Victorian Weather hates Astronomers

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #1 24-11-2010, 04:21 PM

It makes one wonder

Do the weather gods have something against us?

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it's crazy

h0ughy (David) · #2 24-11-2010, 04:40 PM

dont feel as though you have all the fun Ken - the whole east coast in in the same boat

especially the northern astronomers - its a tad wet up there.

it has been fine but cloudy here for the last few days - the air is thick with moisture.

it unfortunatelly gives one more time to look around, think they either cant have, afford, but desire and make unholy deals to obtain......

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #3 24-11-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

dont feel as though you have all the fun Ken - the whole east coast in in the same boat

especially the northern astronomers - its a tad wet up there.

it has been fine but cloudy here for the last few days - the air is thick with moisture.

it unfortunatelly gives one more time to look around, think they either cant have, afford, but desire and make unholy deals to obtain......

Yeah David, window shopping on the net (and drooling) is a good hobby when this one is stormed out

But I just spent all my money on a new Wireless Router, so even Net-window shopping is dangerous

pgc hunter · #4 25-11-2010, 04:36 PM

don't get me started on Melbourne / Victorian weather. I can fill a multi-volume encyclopedia on the reasons I hate this sub ordinary pseudo-british climate

multiweb (Marc) · #5 25-11-2010, 04:56 PM

Too right. That crap stretches all the way from north to south. The only good place in Oz at the mo seems to be SA.

pgc hunter · #6 25-11-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Too right. That crap stretches all the way from north to south. The only good place in Oz at the mo seems to be SA.

more like Perf, nothing but sunshine and actual spring / summer weather there this poxy year.

dannat (Daniel) · #7 25-11-2010, 05:03 PM

if you want to do something about it start digging...........a really long trench to drain the h20 out of lake eyre - until then wet times ahead

richardo (Rich) · #8 27-11-2010, 11:53 AM

No Joy here either guys!!

I missed about 5 days over a two month period due to an electrical component being fixed and for the last two weeks ain't seen nothing but clouds.
Have been able to shoot through a few cloud holes on a couple of nights to get systems up to 100% readiness but half an hour is hardly an imaging session.

So I guess we'll have to wait and see what La Nina and the jet stream do for us over Xmas...

Not holding my breath though.

Hang in there.... we're all in the same boat!

All the best
Rich

marki · #9 27-11-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Too right. That crap stretches all the way from north to south. The only good place in Oz at the mo seems to be SA.

Ah you would have to love sunny WA as well

. The birds are out, the sky is blue. there's not a cloud, to spoil the view......

Mark

MuntiNZ (Daz) · #10 27-11-2010, 01:46 PM

Yeah mate its why they put the desert there!!!

marki · #11 27-11-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MuntiNZ

Yeah mate its why they put the desert there!!!

Not in the SW of the state mate lots of green trees and forrests down this way

. Mudbourne weather (and east coast weather it seems) really sucks when it comes to astronomy.

Mark

mithrandir (Andrew) · #12 27-11-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dannat

if you want to do something about it start digging...........a really long trench to drain the h20 out of lake eyre - until then wet times ahead

Lake Eyre is below sea level by around 10-15 metres according to NatMap.

Jen · #13 27-11-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Yeah David, window shopping on the net (and drooling) is a good hobby when this one is stormed out

But I just spent all my money on a new Wireless Router, so even Net-window shopping is dangerous

Jen hands Ken a tissue to wipe drool of keyboard

erick (Eric) · #14 27-11-2010, 10:41 PM

Has anyone noticed that it is raining in Victoria and the creeks and rivers are flooding?....................again!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #15 27-11-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by erick

Has anyone noticed that it is raining in Victoria and the creeks and rivers are flooding?....................again!

. . . and the paddocks, and some roads, and dams are again overflowing . . .

ummm . . . yep. I noticed Eric

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #16 27-11-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

Jen hands Ken a tissue to wipe drool of keyboard

Octane (Humayun) · #17 28-11-2010, 12:49 AM

So depressing.

H

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #18 28-11-2010, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Octane

So depressing.

H

Yep, and it just keeps going on . . . and on . .

Alchemy (Clive) · #19 28-11-2010, 07:33 AM

It is certainly a change in the weather patterns, be interesting to see what kind of a summer we will have, astronomy in general has been less than optimum for a large part of the second half of the year.... Along most of the east coast.
I didn't expect to have just about every weekend ( my chance to image) rained out.
Oh well.... At least the rain tanks are full

multiweb (Marc) · #20 28-11-2010, 10:28 AM

Don't wanna be the party pooper but reading all the posts below about water, creeks full etc... sounds bloody good too me after the past couple of years. The stars are still behind all that muck and there will be clear skies again no doubt. Last few times I drove out west NSW it's been great to see all the green everywhere. Let's try to keep all this water in I say.