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10-09-2009, 07:01 PM
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I have tentatively put the scope outside...........
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10-09-2009, 07:03 PM
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Now's the time, it's d-day, now or never....
tomorrow is already forecasted to be cloudy by sunset with 60km/h winds to boot.
So all you Melbournites get out there now while you still can!
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10-09-2009, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Yeh, it looks like it's clearing ! should I stop ironing yet?
I will strart ironing socks & jocks next  |
 no no dont stop ironing yet 
You have to do your chores first before you can play 
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11-09-2009, 08:52 AM
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Well well, I drove to Johns hill reserve (semi dark site) and it was great !
Seeing was quite good, Jupiter excellent and some nice DSO's.
I wonder what friday night will be like.
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11-09-2009, 10:10 AM
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Seeing was pretty good for a short period around 9pm, best I've seen in a LONG time. Got some cracking views of Jupiter at nearly 300x.  But as the night wore on seeing deteriorated, by 1am it was truly ugly, up there with the worst.
Tonight will likely be garbage.....forecast cloud with 60kmh winds. There is some hope sometime next week.
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11-09-2009, 10:31 PM
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It's nice and clear and 14C friday night 
The only thing is the slight problem of the hurricane force winds 
What type of iron do you guys use?
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11-09-2009, 11:46 PM
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Melbourne reached a max temp of 22.5C at 10:00PM....
Now that the winds have dissappeard, the temp is dropping like a brick.
Although I'm sure Sydney will get well above 30C tomorrow and record much higher nighttime temps going into Sunday as per usual while we go back to typical Melbourne winter  
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12-09-2009, 08:18 PM
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Sat night, 26C !!! but cloudy and blowing a gale.
Does anyone still use spray on starch when ironing?
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12-09-2009, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Sat night, 26C !!! but cloudy and blowing a gale.
Does anyone still use spray on starch when ironing?
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What a strange night. Dob getting buffetted with the wind, so I've packed it in.
No ironing tonight, that's Monday's job. No starch in our household, David
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12-09-2009, 08:25 PM
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Topped out at 30C today....not bad in Melbourne 12 days out of winter 
Still 29C at 8:30pm, on par with Darwin!
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12-09-2009, 08:31 PM
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The youngest 2 kids asked if I can take them to the snow on sunday
Now its a heat wave
Glen, not even Fabulon?
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12-09-2009, 11:57 PM
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Forecast is looking promising for next week with Tue, Wed, Fri and Sat all canditates for clear nights
I'm excited.
Last edited by pgc hunter; 13-09-2009 at 12:12 AM.
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13-09-2009, 01:34 AM
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I've given up on the weather at the moment, one night it's clear, the next 6 are cloudy (when an event happens..)
And on the clear nights, i'm stuffed from work...haha.
The wind in Melbourne today was ummmm...^%&%$#
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13-09-2009, 11:05 AM
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13-09-2009, 04:59 PM
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Fast Scope & Fast Engine
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Does it get any better for you southerners down there.
The only upside to clouds in Melb is the non clouds out west.
Hope it clears up for you down there.
Cheers Kev.
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13-09-2009, 06:17 PM
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There is no upside to clouds in Melbs
looking okay for Tuesday night but with each update of the forecast more and more clouds are bought in
Monday night might be a goer, the BOM only mentions "showers clearing" so hoping for the best.
Wed and Thu suck, Fri and Sat looking good atm but ofcourse that'll no doubt change by the time we get there
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13-09-2009, 06:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pgc hunter
There is no upside to clouds in Melbs |
Of course there is. If they are over Melbourne, they are less likely to be over Sydney.
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14-09-2009, 02:40 PM
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beautiful clear morning, but now cloud is increasing left right and centre
Hope as heating energy is lost during the late afternoon all this rubbish disappears into fat air.
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14-09-2009, 02:46 PM
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At least I got all my eye pieces and the refractor under some UV today to keep mould at bay.
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14-09-2009, 02:55 PM
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now most of the sky is covered in ugly layer cloud, and Sat pic shows cloud building at an exponential rate, even faster than the weeds in my garden. unbefreakinglievable
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