How was your weather for the eclipse today ?

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Lee

Weather ordinary.... Operator competence - worse....
I've only used my Coronado scope in anger once, and remembered having trouble focusing it - I hadn't pulled out the draw tube from the focuser....
So yesterday I thought nothing for a while when I couldn't focus, then pulled out the tube - still couldn't focus.... nearing desperation as the sun descended towards a nearby rooftop amongst the clouds, realised I'd left the dang lens cap on!

[OzStarGazer]

Originally Posted by Pinwheel

Really I got a pic of that too!
But at 2.5meg IIS won't allow me to share it.

You can reduce the size of pics in programs like Photoshop. I had to reduce mine (the first 30 seconds of the eclipse) too.

[CJ (Chris)]

The clouds cleared and using my eclipse glasses I stood and watched it briefly before it disappeared behind the Blackall Mountain Range.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Rain in the outback but i,ll take the rain as its very valuable here.

Cheers

[omegacrux (David)]

%100 cloud rain all day by 8,30pm it was clear .
Tasmania if you don't like the weather come back in ten minutes !

David