Aw c'mon, gimme a break...

[Mr Spock]

Any break - five minutes even so I can confirm there are still stars up there.

[wxsatuser]

Same here.

Rarely seen sun or stars for over a month now.

[pipnina]

I feel the same. Although I got a somewhat enjoyable session the other day, the transparency was poor and I'm not forecast any clear skies for some time now... That and all the transparency predictions for the last 2 months have been COMPLETELY WRONG. It always predicts either "Very good" or "Excellent" but it is nearly always "good" or "Moderate" in reality.

The cloud predictions are somewhat more accurate... that's saying something.

[nightfisher]

clear skies are coming...............about september

[ronin]

Trick is:- Don't believe it.

You may find there are spell of clarity, there are enough reports of cloud when everything reports clear.

Posted in the weather one that I now read them almost for the amusement.

Last week here the forecast I read said sunny for the afternoon, it rained, actually rained heavily, the time between me reading this and afternoon was 4-6 hours. So if the forecast is not accurate for 6 hours ahead there is really no point in any of them.

I bet the Met Office is using an old PC for the forecast and the super computer is for games.

[bejay1957]

clear skies are coming...............about september

You are being careful not to commit to the actual year?

[Mr Spock]

I want a view of the crab before the moon gets in the way. No luck yet this year...

[xtreemchaos]

we are going throught a bad spell,but on the Brightside  it cant get any worse,"but ive lost me glasses and having trouble seeing it"  charl.

[RobertI]

I sympathise. Over the twelve nights of my Christmas hols I had ZERO clear nights except for last night, when it cleared around 11pm just as I was turning in before my first day back at work. Aaaargh!

[nightfisher]

I sympathise. Over the twelve nights of my Christmas hols I had ZERO clear nights except for last night, when it cleared around 11pm just as I was turning in before my first day back at work. Aaaargh!

Same here, i had a nice long holiday, the only time i spotted clear skies i set up the 150 mak, went indoors for a couple of ep`s came back out to find the mak being rained on!, it was this final straw that has lead me to cutting down on my scopes

[Ouroboros]

My last serious observing and imaging session was 12 October. Had a short observing session with bins on 8 December. Surely this run of bad weather must break soon!

[Stargazer33]

... it cant get any worse.

Now why did you have to go and say a silly thing like that? :undecided:

[Stargazer33]

OMG! I might actually be able to get out on Thursday night!

[RichM63]

No cloud, but lousy 'Seeing' conditions out here for me. Although I guess that for some less fortunate LP polluted folk would be regarded as best in a lifetime viewing.

Rich

(ps, I'll pop down to the rock pools and take a few pics of the Crabs for you) ;)

[DaveS]

Clear patches here but also rain forecast so not getting anything out. Thu is looking promising though. But not making any plans yet.

[Dave Lloyd]

Our skies seem to clear now and then for about half an hour at dusk. I've been foiled (fooled?) a couple of times including tonight when I start to set up the scopes then the haze arrives quickly followed by cloud (and rain).

[Swithin StCleeve]

I've been over to Wales, to the Elan Valley, with my scope a couple of times in the last month. Cloudy all the time. What a rubbish hobby, eh?

[geministar]

Yes Swithin - I've hardly got going yet, but in the meantime I'm building up a collection of EPs and trying to learn lots of theory!  Also making a reserve battery pack for the 'scope which I can just plug in if I ever get the chance to run the onboard set down.  (Too much trouble putting 8 new units in that holder in the dark, I guess.)

[RobertI]

To my surprise when I went to bed last night it was wonderfully clear, contrary to forecast, and transparent after the rain. Had I spotted this earlier I definitely would have gone out with my 'grab and go' setup for a quick view. I think my observing from now on will comprise military style tactical grab and go 'observing raids' between the clouds.

[PeterCPC]

OMG! I might actually be able to get out on Thursday night!

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I wouldn't put money on it if I were you.

Peter

[DaveS]

These last couple of mornings have been pretty clear so as I leave home for work I can see Jupiter, the Moon and Venus very clearly. I think it's getting a bit bright to see Mars (Which Stellarium tells me should be visible) and Saturn is well down on the horizon.

Still, it's given me a lift at a dopey / low point of the morning.

[xtreemchaos]

got 3 hours of clear sky lastnight, thats was a shock, spent it all on orion.  told ya it could only get better Bryan, my cups allways hafe full mate.  charl.

[glowjet]

I gather someone going by the name of El Nino is responsible for all this bad weather, sounds Spanish to me, but I wonder why those in authority haven't taken action to stop it

[geministar]

DaveS - managed a quick look at Jupiter this morning - nice clear image, plus three moons - until the clouds rolled in.  But still the bands look grey!  I'm beginning to doubt the thing actually has any colour!  (Mag. between x47 and x214.)

[ngwillym]

I've figured it out!!!!!

A clear night always occurs about 3- 4 days from whenever you check? - On Saturday I looked at ClearSkies and it said Tuesday would be good. Its Tuesday now and it says Friday will be good