wakefield area

[Astronomer69]

Av just set up in back garden now but it's looking bleak it's broken cloud but there's just too much of it.

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Wont clear till gone midnight it says i'm also gonna set up in the back garden too.Maybe winscarr or even north of kirby moorside tomorrow night as its looking better than tonight?

[Astronomer69]

Just been testing my guiding out and it's looking good at the moment cloud just shifted in now tho

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I've just given in Kieran.Clouded over and wall to wall! Grrrrrrr hope sat night is going to turn out better!

[Astronomer69]

Yeah good forecast for tonight now I sorted my guding gonna crack on imaging tonight

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I managed to find one messier with the star charts really disappointed, but there's always tonight.

[Sammyb]

Thanks chaps. I'll probably have a go when the nights are getting darker at the back end the year.

[crashtestdummy]

Sutton bank at the visitors car park show the milky way well.hawes will show it much better.im not that impressed with winscarr tbh.im hoping the get the milkyway somewhere like galloway,bet its amazing up there!will see what it looks like from swanage tonight or tomorrow night

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Galloway for me in november may have two scopes to take by then

[crashtestdummy]

Well i now have bigger star maps so im all set.its only a 3 1/2 hour drive and its PROPER dark!

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Just checked the forecast for tonight and looking good for both sutton and winscarr

[Astronomer69]

You up for winscarr tonight Damian gonna try get up when kids in bed

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I'm going up there tonight Kieran be about half 9 to 10 so I can get set up.I was gutted about the clouds last night!

[Astronomer69]

Yeah me too just got a good setup and got my guiding working right then cloud pushed in gonna try talk r lass into letting me come up when I got kids to bed.

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Chocolate is a good persuader so I've heard ;-)

[Astronomer69]

Lol well already sorted it so will pack car up later an see you up there about 10ish.

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Great stuff, I should be set up and hoping for some good messier hunting!

[Astronomer69]

Yeah am looking to do M16 through to M25 what's the eastern horizon like coz they gonna be low down but getting higher as the night draws on.

[stonemonkeylives]

Have a good night chaps, think of us poor souls who have to work

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It's not bad Kieran little bit of light pollution from barnsley and Sheffield.

I hate working night's when the sky is clear stonemonkey. Come to think of it I hate it full stop ha ha

[stonemonkeylives]

Aye it's a pain, and typically when its my days off it'll be cloudy as hell ah well guess I can scour eBay for retro games and game consoles. My wife is hating my hobbies

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Is a ps1 classed as retro now?

I'm going to be looking for similar messiers Kieran

[stonemonkeylives]

Yeah even a ps2 classed as retro now

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It's forecast clear all night, temperature's down to 3deg, wind 5mph so looking like a good night Kieran.

You bringing the altair or the celestron Kieran?

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I've got the big one ps1 and the small one too somewhere