug) · #1 30-10-2007, 10:47 PM

Jesus H. You-Know-Who, I'm sick of the weather in the SA Hills / Adelaide area.
It's been nearly 2 weeks since I've had a decent astro session - the singular clear nights there have been have coincided with things I had to attend

This is driving me mad / madder!!!

Doug

ps...same again tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

§AB · #2 31-10-2007, 09:12 AM

don't worry buddy, exactly the same here

Unlikely to change, especially now that there is a tropical infeed due to arrive next week - in other words, rain and more rain!

rumples riot · #3 31-10-2007, 09:15 AM

Don't worry Doug, it will all go soon.

I cannot even think about getting a start on Mars yet. I am waiting patiently for the cloud to go and the Jet to disappear.

This hobby is all about patience. Time and patience................

Tamtarn · #4 31-10-2007, 09:38 AM

Agree with you 100% Doug.

We've been going to start a thread on Melbourne's shocking cloud cover.
Our last imaging session was on 2nd October. As you have said the odd night there's been a small window of opportunity we've had other commitments

We now have all the bits and pieces to start autoguiding and haven't even had enough clear sky to focus on a star to test it out.

IT'S SO FRUSTRATING

dugnsuz (Doug) · #5 31-10-2007, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tamtarn

We now have all the bits and pieces to start autoguiding and haven't even had enough clear sky to focus on a star to test it out.
IT'S SO FRUSTRATING

I'm actually getting excited about drift aligning when there's a break in the cloud cover

Doug

Tamtarn · #6 31-10-2007, 10:55 AM

How sad.

vash (Ashley) · #7 31-10-2007, 10:55 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing this comet but it's been cloudy since

leon · #8 31-10-2007, 10:56 AM

If that is the case over there Doug, I might as well pack up my set-up for a while, i have it ready to fire up at short notice, as all your weather comes this way.

Leon

Ric · #9 31-10-2007, 11:03 AM

And I get it the day after you Leon.

Cheers

§AB · #10 31-10-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Agree with you 100% Doug.

We've been going to start a thread on Melbourne's shocking cloud cover.
Our last imaging session was on 2nd October. As you have said the odd night there's been a small window of opportunity we've had other commitments

We now have all the bits and pieces to start autoguiding and haven't even had enough clear sky to focus on a star to test it out.

I made a "climate rage" thread - lets get that out! Vent that steam off boys!

Last time it was clear in Melbourne was exactly 11 days ago.

:mad2 :

:mad 2:

Next time it will be clear in Melbourne is Tuesday night by the looks of it

After my last obs session, I was screwing around with my collimation. Maybe I did such an awesome job that it is equivalent to buying a new scope

fringe_dweller · #11 31-10-2007, 05:16 PM

yeh your right Doug, forgot the w/e before when the orionids was on clouded up too! had the little rain, cleared the air nicely and got nice transparency at end of week, seeing was very twinkly tho, than this astronomers 'wet blanket' thers not an icon mad enuff to represent my face i'm afraid

fringe_dweller · #12 31-10-2007, 05:44 PM

btw i was up at bridgewater/aldgate last sat night when the storms came through, bluddy ell had forgotten how your really IN the storms/lightning up there

we had to keep turning off the amps when they came thru

dugnsuz (Doug) · #13 31-10-2007, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

btw i was up at bridgewater/aldgate last sat night when the storms came through, bluddy ell had forgotten how your really IN the storms/lightning up there

we had to keep turning off the amps when they came thru

Were you gigging or jamming?
Doug

fringe_dweller · #14 31-10-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Were you gigging or jamming?
Doug

just messin with a few friends around at a mates house, trying out all their toys/gits and valve/tube collection, and finally picked up and installed my short plate (but sounds like a long plate) tung sol 12ax7 (mullard sound alike) for my pre amp set up, heaven! *huge stupid grin*

dugnsuz (Doug) · #15 31-10-2007, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

just messin with a few friends around at a mates house, trying out all their toys/gits and valve/tube collection, and finally picked up and installed my short plate (but sounds like a long plate) tung sol 12ax7 (mullard sound alike) for my pre amp set up, heaven! *huge stupid grin*

Funny, i was talking to a guy at my kid's school day out recently who had been to all the gigs i had been to in my home town (Edinburgh) Rush, UFO, etc etc, and he was a guitarist and serious valve afficianado too - and the name Mullard came up! I'm a bass player and had an Eden head with the12AX7 in the pre amp - that's the only valve i know!!!!! But, this guy was using cryogenically treated russian Military valves and that kind of stuff in his gear!!!!
The Chernobyl sound

Cheers
Doug

fringe_dweller · #16 31-10-2007, 06:36 PM

small world eh Doug! the tung sol I just put in is the cryo one with gold pins

they not only last twice as long, 40 000 hrs, the tone is actually better too! and thank goodness for the eastern european/soviet/chinese miltitary keeping valves alive! gawd bless their pinko 50's technology

they actually bought all the tools/machinery off the west when they went totally solid state - i think the tung sol factory in romania? is old phillips factory from NY?! stay away from the chinese stuff tho - altho they have their qualities
my mate has the ampeg valve bass pre amp, and loves his telefunkens - they sound awesome - changes them between sets - now that is a serious valve nerd!

but its like having different amps with a quick change!

Exfso (Peter) · #17 02-11-2007, 02:43 AM

Sorry Doug, I reckon I might have extended it, my replacement TOA130 arrives next week...

Alchemy (Clive) · #18 02-11-2007, 05:40 AM

weather report for friday cloudy possible showers. Saturday ditto, sunday yep same , monday sigh same again.............................. .......

its cloudy but not raining no good for astronomers, no good for farmers sheeeeez....... goingback to the deep space forum to dream.

gbeal · #19 02-11-2007, 06:28 AM

Ah perfect, you Okkers are getting it as well, wonderful news. I thought it was just us, living in "The Land of the Long White Cloud.

§AB · #20 02-11-2007, 10:03 AM

disgraceful weather here, extremely cold for this time of year at only 19C and full, hazy overcast. INfact it is only 15ºC at 10:00am.