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28-05-2006, 03:18 PM
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Heads up on Joops!!!
Guys,
Just a quick heads-up.
Might wanna turn the scopes and cams in the direction of old Jove from shortly after 8 tonight with the Io (and shadow) transit and GRS from about 9-30.
10pm looks good to catch GRS ... Io and shadow.
It'll be nice and high in the sky and hopefully the Weather Gods will smile on us all 
Get some nice avi's and still be early to bed!
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28-05-2006, 03:20 PM
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Yep I've got my fingers crosse this cloud will disappear. Check out this thread Matt, it'll give you a few more dates to work with.
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28-05-2006, 03:22 PM
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It's never that easy in my area.....I'm bloody clouded out ATM.
It better clear the hell out by sunset or I'm gonna scream like a girl! and I want something over a THREE outa 10 seeing too!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 
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28-05-2006, 03:24 PM
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Cheers Paul
Yes. Was aware of those.
I'm taking it just one night at a time at the moment though with the way the weather's been 
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28-05-2006, 03:28 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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How can you tell when an astromoner is getting edgy for some clear skies?
When he drives 3/4 of an hour through a thunder storm to the dark site with his fingers crossed, knowing that even when he gets there and its clear the dew is going to get him anyway.
Aka [1ponders] last night The company was great though.
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28-05-2006, 03:36 PM
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Proud of ya mate
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28-05-2006, 03:46 PM
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Sound good Matt, Good seeing and a good sleep. A few have said that I look a bit under the weather lately.
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28-05-2006, 04:54 PM
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Look forward to it, might even look through the clouds
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28-05-2006, 05:05 PM
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lots of eyes on you!
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looks good here, no cloud, no jetstream, scope cooling as we speak!
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28-05-2006, 05:10 PM
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Scope cooling. Skies look nice. No wind. Very little cloud. Jet stream ... not bad.
Check collimation.
Bring it on!!!!!
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28-05-2006, 05:22 PM
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aiming for 2nd Halley's
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still cloudy here 
good luck down south guys!
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28-05-2006, 05:29 PM
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Still a few hours to go for you Rob.
It'll clear 
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28-05-2006, 05:33 PM
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Had a thunder storm at 3 this afternoon. Now thick fog has just rolled in. I can see jupiter still. but it's a blur.
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28-05-2006, 05:37 PM
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Hang in there vash. Just a bit of warm moist air meeting cooler air. Let all the moisture condense. Might come good 
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28-05-2006, 05:43 PM
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aaaahhh!
 
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28-05-2006, 09:20 PM
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Is always sleepy
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Well, I've just been out with the scope and camera. It was a little better than I expected, (it has been raining with a bit of thunder a few hours ago) on the camera screen I could make out Jups banding, and even a dark splodge where the shadow was. Took a few images, might process them tomorrow arvo if I find time.
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28-05-2006, 11:22 PM
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lots of eyes on you!
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seeing was 4 to 5/10, got some vids, but I honestly thought the seeing would be better, naked eye looked nice
oh well, thems the breaks!
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28-05-2006, 11:26 PM
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yeah. same here dave. looked nice just looking at the sky but through the toucam on the lappy screen it was ordinary.
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28-05-2006, 11:35 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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I have bizzare weather. 2 hours ago it was hazy. 1 hour ago it was a perfect starfield, Miky Way, Madge's Clouds etc but it was raining! Yep, raining!! Not mist or Dew. Real rain and not a cloud from horizon to horizon!!!! Never seen it before ever.
And now it's cloudy. Some nights ya just can't win.
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