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12-11-2012, 02:05 PM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: sydney, australia
Posts: 5,005
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Man! What's a bloke gotta do to get a clear night?
Really, I've had it upto my eyeballs right now! 13 months without decent dark skies. Last night was the clearest it's been in Sydney for months!
But, guess what? I was laid up with a nasty dose of gastro thanks to the kids!  It's ripped through their class mates, and my little tikes had it bad on Friday night. I thought I had dodged a bullet, but the bugger found me. Come on!!!
So, nooooo, no viewing a dimming supernova. Noooo viewing at all!
It's been like this for months on end. When it's clear, it's a work night. When it's not a work night, it's clouded. Or the ultimate tease, it clears around midnight when you've had enough of everything.
And the forecast for this weekend isn't looking crash hot either!
I've had a gut full, and I want it to end!
Thanks for the venting.
Mental. (I've got a certificate now!)
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12-11-2012, 02:07 PM
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Deprived of starlight
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 3,912
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What he said! 
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12-11-2012, 02:31 PM
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Great Sage == Heaven
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 735
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/agreed
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12-11-2012, 03:18 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Solidarity Brother!
Cheers
Chris
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12-11-2012, 03:35 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Posts: 1,581
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ditto,
I thought it was me loosing interest but the lack of posts in the observation reports suggest it is a wide spread problem.
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12-11-2012, 03:46 PM
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Reflecting on Refracting
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,216
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Does that mean you are now officially certified.
Gone mental to gastro?
Matt
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12-11-2012, 04:10 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,588
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You could always move up here to the mountains, crystal clear skies abound!!
(Oops , shouldn't have said that, probably woke the cloud-God)
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12-11-2012, 04:16 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattT
Does that mean you are now officially certified.
Gone mental to gastro?
Matt
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Nice one Matt.... 
Cheers
Chris
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12-11-2012, 05:02 PM
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Oldie newbie
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: newzealand
Posts: 123
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Yea,well, try living over here and having to put up with your CRAP weather month after bleedin month. I was thinking of uprading but now see I might as well save my money. 
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12-11-2012, 05:06 PM
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Starved of Starlight...
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 115
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My brother was spewing when he missed the Nova last night on our only clear night thanks to gastro.....literally! Man! 2012 and 2011 have been shocking years for astronomy in sydney!
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12-11-2012, 05:16 PM
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Oldie newbie
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: newzealand
Posts: 123
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Ps. My grandkid who seems to be taking after his pops in the celestial viewing department  told his mates that they will all be welcome to pops place and he will amaze them with his wondrous telescope skills and show them the thrice in a lifetime thrill that is the eclipse of the sun. I think it fairly safe to say dont bother taking the time of school. 
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12-11-2012, 05:23 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: moonee beach
Posts: 2,179
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hi alex!! sorry to hear you have the green apple splatters... sorry mate just cohldn't help myself..
weather is lovely here and am heading down to open pod for a little session tonight...but i do here you with this weather and work commitments.
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12-11-2012, 05:31 PM
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kids+wife+scopes=happyman
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: sydney, australia
Posts: 5,005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mozzie
weather is lovely here and am heading down to open pod for a little session tonight...
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Well I hope you find a dirty great big Huntsman in your eyepiece case then!
 Cheers mate.
Gone mental & gastro!
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12-11-2012, 05:33 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Glenhaven
Posts: 4,161
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Mental, I took the StarLapse out into the back yard last night to see how it goes on my new tripod. Needless to say, even though it was clear Sydney's light pollution was up to it's usual standard.
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12-11-2012, 05:56 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Rockingham WA
Posts: 3,435
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Transparency was awesome here last night. SMC was easily visible naked eye.
I got a consistent reading of 20.05 on the SQM-L, the second highest reading at home since I bought it. Pretty good for suburbia.
Seeing though... well that is another thing. It was shocking.
And a work night to boot 
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12-11-2012, 08:25 PM
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Dead God
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 635
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Had couple nice clear nights here to but the seeing was atrocious and not to mention the blasting winds.
My gear is going rusty
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12-11-2012, 08:29 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 123
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Almost clear tonight, but not enough, and too windy
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12-11-2012, 08:58 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Renmark, SA
Posts: 2,993
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That's how it works, every imaginable cock up can and will occur on those rare clear nights.
As for 2012 and its weather, my doctor prescribed me beer to cope with this record crap year. Never seen so much cloud and damp cold wintry muck, shocking even by the standards of this notorious subarctic maritime climate.
High cloud has been my source of rage lately. Saturday was clear all day and I checked the satpic to make sure it will stay clear, but sure enough high cloud was visible on the satpic moving in just in time for sunset, and clearing by sunrise. Sunday dawned clear, clear all day and that evening yet again as the sun goes down, high cloud was racing in.
And this has been the running gag this year, my nerves are freaking frayed
You get 4-5 nights of exceptional seeing as I had earlier in the year.... you'll be repaying it with 1000% interest rate 
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12-11-2012, 09:03 PM
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A Friendly Nyctophiliac
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Toongabbie, NSW
Posts: 1,598
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I know how you feel Alex. Last night however was excellent. Got to first light my Pentax XW 10mm.
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12-11-2012, 09:48 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Ummm, should I mention I am imaging NGC1365 with its SN right now???
In Sydney too!!!
Maybe not, people may throw things at me.... 
Cheers
Chris
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