Of course...

[sbooder]

...it will be clear tonight, it is a full moon, how silly of me. Not that it will stop me being out there!

[foundaplanet]

Thats good, the only clear skies we have had around here lately are when the sun is up.............

[sbooder]

I can not really complain, I know, I have had some good nights in the last few months, but they go from the memory so quickly!

[Hypernova]

Well at least the Moon is quite low down at this time of year so maybe there won't be as much glare from it. And also it is blocked from view by my house and some others so once it is low it is out of sight.

Maybe if the seeing is good I'll have a go at some planetary as Saturn is hanging on and there must be some nice doubles about too.

[foundaplanet]

They sure do......

I hope you get to enjoy the night. Looking quite bleak here again..

[sbooder]

Well it could all change here in an instant. Have any of you set up for the night only having to take it all down again...he asked laughingly!

[Brent]

Looking like it will be clear here as well.

I'm just about to get my mount out to try and ensure that my new polar scope is calibrated......

[foundaplanet]

Since having got the scope, we have been out 7 times and had to quit twice shortly after getting set up..... Not a good average but I'm forever hopeful..

[sbooder]

Since having got the scope, we have been out 7 times and had to quit twice shortly after getting set up..... Not a good average but I'm forever hopeful..

It is good practice, which is how I look at it anyway. I get my 10" and EQ6 packed away in 7 mins now at the end of a session.

[sbooder]

Well although the moon was low it got too bright by 1am, so I packed away, but before it rose I swear I saw some colour on M57, a slight pinkish tinge and I mean very slight, would this be possible or is my eye playing tricks?

[foundaplanet]

Well although the moon was low it got too bright by 1am, so I packed away, but before it rose I swear I saw some colour on M57, a slight pinkish tinge and I mean very slight, would this be possible or is my eye playing tricks?

I don't know the answer to that question but like most things in science if thats what you was looking for thats probably what you found...

Pleased you got a bit of a session in... It was cloudy here last night as expected and sunny and clear again this morning...as expected.....

[Uranium235]

Nothing happening here

Ive been so ill the past couple of days ive missed all the clear skies. A note to all that if your baby comes back from the nursery with a sniffle.... stay well away!

[sbooder]

I don't know the answer to that question but like most things in science if thats what you was looking for thats probably what you found...

You could be right, but I was not looking for it, I have never seen colour on M57 before and I have spent the last 10 years looking at it so I was not expecting to see any colour last night, but it is what I thought I saw.

[foundaplanet]

You could be right, but I was not looking for it, I have never seen colour on M57 before and I have spent the last 10 years looking at it so I was not expecting to see any colour last night, but it is what I thought I saw.

Result then.... Who is to say you didn't..............

[sbooder]

I can not be sure of course because of the way our eyes work but it would be nice to think I saw some colour. All I have to do now is not expect to see any again.