Viewing Around Newcastle Upon Tyne.

[callisto]

About time 

[scarp15]

Actually I have just been checking forecast, it looks clear at Haltwhistle more fickle in the East. 

[callisto]

Actually I have just been checking forecast, it looks clear at Haltwhistle more fickle in the East. 

Better ease up on the vino tonight then  

[scarp15]

Forecast for clear skys in the NE tonight.

Better ease up on the vino tonight then  

Did either of you get out last night (Newcastle, Derwent res - which looked to be OK, near Haltwhistle)? 

Trying to gauge whether its worth heading somewhere dark tonight, cloud chart on BBC weather so unreliable.

[Bazz]

Got as far as my back garden and it started to cloud over.

I don't think it looks so good for tonight, maybe clear sky's after 11.00pm.

http://clearoutside.com/forecast/54.86/-1.98

[scarp15]

Well looking like it might be clear, in BBC terms anyhow. So I'm heading out towards Rothbury.

[Bazz]

Having a few Sherbets tonight, so might not be in the best condition for Stargazing.  

[callisto]

Did either of you get out last night (Newcastle, Derwent res - which looked to be OK, near Haltwhistle)? 

Trying to gauge whether its worth heading somewhere dark tonight, cloud chart on BBC weather so unreliable.

I had about an hour and half in back garden with dob, but sky was hit and miss with misty clouds coming and going 

[scarp15]

As was my experience last night, I headed to the Simonside car park above Rothbury, as this was supposedly the best option in terms of prolonged periods of  clear sky. Quite wrong an onslaught of cloud, which made way for some clear spells before I gave up just after 11pm. Always next month.

[Bazz]

Seems the weather apps are getting it more and more wrong.

[callisto]

Seems the weather apps are getting it more and more wrong.

Too true, its just a case of looking outside to see if its clear of not 

[m.tweedy]

i have the perfect app.

Two eyed tweedy and the follow up app the coffee while i wait app.

[scarp15]

Yep, never forget the coffee.

[Squirrel-Labs]

HI Folks,

Fellow northerner here just starting out. here is a light pollution map I am using to try and locate good sites:

Light Pollution Map

and on the iPhone I use WeatherPro (by meteogroup) the pro version has good satellite maps and some prediction which I have found reasonable, I use this along with the FLO Clear Outside app. together I get reasonable results

[m.tweedy]

HI Folks,

Fellow northerner here just starting out. here is a light pollution map I am using to try and locate good sites:

Light Pollution Map

and on the iPhone I use WeatherPro (by meteogroup) the pro version has good satellite maps and some prediction which I have found reasonable, I use this along with the FLO Clear Outside app. together I get reasonable results

Thanks for sharing. I guess like most of you I have quite a few and when we (sunderland astro) are looking to go out I look through them all and the one that says clear we use and ingnore all the rest that say cloudy.

[Bazz]

Had a couple of hours in my back garden last night, i have not seen the sky as clear from here since i got my scope. Stunning tonight. Andromeda and the Pleiades were fantastic and just to the end of my session a really bright shooting star.  

[Bazz]

Held my phone up to the eyepiece last night: