wakefield area

[Soupy]

If its clear then i'll be up at the mast for 8ish as well! BBC says the fog will clear by then so fingers crossed. Mind you it said it wasn't going to snow today and it has been doing so for the last hour!

[crashtestdummy]

Im popping up north yorks now!"may pop out for an hour tomorrow eve to see what the mast area is like

[stonemonkeylives]

Well if its nice and clear I should be there about half 7ish.

[dean w]

I will try and get there for about 8 ish

[Sammyb]

its forecasting cloudy for wakefield on the met office... but its very clear outside. don't know whether to get the scope out

[Sammyb]

Unbelievable - forecast was cloud and then mist around midnight. Its been very clear all night! Got the scope out and looked at a few thngs and tried a bit of imaging on Jupiter. It was down to -6 when I finished. Scope was completely frozen up. I had to get the hair drier on the corrector plate a few times to clear it - which worried me as I could just imagine it cracking. Got a great view of jupiter - I could see the red spot and its wake which I have never been able to do before.

[crashtestdummy]

ditto to the -6 and ice,only the ep's and finderscope though in my case so nee bother.great nights observing though despite transparency not being that good

[Soupy]

Same up where I was, spent 2 hours out in the freezing cold, fingers and toes felt like they were about to drop off! It did then fog over about half an hour after I came in so all in all a great night! Hope it stays clear for tonight again with better transparency.

[Soupy]

Tried my modded web cam last night and got it to focus however the image I get is too bright (its not picking up the bands of jupiter), I think I need a different webcam capture software, anybody recommend one (preferably a free one)!

[Sammyb]

Sharpcap

[nicks90]

freezing fog all over the place at the moment, but looks promising for a fantastic evening of extreme cold and zero wind if the fog clears!

looks like the car park at emly moor tv tower has a proper gate on it now, however there is that large layby next to the entrance that should (if memory serves) fit about a dozen cars in if the car park is fully locked up.

[Soupy]

Cheers Sammy. Got the link today will down load it to my laptop before tonight.

the lay by is where we can park, should be enough room for us all and will roughly be behind us if we are observing south.

[Sammyb]

I'll struggle again to get there tonight. Wednesday night is when I have to taxi the kids to and from Brownies/Guides.

The forecast looks appalling - so it'll probably turn out to be crystal clear skies. I hope you have a good session.

[crashtestdummy]

Dont think there will be much chance of decent conditions tonight by the looks of it

[stonemonkeylives]

Yeah those clouds don't seem to want to shift, will have a drive up anyways, you just never know

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[Soupy]

as you all know i am up this way. the fog is not very thick I can see the mast from my house (less than a mile as the crow flies) a good sign! there is a little cloud cover so no stars etc. visible but jupiter and a few brighter stars did poke through a while ago and the moon is trying to shine through even now. it could move off and be a great night or it could get foggier! I will go up about 8ish just to see what its like. If foggy ill hang around a little just to see if it clears. I am forever hopeful

[stonemonkeylives]

Well I'll be there bout 8ish, just in case it clears

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[nicks90]

if it does clear by 8.30, could you drop me a texxt and i'll come straight up!

ossett is currently under a blanket of freezing fog.....

nick, 07900 417476

[stonemonkeylives]

Shall do.

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[stonemonkeylives]

Well I'm here and its rather cloudy

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[dean w]

Hi all won't be able to make it tonight but will be there for the. Next meet

[Soupy]

I'm here as well stonemonkey! Been here since 8.20

[stonemonkeylives]

I've just left and the only I saw were young'uns giving me dodgy looks for being up there alone

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[Soupy]

Been trying to get iPad and galaxys2 to communicate so I could post! Fog is getting thicker!

[Soupy]

IPad not playing ball tonight! I got out of car when I arrived stonemonkey and stood at the wall.