Unbelievable !!!

[Rumpelstiltleg]

Based in Wirral NW England. Blue skies, glorious day so I set up the Orion Optics ODK 10 and Losmandy G11 for first light after an appalling few months of weather. Forecast is for clear skies here tonight so after an hour of setting everything up I go in for a nice cup of tea. I have just looked out the window and thick fog has settled down over the last twenty minutes. Unbelievable!

One day.....

Mike

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[Cath]

Don't worry, we all know the feeling Mike, you're not alone.

[The Sailor]

Ditto

Jim

[crashtestdummy]

Was the same for me last night

[TonyD]

Yes fog/sea mist here in Norway where I am too.

[bomberbaz]

I am 50 miles in land and I was just finishing up and thought, time to put scope out to cool. I went outside and was met by the sight of a massive bank of cloud heading over the top of me. And looking at it, it will be a waste of time setting it up cos its here to stay.

Chuffin weatherman said clear skies til at least nine, un flippin believable.

Baz

[LeeB]

kept going for two hours last night in spite on fog, could only see jupiter, but I'm getting desperate, no nurse not the green medicine............

[astro mick]

Yep,believe it.

[foundaplanet]

Yep, left work under a brilliant blue sky. Drove 8 miles home to the same old fluff.

[inkpen]

Mike, right now clear skies sounds as likely as my team reaching a cup final (that's very unlikely)

[Kropster]

Looking at the satellite animation... clouds clearing to the west, but fog forming behind it

[laser_jock99]

I have had a nice SW ED80 sitting here for over a month waiting for first light......

[The Sailor]

I have had a nice SW ED80 sitting here for over a month waiting for first light......

Nice SW ED80? Now about a nice new observatory

Jim

[Paul M]

I set my scope up on the back decking ready for a session with Jupiter. Popped in for a brew and by the time I got back out the scud had floated in. Oh well, that'll be it for tonight I expect

[DaveS]

BBC forecast for Monday looks hopefull for early evening, but OTH they're saying vis is only good > moderate.

Not crossing my fingers, they'll get stuck by then.

[LeeB]

The forecasts are that bad at the moment, I look for rain , its normally clearer then.

[Mik3]

Better checking http://www.sat24.com/ you can watch the never ending clouds.

[kirkster501]

I have now started to just go out to the pub with friends with an unconditional "yes" when i am asked as opposed to checking the forecast and if clear I would not go. its just always cloudy in the UK of late, without exception.

In 30 years of observing I cannot recall a more miserable grey period of weather for astronomers.

[The Sailor]

Better checking http://www.sat24.com/ you can watch the never ending clouds.

Please don't remind me

Jim

[Qualia]

Since the 14th February, there hasn't been more than a twenty minute window of night sky in my part of Spain. That really is quite grim.

[bomberbaz]

Since the 14th February, there hasn't been more than a twenty minute window of night sky in my part of Spain. That really is quite grim.

Always thought spain was wall to wall sunshine, shows how we stereotype some things eh. I am just betting you wish it were right qualia lol

[kirkster501]

Always thought spain was wall to wall sunshine, shows how we stereotype some things eh. I am just betting you wish it were right qualia lol

Madrid is brass monkey weather in winter. Can get to -5C.

[SteveNickolls]

All the more reason for using binoculars, in February I was able to observe using binoculars on 7 nights and this is light polluted Nottingham.

Do hope the skies clear for everyone but using binoculars is the way forward.

Cheers,

Steve

[kirkster501]

Do hope the skies clear for everyone but using binoculars is the way forward.

Absolutely. I have come to that conclusion too. With global warming only going to get worse That why I made a significant investment in my Helios Apollo 15x70 bins which are absolutely superb. You will see me waxing lyrical as such in other places on this site too

Where in Nottingham are you? I am Radcliffe.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Madrid is brass monkey weather in winter. Can get to -5C.

-5 C? Positively balmy I would say: it can easily hit -10 to -15 here, -27 is the worst I have had. And even these temperatures make Russians smile