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  1. PhotoGav

    So, it appears that the clouds, wind and general typical rubbish weather are on their way back again tonight. Big shame, I really enjoyed last night's clear skies, and I'm now stuck 1/3 of the way through my M42 project... :-(

  2. PhotoGav

    So, Met Office says 'clear' and Clear Outside says 'cloudy' - I go with Met Office forecast, but Clear Outside has got it right... Damn! I know what will happen too, as son as I pack everything away - yes, you know too!

    1. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Ive not gone out tonight, there is a massive lunar halo here.... to me, that says "dont bother son!".

      And surprise, surprise... the next clear night will be a full moon!

    2. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      How frustrating?! It was clear-ish earlier and I managed to get the C8 back on the mount and checked my PA. Amazingly it is still very good, despite the mount sitting out there in the weather for months now and with the children kicking balls about in the garden and certainly hitting it every now and again! Now contemplating how long to give it before giving up.......

  3. PhotoGav

    Struggling to capture the final sub for my current project - would love to have loads more data, but this weather........

  4. PhotoGav

    Thank you Weather Gods - finally playing with new scope... :-)

  5. PhotoGav

    Thanks to the weather I have become a Theoretical Astrophotographer...

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    2. Davey-T

      Davey-T

      Since I got the QSI683, WO S71 & Astrodons I've managed precisely 1 hour of HA

    3. Stargazer33

      Stargazer33

      Looking in my astrophotography folder on the PC, my last imaging session was the Whirlpool Galaxy and Saturn on 16 May!!!!

    4. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      It's rubbish. I am currently hypothesising about what a set of Ha subs of The California Nebula shot through the WO Star71 would look like and how easy it would be to tease out all the detail thanks to the fast imaging scope employed...

  6. PhotoGav

    Tonight's Forecast - Cold with Clear Skies - Bring It On!

    1. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      Oh look, it's cloudy out there.............. :-(

  7. PhotoGav

    Upping the Ante tonight - First shot at 1800s Subs!

  8. PhotoGav

    Well, clear forecast + gusty winds + no moon = got to give it a go!

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    2. Phillyo

      Phillyo

      The sky was incredible last night! Shame about the wind.

    3. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      I am so bummed out, last night was excellent, I setup for 5 hours of data capture and went to sleep after 25min of subs where in. Woke up this morning to find that PHD had crashed and ruined all my subs aarrrrgggggggg

      Well at least I got 5 good uns :(

    4. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      Aargh, that is a proper bummer. I end up snoozing on the sofa and just checking things every now and again through teamviewer on the iPad. Last night turned out good for me - OIII & SII subs for my Heart mosaic. Haven't managed to find the strength to process it yet though - last night was a late (early am) one! Just back to the PHD crash - that kept happening to me because I wasn't using a powered USB hub. Have one now and it's sweet...

  9. PhotoGav

    Well, I was doing some astrophotography, but now I'm just imaging haze... Dammit!

  10. PhotoGav

    Well, it was good for a short while... Clouds arrived and rain. Thankfully I packed up in time! Surely we will have some proper clear nights again one day soon.......

  11. PhotoGav

    Where have the clear nights gone? :-(

  12. PhotoGav

    Why oh why is this country so cloudy....?!

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    2. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Imagine the very long summer days without some cloud cover! The sun will turn vicious and plants will suffer..to put it in a non-scientific language.

    3. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      I don't mind cloud during the day...!

    4. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Me neither...not fan of sunny weather myself :)

  13. PhotoGav

    WO Star71 finally getting some First Light...

  14. PhotoGav

    Happy New Year Astro Buddies! Here's to 2017 having a record number of clear and dark nights!!

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Fingers crossed. Happy new year! :) 

    2. Chris

      Chris

      Happy new year! :)

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