Victoria may get a glimpse of the sky tonight

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #1 22-09-2010, 02:53 PM

Just checked the latest forecast for here and it is getting better every time I look.

It appears that most of Victoria may experience a strange phenomena known as 'clear sky'.

Looks good so far

Here is Ballarats chart for this evening.

chrisp9au (Chris) · #2 22-09-2010, 03:04 PM

Just in time for a nearly full moon!

Cheers

Chris

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #3 22-09-2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisp9au

Just in time for a nearly full moon!

Cheers

Chris

yes Chris, but I'll take what I can get at the moment

Oh well, I can do my Astrocast 'Live' broadcast of the Moon all night

Alchemy (Clive) · #4 22-09-2010, 05:00 PM

Pfffft gone. Cloudy here.... As usual

Alchemy (Clive) · #5 22-09-2010, 05:03 PM

Just had a look at the mets website and satellite image.... You're shot too.

vespine · #6 23-09-2010, 03:52 PM

Sorry everyone... This is probably my fault. Not a new telescope, but my fiance and I have just bought a house out on the fringes of Melbourne at "The Basin".. About 40km east of Melbourne near the Dandenongs. The sky "just" starts to get dark around there. We moved in last week, attached is the photo of our view out the back, my telescope is next to the back door waiting for a peek through the clouds, so I've probably jinxed us all for at least a few more weeks

TrevorW · #7 23-09-2010, 09:46 PM

Surely this is a hoax listing, it'll never happen

DavidU (Dave) · #8 23-09-2010, 09:47 PM

Grey sky's YET AGAIN!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #9 23-09-2010, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidU

Grey sky's YET AGAIN!

Yep Dave,

Last night was a flop!

But I had lots of good company to share the flop

mithrandir (Andrew) · #10 23-09-2010, 11:12 PM

Ken, you got more moon last night than Sydney did.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #11 23-09-2010, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mithrandir

Ken, you got more moon last night than Sydney did.

Which tells me that Sydney had none

DavidU (Dave) · #12 23-09-2010, 11:28 PM

Thanks for all the effort you put in last night ken.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #13 23-09-2010, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidU

Thanks for all the effort you put in last night ken.

Your welcome Dave. Sorry I couldn't show you more.

Next time hey

And thanks for sticking with me in there

pgc hunter · #14 24-09-2010, 02:25 AM

Sunny afternoon forecast for Friday night

Looks like it might be a goer. Might be at work though....but need the dosh to buy more toys

pgc hunter · #15 25-09-2010, 04:50 PM

Sky clearing up here, which is surprising as the forecast said showers. Satpic shows the band of scattered cloud over us is likely to clear in the next few hours... and skippsky and 7timer are favouring largely clear conditions tonight...

Thinking about dusting off the scope and going for a surprise observing session woooo

DavidU (Dave) · #16 25-09-2010, 04:56 PM

........the sky is a funny blue colour !

Roobi · #17 25-09-2010, 05:06 PM

lets hope this sudden burst of grey cloud passes quickly..... It's raining in werribee now. Not ten minutes ago, there were some nice areas of blue. Now just cloud.

erick (Eric) · #18 25-09-2010, 05:07 PM

Band of clouds and sprinkle of rain passing overhead now. Hopeful of clear and calm behind that for tonight. Looks like Moon and double stars from the backyard on the agenda?

pgc hunter · #19 25-09-2010, 05:14 PM

Few convective showers around, but there's a lot of clear behind it.... see here: http://realtime2.bsch.au.com/vis_sat.html

I think we'll be in for a few hours of clear tonight, especially as convection loses its heating energy. The stuff behind it looks like it's a few hours away yet.

richardda1st (Richard) · #20 25-09-2010, 05:47 PM

Time to setup and prey.