How many of you....

[scottydog]

.....get up early in the morning to have a quick look through their scope before going to work? I'm planning on doing it tomorrow as this morning when I got up at 5-15 and looked out the back it was nice and clear.......Jupiter....Orion...the Pleiades all looking so beautiful...

[Manok101]

I don't often work in the morning, but when I do, and am up early enough I get out the 4" for a quick peek at what ever's visible.

[bish]

I can stay up all night right through until dawn if I get the chance - but can never get out of bed early.

[Odd Dob]

I'd rather stay up till 3 knowing I've got work at 8 rather than get up early. Some people just aren't morning people. Can absolutely see the sense in doing it though

[ecosse]

Getting up early isn't for me either would much rather stay up late. But I suppose if you got work then getting up early probably makes more sense than staying up late (no risk of sleeping in)

[JamesF]

I'm another who only does early mornings from the "wrong" end. I've never been an early riser. I hate getting up when my brain really isn't feeling ready for it yet.

James

[JamesM]

I also prefer to stay out late than get up early but when you stay out, it's so easy for the time to just slip by and you keep saying to yourself, "...oh just another 15 mins and I really must start packing up" only to find 45 mins has just gone by. I think it must be my personal protest at the rubbish weather we've been having that when you finally get out there, you just want to stay out!

Clear skies

James

[RikM]

If it's clear of an evening I will stay up late rather than get up early. I have only come inside now because my camera battery just gave up after 2 hours of subs on the Ring nebula.

I am up at 6.30am every day anyway to make the kids packed lunches and then bike to work for 8.00, so I have so much to do that if I got up at 5am to have a quick hour's peek at the morning sky I just know I would loose track of time and be late for work or something.

[Quatermass]

Im a night owl never in bed until 2am later if its a clear sky mornings just make me grumpy

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[Demonperformer]

I prefer to observe in the morning - IMO the air is 'stiller'. And, more importantly, there are fewer teenagers wandering up and down the street hassling me with 'what are you doing now?' questions!

[MatthewC]

I once stayed up all night and them went to work. To say i was destroyed by lunchtime would be the understatement of the century!

[JamesF]

I used to do that on an occasional basis when I was a student. Lectures towards the end of the second day became rather fuzzy. I think it would kill me if I tried it now

James

[scottydog]

Interesting replies & thoughts....I had a look at Jupiter at around 5-00 this morning & it was well worth getting up early for - just awesome.....I could make out 2 bands & the 4 moons were great all lined up diagonally - 3 one side & 1 on its own the other side if I remember correctly!! Looked for Mars but wasn't sure if I saw it or a Star?! I looked towards the East....also saw thw ISS go over.

Just wondered - compared to Jupiter - how big will Mars be in the EP? I know it's a lot closer to us than Jupiter but also a lot smaller - so it wont look as big as Jupiter does?

Cheers

[Odd Dob]

Mars is much smaller than jupiter, both in terms of actual physical size and in terms of visually from Earth. Teasing out details is a much trickier as well.

[starman345]

I've always been an early riser, welll at least since those teen years, 40 odd years ago... I find the seeing is much better in the early hours than in the evening.

[Demonperformer]

I

Just wondered - compared to Jupiter - how big will Mars be in the EP? I know it's a lot closer to us than Jupiter but also a lot smaller - so it wont look as big as Jupiter does?

Cheers

Currently Mars is about 5" and Jupiter is about 48". It will however improve quite a lot by opposition in March.

[Pug]

I'm a gentleman of a certain age and can set my clock by my 4.00 am wee!

I was out this morning before work, downside is, I'll probably be in bed by 9.00 tonight!

[GazA]

i prefer to stay out late, but starting work at 5am so usually up for 4 and have half hour with the bins for a peek and a brew

[James]

I'm the same as many of those posting above - I can stay up all night easily (on my second night in a row doing so as it's clear) but I really struggle to wake up early - or at any time in the morning to be honest

James

[stuartm]

I was just heading off for work & noticed Jupiter at 6:15, so quickly got out the trusty Tal, It was daylight & nothing else was visable. I could see Jupiter very well, all for moons & the belts had better contrast than the night before at 11pm. I could still see it clearly when it wasn't visable to the naked eye. Seemed quite cool to track & see a planet in daylight.

[PortableAstronomer]

Last time I got up early for any astronomical related viewing, it was to see the 1999 solar eclipse (from a P&O ferry outside Le Havre). Yep it was worth it. But for doing some telescope work before work, no way, you go into a time warp, your enjoyment is spoiled by the need to be aware of the time ticking by. Such a shame, as the atmosphere is often more stable before dawn.

[Earl]

I dont normally surface before 9am

[tibbs1972]

I dont't sleep much anyway, max 5 hours most nights, so I can get up anytime. It's a big bonus for me. This morning was amazing.

Mars, Orion, Pleiades, Jupiter all visible. Excellent viewing !

[stringbean]

I am another one who prefers to do my viewing in the evening. Like others, I too could stay up all through the night to the early hours of the morning and then go to bed after a warm up and a hot cup of tea or something. I went out in the garden tonight at around 8pm looking at Jupiter and saw two dark belts and the four moons, two on each side,and came in by 12.30am. I really don't think I could actually bare the thought of getting up early in the morning from my nice warm bed to set up my refractor. I could if I really had to though.

Ann.