Heads up - GRS and shadow transit - NOW (29th Feb)

[Stu]

Clear spell and good seeing currently here, looks fab in the Tak ??

[laudropb]

No chance here. Snowed most of the day.

[Stu]

It was a bit of a surprise here John. Just popped out to put the rabbits to bed, and saw clear sky! The Tak was out already under cover from solar observing so it was a quick job to be up and running. GRS and shadow were also completely unexpected, but very clear.

Rain showers coming in now so am packed away again....

[chiltonstar]

Just caught it with the grab 'n go between showers, clouds etc. Fabulous.

Chris

[johnfosteruk]

Not on your nelly here, hope you have a good session though Stu.

[Stu]

20 minutes ago, chiltonstar said:

Just caught it with the grab 'n go between showers, clouds etc. Fabulous.

Chris

Excellent, glad you saw it Chris. It's been a while since I caught a shadow, incredibly black and sharp tonight.

Raining here now....

[johnfosteruk]

I noticed a gap between the 'orribles just before they were due to exit the disc according to Skysafari, setup in double quick time and guess what - gap gone. Most annoyed. Plenty more opportunities to be had I'm sure though. Glad you chaps had good views though.

[John]

Glad you had some views Stu

It's been mostly clear here but pretty windy so I've had an evening in.

 

[Bart]

Got it here. But misty, but I love shadow transits. The shadows are incredibly distinct. Always nice when the GRS accompanys  them. Best at about x140, although I usually like bigger when I can.