looking good here tonight

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Looking okay here, can't see much cloud, can see Vega and Arcturus and Altair and even ursa major and that massive star.. oh wait that's the moon

[Ouroboros]

I'll step out with the bins I think. The moon looks good at the moment.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

I'll step out with the bins I think. The moon looks good at the moment.

The moon has to be one of my favorite objects to view, it is a bit too bright when full through the scope though lol, but still an awesome sight with the 25mm EP

[Hex]

Lovely and clear against here tonight, loads of good night here this month for viewing. Off work in the morning so I might make a night of it

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[JamesF]

Very thick cloud here now. I think sat24 must have the land in the wrong places or something.

James

[Mike73]

You may have some heavy showers coming your way James but its clear as a bell as soon as that band of cloud goes over.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Theres a bit of cloud here now, bands of it, after last night experience (setting up and causing big black clouds to appear) ive decided its too cold to be stood outside and much warmer to be laid on my sofa eating nik-naks

[x6gas]

Very thick cloud here now. I think sat24 must have the land in the wrong places or something.

James

I'm with you James! Sat24 has clear skies here right now... and yet I have thick cloud. Grrrr.

[JamesF]

You may have some heavy showers coming your way James but its clear as a bell as soon as that band of cloud goes over.

Let's hope they turn up soon then. Still thick cloud, but it has a serious turn of speed on it.

James

[x6gas]

Gave up... the breaks in the cloud weren't really long enough to do anything and while BBC weather says it will be clear at 2am I thought it was time to cut my losses...

Course as I was packing up it improved a bit...

Now you may think I'm crazy but: my camera was showing an ambient of 15 degrees C but I could swear something very much like snow was falling at one point tonight... ho hum...

[JamesF]

Still cloudy here. There's something that might pass for drizzle if it could be bothered to fall, but it just seems to want to float about. Given up for this evening.

James

[Andy_E]

Lovely clear sky here in Cheshire... however.... any hopes of some obs are pretty smashed with the moon as it is. Might stay up for an hour and see how things go.

[FarSide]

I get all my observation gear out into my garden tonight, 40 minutes later, cloud. I put it all away thinking it's clouded over for good, clear.

[The Sailor]

A good evening, moon was in the way of a dark sky but got on with it, just finished

Jim

[sunshine185]

Think thursday night is looking good here although it may be breezy, tonight I was tempted but I fear those of us in the north west will be greeted with clouds and rain by midnight

Looking at BBC weather for Oldham, looks like I have some clear skies tonight. I won't hold my breath though.

[Si W]

Looking at BBC weather for Oldham, looks like I have some clear skies tonight. I won't hold my breath though.

Yep, hope it's true sunshine, could be one of the best nights we have had for a while, certainly going to be an all nighter, clear from 8pm, High pressure, low ish humidity, Very good visability, the wind doesn't look to be a problem, but we will see.

[sunshine185]

Bit of cloud now forecast between 9 and 11pm, I can see where this is going, by tea time it will probably forecast wall to wall cloud. I have got everything crossed in hope.

[patomlin76]

Forecast quite clear in York I think, but like last night the frustration will be the 100w lightbulb in the sky!

[Uranium235]

Looking promising tonight, the breeze from the North should bring us some clean air. It will at least give me a chance to test the new (and hopefully low/non flex) method of attaching my finderguider (bolted mini-dovetail directly to vixen dovetail to cut out the findershoe).

[x6gas]

Looking promising tonight, the breeze from the North should bring us some clean air. It will at least give me a chance to test the new (and hopefully low/non flex) method of attaching my finderguider (bolted mini-dovetail directly to vixen dovetail to cut out the findershoe).

Yes I can live with the moon - actually an advantage when shaking down a change to the set-up or using new gear... but the cloud and rain...

[FarSide]

I have no idea why people find the moon a problem. I adore the moon, and observe it when the conditions are right and i know that everything else is drowned out. I think the moon should be loved just as much as any other body or DSO out there.

[The Sailor]

Farside, I like the moon but I do like the rest of the sky as well, there is only so much you can look at on the moon in one night before you want to move on. As you said, it washes everything else out so not really worth staying up till zzz o'clock .

Jim

[FarSide]

That's fair enough. I'm a great lover of the moon even though i photograpth DSO as well quite extensively. I can sit out there and observe the moon for a very long time, but i guess each has their own interests at heart.

[The Sailor]

Ohhhhhhh, just seen the forecast for tonight, clear and chilly, hopefully by the time I get out there the moon should be on the slide and I can see some real sky .

Jim

[Kbramley]

It's all looking spot on for tonight, apart from the moon, although given the option of cloud or full moon I would always take the Moon

Tonight is first light for some narrowband work, no idea if it's going to work but I'm quietly confident I will no doubt pop the webcam in for some close up Moon too.

With only one imaging session in 3 months and a day off tomorrow I'm not going to bed until the sun comes up, roarrrrrr !!!!

Keith