this is the state of my sky today

[xtreemchaos]

well i setup early thinking i might get lucky, and got a few cloudy shots and after about a hour it started to rain,so ive brought all my kit back in, its a shame cos through the cloud theres good seeing and the spot is looking good. its about two hours untill the transit starts and im ready to get setup again if it starts to clear. heres a few single shots straight out the camera. hope you all have better skys.charl.

[Knighty2112]

Hope it clears up for you Charl.  

[hobsey]

Pretty much the same here after a week of clear skies, just typical isn't it?

I was going to bring my gear into work but haven't bothered. 

[JemC]

its currently clear here, hope it improves for you charl

 

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Knighty, ive got me fingers crossed.clear skys  charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks hobsey, i keep seeing the sun trying to break throught, and the clouds are moving very fast, im still hopefull .clear skys charl.

[David Smith]

Not looking good here Charl either. Bit of brightness early soon gave way to quite heavy cloud and that has been with me ever since. Looking at the forecast the north of England, Wales and most of Scotland should do ok.

Hope things clear up for you. I have the consolation of having seen one of these transits before.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks JemC, hope you get some cool shots.clear skys charl.

[Davey-T]

Looks about the same here Charl, annoying as about 10miles north looks clear on Sat24.

Dave

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave, im going to setup again in a bit,if i can get one shot with mercury on the disc id be happy, its a first for me mate.hope it clears for you.charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave t, its started to rain again here, only light but i dern put my gear out in it, i havnt put the canopy up cos theres a bit of wind about and i didnt think id need it with the amount of sunlight getting through.hope clears for you.charl.

[8kids]

I can't see a thing apart from clouds at the moment, but there's a good few hours to go yet. As with most astronomical events I'm forever hopeful of seeing something.

[iapa]

west Lothian

 

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Gary, im going to setup at 1pm again,thats if it dont rain again, ill be happy with the smallest glimce of it.hope you get some clear skys,  charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks iapa, cool pic,looks like you have a fairly clear sky.well done  charl.

[Davey-T]

Cleared a bit just in time to catch the first contact, easier to see in the eyepiece than on screen.

Dave

[iapa]

west Lothian a few minutes in

 

Canon 70D, 130 SLT, Backyard EOS,

F5, ISO 200, 1/800"

 

[Lowjiber]

Ouch Charl!  Here's hoping you get at least a "hole" for a capture.

I'm three hours before the sun clears my mountains to the east here in the desert southwestern US.  So far, fingers crossed, the sky looks good for a capture.

Clear Skies (SOON!!!)

[laudropb]

That's a bummer Charl. Lovely conditions here, apart for a rather strong wind. Managed to see first contact, but not the teardrop effect. Mercury now well onto the disk. Hope it clears for you later.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Lowjiber, hope you get some good shots mate,ive about given up hope, just getting by with the pics posted on here.charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks laudropb, its raining again here and theres no gaps in the cloud, i think i need better luck to see it through my scope.glad you have some clear skys charl.

[Moonshane]

"Sorry" to be a windup merchant but it cleared just in good time and I managed to see the first contact, ink blot shape and all in good seeing too. Showed my space clubbers and they plotted the position now and will do same again later. Hope you all get some sky in due course.

[JemC]

Still clear here, but it's very very windy, so don't know how my images will turn out if at all

with a bit of luck you might get some clear gaps before it ends, still a while to go yet,

James

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Moonshane, im happy to hear you have had some good views mate, i havnt given up yet, there may yet be a chance,ill keep looking up,  charl.

[Linda]

Yes, the circumstances are not very good. I couldn't magnify up to 125x today. Only got a clear view vies 60x. Enough for Mercury, but too small to see much of the sun spots.