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Old 02-10-2010, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller; Oh to live in beautiful sunny Victoria, especially that paradise of perfect seeing that is Melbourne.

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I will let you off just this once....... It's clear woo-hoo
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Old 02-10-2010, 08:24 PM
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rain rain rain it hasnt stopped all day!!!!! still coming down know,hasnt the weather been shocking lately cloudy every day.....
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Old 02-10-2010, 10:28 PM
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I'm over this weather, I think I'll take a trip to sunny Melbourne.
Aside from 30mts on Thursday that the clouds allowed me, it's been three solid weeks of cloud and rain. Missing the opposition of Jupiter was the finally straw.
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Old 02-10-2010, 10:36 PM
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you should see how i feel i cant even get the new mount out :'(
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Old 03-10-2010, 01:42 AM
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The kids (young adults) all in bed for a while now, the wife gone to bed as the champagne and pastizzi are all gone and I'm ready for some action. So it's on with a second pair of jeans and a warm jacket (shouldn't everything be coming of) and get back to the stars while I've got the chance.
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Old 03-10-2010, 03:11 AM
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May I suggest you come and join us on the other side of the Nullabor! We've had virtually no rain last summer until May. Then winter arrived(which is supposed to be our wet season) and we've had only 40% or our avg rain and I have had a ball learning astro photography since joining IIS.

I think I've had only about a handful of cloudy nights from memory since July which is very unusual for South Western Australia.

Anyway, we might cop it late spring just as we are supposed to start our dry season again now that I have gloated .

just wish I had more time off to take advantage of these lovely nights and learn more but work calls

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Old 03-10-2010, 05:05 AM
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Moon's up. Time to pack up and get some sleep in Snake Valley clubroom. That was a great night. Primary finally dewed up
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Old 03-10-2010, 05:16 AM
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Moon's up. Time to pack up and get some sleep in Snake Valley clubroom. That was a great night. Primary finally dewed up
Snake Valley, I'm jealous. Whilst I have been enjoying the viewing at home with all these clear nights, the light pollution is a pain. Hope I can make it to the dark skies at the next SV camp.
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Old 03-10-2010, 05:16 AM
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Just got in after an all nighter, which was over in what seemed like 5 seconds...

Seeing was shocking, probably even worse than yesterday, transparency was pretty ordinary, and my silly billy neighbours had their personal sun blazing all night.......but finally some clear skies, and 2 in a row at that


Was plowing my way through a galaxy cluster in Dorado... when I started it was dark, then about halfway through the moon was nearly 10 degrees above the horizon! It felt like 15 minutes of obs to me, but turns out it was over an hour!

Interesting to hear about your primary dewing up Eric, so far mine never has, even when the rest of the scope is dripping sodding wet.

Work starts at 3pm so I could take advantage of this night
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Old 03-10-2010, 05:23 AM
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Interesting to hear about your primary dewing up Eric, so far mine never has, even when the rest of the scope is dripping sodding wet.
Yes, a bit annoying - I'll have to work out why. There were two dry patches - where the surface fans were blowing- but only for about 1-2 cm from the edge.
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Old 03-10-2010, 05:28 AM
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Thermometers said mirror 5.6 deg, ambient 5 deg and humidity off the scale at "Hi". I think the ambient actually rose and the mirror was colder than the air. Another outdoor thermometer had gone from 5 deg back to 7 deg.
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Old 03-10-2010, 06:33 AM
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thats lovely you people down south rubbing it in!!!!!it rained all night and its still teaming down another wet day!!!!!!the kids are going to be bored today ad go wild bring locked inside
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Old 03-10-2010, 07:48 AM
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thats lovely you people down south rubbing it in!!!!!it rained all night and its still teaming down another wet day!!!!!!the kids are going to be bored today ad go wild bring locked inside
Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh that feels good, a beautiful clear night, mmmmmmm. Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmm, feel the serenity. ( rub rub)

Beautiful clear morning, the suns almost up to the observatory to dry it all up , the birds are singing, another perfect Melbourne day...... Signing off

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Old 03-10-2010, 09:35 AM
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Sunny. Out walking the dogs yesterday and ran into a metre long brown snake - Warm, no rain, a gentle breeze. Just perfect Same today, by the looks of it
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Old 03-10-2010, 11:42 PM
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May I suggest you come and join us on the other side of the Nullabor! We've had virtually no rain last summer until May. Then winter arrived(which is supposed to be our wet season) and we've had only 40% or our avg rain and I have had a ball learning astro photography since joining IIS.

I think I've had only about a handful of cloudy nights from memory since July which is very unusual for South Western Australia.

Anyway, we might cop it late spring just as we are supposed to start our dry season again now that I have gloated .

just wish I had more time off to take advantage of these lovely nights and learn more but work calls

Cheers,
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Thou think-est you gloat-est too much-est :bash comp:

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