Forecast clear for bonfire night...but it's bonfire night...!

[Andymarrison]

First clear night forecast here for a while, but the view might get disturbed by the odd blinding shower of bright sparks...I'll risk it anyway. Anyone else braving the bangs and flashes?

[fredster]

I'm banking on most folks doing their fireworks Saturday night just gone. That's when we had ours and the whole place seemed to go firework crazy for 3 hours. So with a bit of luck that's everyone done. I'll be risking it too....hopefully no spent rocket falling down my newt.

[ronin]

Got a large pile of dobsonians to set fire to. :eek:

All that wood should burn well. :grin:

[David Smith]

problem is after all the fireworks the atmosphere is usually full of. muck and observing is a no go. But if I'm wrong lien I'll be out there.

[David Smith]

problem is after all the fireworks the atmosphere is usually full of muck and observing is a no go. But if I'm wrong I'll be out there.

[JamesF]

I shall be out if at all possible. Could be a good night. It's a very cold northerly wind blowing at the moment.

James

[jnb]

problem is after all the fireworks the atmosphere is usually full of. muck and observing is a no go. But if I'm wrong lien I'll be out there.

Does it really make that much difference? I would have thought the after effects of a few fireworks pales into insignificance compared to the normal background of several million cars, planes, power stations and god knows what else.

[ianaiken]

I had the OBS open on Saturday night and there were a few going off, some of which I've caught on my wide time-lapse which are quite cool. I suspect some more will be going off tonight, as well as last night, Tuesday, Wednesday and the rest of the week. Up here people aren't too picky as to when and what time to set them off. Last night, or should I say this morning at 01:30 someone was setting them off, sounded like a big display too.

[David Smith]

Apologies for double post earlier, trying to post from my phone!

My experience is that what appeared to be a good clear night is generally very poor after all the pyrotechnics have died down.

[GlassWalker]

I'm having a go tonight, in fact I even booked tomorrow morning off work so I can stay up extra late to catch Orion. It doesn't clear neighbour's trees until around 1am... even if there is smoke in the air earlier hopefully it would have dispersed by then.

[Luke]

I'm tempted to give it a go tonight, hoping the fireworks are mostly done by 9pm, but that might be wishful thinking? You have to be optimistic after all to be into this hobby in the UK! :-)

[Steve Ward]

I think they're all used up round here , lots of our American cousins round abouts , it's been like a war zone since Halloween . . .

I'll be out , Sigma stacking should take care of them . . .

Steve.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Its club night tonight (north lincs astro) so will be braving it if it does manage to stay clear. although i wont be banking on it.

[DaveS]

BBC Weather (Yeah, right ) says clear here till 1 o/c so I might give it a go, though if it's as "clear" (ie. not) as it's been the last few nights it might not be worth it.

Can but hope the rain's washed some of the clagg out of the air.

[ianaiken]

If it was like last night then I would need to stay outside just in case it rained / snowed. While it was clear in parts there were an awful lot of heavy snow like clouds floating past. I hope it is clear tonight it should give me enough time to finish my latest pic.

[Beulah]

Got a large pile of dobsonians to set fire to. :eek:

All that wood should burn well. :grin:

Get a bundle of 'Fracs and chuck some gunpowder up 'em. Perfect medium for Tomahawks..

[Ganymede12]

I'll be going outside with the bins but I'll leave my dob safely inside!

[JonnyP]

Does it really make that much difference? I would have thought the after effects of a few fireworks pales into insignificance compared to the normal background of several million cars, planes, power stations and god knows what else.

It can do. When 5th November falls on a dry weekend night with the right (wrong?) weather conditions there can be a definite smog seen the next day. Of course where I live is hemmed by hills.....

[JamesF]

Just been out to sort out some buckets of water etc. for when we do a few fireworks with the children later. Wrap up warm. It's very chilly already.

James

[BUSMANMARK]

I will be giving it a go,people up here dont seem that bothered with fireworks still i will leave it untill about 9 before i put the scope out,it looks like it could be a really clear one, here,s hoping clear sky,s everyone :rolleyes2: :rolleyes2:

[Stu_2011]

I'm going out, scope out cooling down, Jupiter just rising, quick tweak of the collimation and then start in about an hours time.

It's nice and fresh outside.

Good luck everyone.

Stu

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[DaveS]

There are bangs all round the shop tonight some have been overhead. Think I'll need my hard-hat.

It's sort-of clear, but there's a lot of thin high cloud, enough to muck up the viewing.

I dunno, maybe I'll risk a spot of brazen primates

[JamesF]

We have lots of high hazy cloud here now. Typical. It's been beautifully clear all day. Perhaps it will get better later.

James

[James]

Same here James I'll check again in half an hour...

[DaveS]

There are still bangs all around but the sky is a touch better than Friday.

I think I'll wait for Jupiter to get up.

Good job I wasn't trying to look in the Cygnus / Lyra direction. the bloke over the road (Hidden by two rows of houses) put up some humungous fireworks (As he does every year) that exploded exactly on top of Cygnus from my location