Now you see me..... now you don't (Orion)

[Kon]

I think we all know how bad the weather has recently been in UK and this is the kind of weather we are fighting against for any visual. I though the sky looked great last night and while I was setting my Dob, I put my mobile (Pixel 4a) against a rock on astrophotography mode (4 min) and that's what the beautiful night sky turned for the rest of the night.

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by Kon

[Epick Crom]

Great video Kon. Unfortunately those clouds moved in super quick hey!?

[Kon]

39 minutes ago, Epick Crom said:

Great video Kon. Unfortunately those clouds moved in super quick hey!?

Yes the weather has been absolutely pants recently. It's nearly a 5-6 weeks since my last proper night out, so I really enjoy reading your reports.

[Kimboman]

Hi Kon I really enjoyed this  you were lucky to get this opportunity to see Orion or anything for that matter Pants here again.

A new year and new opportunities ,heads up for 2022

[Kon]

@KimbomanI had the most memorable Orion viewing at the beginning of season but since then it has been a struggle. The few times it has been clear, it has not lasted more than 15-30mins Max. It is sad looking at the observing section and there are hardly any reports from the past few weeks.

[Kimboman]

Hi again earlier this evening it looked promising, I set up my Celestron se150 as I wanted to check its collimation, Polaris was visible as I use this as my target .

I had just locked on to Polaris as the clouds started to roll in obliterating Polaris, but just beneath Polaris was a clear patch and a marvellous meteor zoomed past so it was worth the effort