Get up early, stay up late or not bother?

[bish]

I'm sure many will have to get up for work on Monday. Are you all going to get up early, stay up late or just give the eclipse a miss?  My only chance is to stay up late with lots of cups of tea. The only problem being that the full moon is a pain for observing while I'm waiting! I have to work on Monday but luckily not early.

[RikM]

I will go to bed with every intention of getting up early, then when the alarm goes off, I will ignore it and stay in bed

[bish]

I will go to bed with every intention of getting up early, then when the alarm goes off, I will ignore it and stay in bed

I can relate to that - normally with comets!

[seo]

Hi Bish,

I'm waiting 8 days now for this non stop thunderstorms which "hit" Greece to finally get away and the skies to clear. So far the weather forecast for Monday seems to be fair so if it is I'll be doing some urgent Narrow band tests to my observatory so I'll go to work straight and if I have time (with the tests) I'll see the eclipse.

[bish]

Hi Bish,

I'm waiting 8 days now for this non stop thunderstorms which "hit" Greece to finally get away and the skies to clear. So far the weather forecast for Monday seems to be fair so if it is I'll be doing some urgent Narrow band tests to my observatory so I'll go to work straight and if I have time (with the tests) I'll see the eclipse.

Good luck with the weather - I've got my fingers crossed for you!

[JamesF]

The forecast is still not promising here, but I don't normally hit the sack until getting on for 1am anyhow, so I'll see how it looks then and take it from there.

James

[laser_jock99]

Thinking about getting the gear 'semi ready' the night before then going to bed early and setting the alarm to check for clear air at 3:00 am

[rockystar]

Bed, eclipse, bed, work. Sounds like nothing could go wrong with that plan.

[bish]

The forecast is still not promising here, but I don't normally hit the sack until getting on for 1am anyhow, so I'll see how it looks then and take it from there.

James

I've seen 3 slightly different forecasts for my area. It's rare that I stop up until the early hours these days but have just been on holiday so am still in holiday mode of stay up late and get up late

Bed, eclipse, bed, work. Sounds like nothing could go wrong with that plan.

Nothing at all can go wrong with that....

[Davey-T]

Shan't go to bed until after the eclipse if it's clear, soon have to start getting up early for some planetary imaging so may end up not going to bed at all soon if it's clear the night before, the joys of being retired, the only downside being not knowing how much longer I'll be on this earth   

Dave

[laudropb]

Retired too, so if it's clear it's an all nighters for me.

[Floater]

... the only downside being not knowing how much longer I'll be on this earth   

Dave

Nobody knows that, Dave. But I know what you mean - the odds are stacking up the wrong way for us ...

[Charic]

The  weather conditions, location and bright nights have played havoc with  this Years  general observations, and the way things are going, I`ll probably see the eclipse on sky tv over my breakfast, prior to going to work? 

[ronl]

The Sun and the Moon will be getting my full attention, it's clear sky's here, utter bliss.  

[nightfisher]

Bed, up at 0530 for work because it will be cloudy as usual so i will have to give it a miss

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

Promising weather report all night here,so will probably 'snooze' for a couple of hours,then get up around 1am and stay out for the duration of the eclipse.

 A flask of strong Coffee will no doubt be required!

[Davesellars]

Got Monday off work so yet another all-nighter!    Of course, it would be typical after more than a week of fantastic clear nights that this event is then clouded over

[Floater]

... more than a week of fantastic clear nights ...

As my avatar might say ... WHAT!!?

[JB80]

The forecast here has dictated it for me to the "not bother" category.

[Saganite]

Our Astro Society is opening the observatory at about 2.30 am until 4.30  ish, so I will be able to grab 4 hours sleep from 10 pm;a good night with friends and colleagues is eagerly  anticipated, just the weather to worry about. 

[Paul M]

I suspect that we'll have cloud cover to some degree or other, looking at the fronts currently out to the west. I'm anticipating some high cloud at the very least.

But if it is clear enough to see something I'll be up for it...definitely!

I've volunteered for an overtime shift tonight and being a Sunday I'll get 12hr at double time

Not bad, being paid to watch an eclipse

[L8-Nite]

It's early to bed and early to rise (12:30 am) for me tonight.  If the sky is clouded over, I'll drive up to the top of the mountain and scan the horizon for a clear area; if there is one, I'll drive to it.

Edit: I don't plan on waiting 18 years for the next one here. 
 

[Peter Drew]

Open here as well. I'll stop up late, getting up early never works for me. 

[callisto]

The Sun and the Moon will be getting my full attention, it's clear sky's here, utter bliss.  

Same here, has been the best day for a long while 

[KY Cygni]

Setting up my scope before bed setting it to hibernate then getting up at 3.30 for half an hour of imaging