Doesn't look good for Astronomy

[astroron (Ron)]

Things don't look good for Astronomy on the East Coast for later this year
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...e&topic=enviro

[Esseth (Alan)]

Damn it, just when i am finally getting all the required gear for my first prime focus shots

[asimov (John)]

As if it wasn't already bad enough up here..

[bloodhound31]

Great for those of us moving into daytime photography with lots of clouds and soft-light situations.

Baz.

[Darth Wader (Wade)]

I expect nothing less after finally upgrading to a 12" dob. Bad back has meant I've used it once in the last 6 weeks

[acropolite (Phil)]

As long as it's all right for Astrofest....

[Jules76 (Julian)]

One of thesedays I'll get the chance to try out my new Eyepiece and Filter. Until then, just keep planning more purchases.....

[pgc hunter]

Great, juuuusst great. So we can expect a cold and soggy summer after a cold and soggy winter.

[DavidTrap (David)]

Bring back the drought! Bring back the drought!

Ummmm, maybe I shouldn't say that too loudly...

DT

[pgc hunter]

Originally Posted by DavidTrap

Bring back the drought! Bring back the drought!

Ummmm, maybe I shouldn't say that too loudly...

DT

I agree. Not that we ever have a drought here. I'm so sick of the never ending cold damp cloudy wet drizzly garbage. My local park has been waterlogged literally for over a solid month :mad2 :

Melbourne and drought? LOL if only


Global Warming? what a massive LOLCANO...... never slept with a colder, wetter and cloudier winter in my life, and it's getting worse every year. And it's not only Melbourne, but places as far north as Alice Springs, Port Hedland, Tennant Creek etc are getting near record cold and rain

[DavidTrap (David)]

Honestly, I'm getting worried that Astrofest will be a write off!

DT

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Astrofest can never be a write off.
Not while there are so many willing to share their experience and knowledge.
And of course there is always the social aspect.
Where else can you go and talk Astronomy to ANYONE and not have a single eyeball roll?

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

I don't recall spending much time at my eyepiece last Astrofest anyway - most of the time I was hunting down Marples and his chocolate port...

Althought I do seem to remember that the Saturday morning of 2008 was a complete write-off: "Cloudy one night, hungover the next". Thankfully, what goes to Astrofest, stays at Astrofest

[Alchemy (Clive)]

It got to Melbourne just before autumn, usually we have nice days... Just cloudy this year.. Not much rain yet, but just had wettest June in 9 years.

I don't mind the state needs the wet weather.

[GrahamL]

This year has been terrible on the north coast
been a few decent nights but mostly overcast and rain .
The grounds been wet underfoot on the coast since december last year

When its raining dead seagulls in june ( lennox head tornado)
and mountains of hail ,astronomy just isn't going to happen any time soon

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

And I just bought a nebula filter and a new eyepiece and a 10 and 50mW laser. We have had rain for the last week on and off my backyard already is boggy (mud everywhere due to council digging it up). Listening to the "oldtimers" at the checkout yesterday claiming we will have upwards of 300mm of rain again this year. Just hope not overnight again like earlier this year............ to the god
Adrian

[pgc hunter]

Originally Posted by Alchemy

It got to Melbourne just before autumn, usually we have nice days... Just cloudy this year.. Not much rain yet, but just had wettest June in 9 years.

HA no we don't

I don't mind the state needs the wet weather.

pffft every effing winter the place around here is waterlogged


Screw wet weather, we've seen enough of that crap this winter of hell, WE NEED SOME FREAKING SUN FOR ONCE GOD

Outside atm it is ofcourse damp, foggy overcast and miserable, with about 7 hours of sunshine for the first 7 days of this month, as is typical for Melbourne And yet, people from Perf, Brisbane and Sydney and Caanbraaaaa have the balls to complain. Goodfreakingness me. They have no idea. Not a goddamn clue.

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

I dont mind the rain but rain and winter...yuck
Need the rain for the rainwater tank but its been overflowing now the the last 3-4 days.

Adrian

[pgc hunter]

On a related note, I've seen houses here iwth solar panels. I mean WTF do people have those for? WE DONT GET SUN HERE. Don't they realise that? 20 grand down the S-bend, ridiculous.

[gary]

Hi Ron,

They probably used highly sophisticated modeling on state of the art supercomputers
to forecast the start of the next La Niña cycle.

I am not sure. I think I will wait for what Paul the Octopus predicts.