The Tropics of Scotland

[Ally8446]

38 minutes ago, Skipper Billy said:

Mods - can you lock this thread please - or else everyone will be charging up the M6/M74 to share our Bortle 2/3 skies !!!!  ? 

'chuckles out loud' ??

[BiggarDigger]

44 minutes ago, Skipper Billy said:

Mods - can you lock this thread please - or else everyone will be charging up the M6/M74 to share our Bortle 2/3 skies !!!!  ? 

....But they need to get lucky and be here on one of the three days a year it's not raining! ?️

[Davey-T]

1 minute ago, BiggarDigger said:

....But they need to get lucky and be here on one of the three days a year it's not raining! ?️

Or snowing 

Dave

[Ally8446]

19 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Or snowing 

Dave

I've seen it snow in June in Glasgow. ..and I'm not joking ?

[peter shah]

Great to hear it all worked out and you got some awesome viewing done....was no trouble at all, happy to have helped 

[Davey-T]

34 minutes ago, Ally8446 said:

I've seen it snow in June in Glasgow. ..and I'm not joking ?

Funny old thing the weather, my daughters birthday is in April and it has snowed on it more than once, and the Epsom Derby in June had snow once  many years ago before climate change, there was a café on Epsom Downs with a B&W photograph recording the event on the wall.

Dave

 

[Skipper Billy]

14 hours ago, BiggarDigger said:

...But they need to get lucky and be here on one of the three days a year it's not raining! ?️

Aye - but on those three days the midges will eat you alive !!!  ?

We had a great summer this year - it was a Wednesday from memory ?

 

[Stu1smartcookie]

Brilliant report ... echoed i'm sure throughout the astronomy community . Thinking about it all , its probably why so many people in our country are mad for astronomy . Not only do we contend with light pollution , our time spent outside (due to inclement weather ) is so short . Therefore we tend to seize every opportunity we can to observe the night sky. When i read reports like yours Ally , it doubles my enthusiasm for this fantastic hobby.

[Ally8446]

37 minutes ago, Stu1smartcookie said:

When i read reports like yours Ally , it doubles my enthusiasm for this fantastic hobby.

I don't have all the lingo/jargon and have difficulty explaining myself most of the time but it's nice to know my basic reports are appreciated. Your reply has really made me smile. Thank you  

[Ally8446]

1 hour ago, Skipper Billy said:

We had a great summer this year - it was a Wednesday from memory ?

 

You managed a whole day.....I am impressed ?