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Moon Phase
CURRENT MOON
Waning Crescent 2.7%
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02-06-2009, 04:40 PM
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International Year of Astronomy = International Year of Cloudy Weather
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02-06-2009, 10:11 PM
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couldn,t agree more
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CLOUDY WEATHER
i have just brought a new 10" newtonian ,jmi motofocus and cannot find a star to point it at this lousy weather just keeps getting worse.and by the time it does clear we will have another full moon again,i think the last time it cleared for a day or two it was on a full moon 
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02-06-2009, 10:38 PM
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They aint just doubles :o
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tandum
Just think how easy it will be to dig a footing for your pier  |
No Need to pour any water into the concrete mix, you only will have to wait 15 mins until the next drenching.... 
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04-06-2009, 11:50 PM
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Major newsflash - the sky finally cleared tonight in Cloudville for the first time in a month - which is no surprise as it's nearly full moon, only to be swamped an hour later in thick fog.
Oh well at least it's not raining.
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05-06-2009, 12:11 AM
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Very frustrating 
The last few days the fog has been setting in around 8pm grrrrrrr 
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05-06-2009, 03:04 AM
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Wall to wall cloud here in Melbourne (what else is new), only consolation is it's a full moon...
Last edited by pgc hunter; 05-06-2009 at 03:15 AM.
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06-06-2009, 02:38 AM
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Mostly harmless...
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Cloudless night here in Brisbane tonight. There were some faint flickering points of light visible through the bright moonlight. I think I'm supposed to look at something up there, but I can't remember how this telescope thingy works??
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06-06-2009, 09:17 AM
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Beautiful clear skies = full moon
Flippin' typical.
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06-06-2009, 09:23 PM
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Looks like Melbourne weather has covered the entire country 
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07-06-2009, 03:36 PM
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Huh!!
I haven't been able to play with my new mount (outside) since getting it ....the one clear night we had was so windy it wasnt worth setting up.
So as a consolation prize I have it all set up in the lounge room, collimated my scope to within a mico-meter of its life (by my standards that is so in other words average joe collimation) and considered using my kids sky projector on the lounge room ceiling for a 3 star alignment for the goto and slewing to what I would LIKE to be looking at (but of course it wouldn't be very accurate would it) just to entertain myself. 
The Orange Pony Club (the real one with horses and kids and parents with open pockets) rally day was even cancelled today due to the wet grounds and rain, so I couldn't even read astro books whilst there and pretend I was at an IIS Pony Club (which one day I hope to get to.....dream dream).
Love the rain, need the rain, but CLOUDS GO AWAY please.
Kerrie
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07-06-2009, 05:16 PM
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average daily sunshine for the first week of June here in Australia's worst climate:
1.6 hours 
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10-06-2009, 01:16 AM
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nothing but rain and extreme cold here .... lucky it's a full moon otherwise I would've had a stroke by now
Stuff the rain, bring on the stars!
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10-06-2009, 06:37 PM
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Look out monkeys, its forecast to be -5 here tonight  , dew at -0.3.
Kerrie 
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10-06-2009, 07:04 PM
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Poor Kerrie.
Must admit that I like this time of year.
My idea of heaven is snuggling up under a feather doona on the banana lounge with a pair of binos and watching the winter constellations pass overhead. Alternating cups of hot chocolate with glasses of Drambuie. hmmmm drambuie......
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10-06-2009, 08:03 PM
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Well jjj Orange is the place for that! Except for the wind, clouds, rain, sleet and moon hiding behind these. I must admit that I really do love the winter, but boy its cccooolllddd tonight.......lucky I got my 2 IIS beanies in the post last week so my head will be extra toasty when I venture out later to check on all our cold animals and give the big neighy ones some extra hay in their tums.
Drambuie...brings back memories of a youthful trip around QLD and the Territory... consequently I cannot drink it anymore without that awful feeling that preceeds emesis....but hi ho bring on the stones or a good port..yum.. (any port in a storm?)
Kerrie
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10-06-2009, 09:01 PM
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Drambuie reminds me of winter weekends in the Blue Mountains. Ah happy sad memories.... 
Port and Stones were my drinks of choice when I lived up at Cape Tribulation.
Winters are rough up there. 
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10-06-2009, 09:09 PM
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10-06-2009, 09:36 PM
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10-06-2009, 09:43 PM
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10-06-2009, 09:54 PM
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Pity we don't have a little puking emoticon to insert here.
:d rink:
A few indoor recreational pursuits are more apt when the weather turns foul
