Every cloud......

[kerrylewis]

...has a use - well some! Got up early and was enjoying Mars until I looked up from the eyepiece and everything else had gone! A thinnish cloud layer had crept over while I was engrossed. So I turned to the moon and found the use for the cloud - as a moon filter! It took the edge off nicely - at least until the fog arrived too. Then I knew it was time to give up

[Mr Q]

   They also are quite valuable when looking at sunspots with the unaided eye or binoculars...as long as no breaks in the cloud bank suddenly appears - OUCH   One night during an active meteor shower, the sky was overcast and while looking up every few minuets for a break, I was shocked to see the sky flashing (cloud illumination) from some brighter meteors above it. Well, it was better than no meteors on a clear night