tooth_dr Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Wee bit of haze creeping in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, tooth_dr said: Wee bit of haze creeping in The Aurora was around at your latitude earlier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooth_dr Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, scotty1 said: The Aurora was around at your latitude earlier. I got an alert and went out but couldn’t see anything. Was on the middle of putting down a floor so couldn’t leave to set up camera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomato Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Clear here at 6 pm but then constant high cloud rolling over until 9 pm when it cleared. Good seeing for a change, imaged for around 90 minutes until fog started to impact on the sub quality. Still, a little bit more is in the can.😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorann Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 You guys in the UK seem to be lucky compared to my part of Sweden for the coming days. Here you have a chance to learn the names of week days in Norwegian. www.yr.no is an excellent site for weather forecasts all over the world: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabalias Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) Started out beautifully clear here last night with both the Met Office and Apple weather agreeing that there would be 2 good hours ahead. Dashed around setting up all my kit and 20 mins later started checking Astroberry connectivity (no connection but easy fix); when I went outside to recycle the Astroberry low cloud and fog were beginning to drift in ☹️. In my neck of the woods the last 3 months have been appalling, by and large 🙄 Stu Edited November 29, 2022 by Sabalias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooth_dr Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Last night got me 5 hours of luminance on B150. I should have had five hours of OSC too but I decided to install a new EFW earlier that day and couldn’t get the tilt sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko61 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 My bit of South Lanarkshire has had TWO perfectly clear nights since the start of September. Every time it's looked clear at about 6pm, it's clouded over by 7:30. More often than not it has rained into the bargain. Since the partial eclipse I've managed a 2 hour session on the soul nebula and a 2 hour session on Andromeda. The bbc forecast and cloudy outside all say 100% cloud for the next 7 nights. This isn't a hobby that is in any danger of taking over my life Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elp Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I think I've seen it all. If it's not rain/cloud it's high wind. Now there's thick fog for a week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Elp said: I think I've seen it all. If it's not rain/cloud it's high wind. Now there's thick fog for a week? I think we have to hold FLO accountable for the extra cloud/fog. It's due to their current sale prices and us all buying more kit with clouds included! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elp Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Might bring on an apocalypse if they ever decide to discount say an XW or Morpheus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imakebeer Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 17 hours ago, Mandy D said: I think we have to hold FLO accountable for the extra cloud/fog. It's due to their current sale prices and us all buying more kit with clouds included! I feel I have to take some of the responsibility personally... Firstly for getting into the hobby around late-September/early-October, since when it seems to have been more or less permanently cloudy... And if that wasn't enough of a jinx I went and bought lots of new gear last week which has resulted in even more cloud plus some fog for good measure! 😖 Clear skies seem to be so rare lately that I am virtually at the point now where I can brew and ferment another batch of beer between viewing/imaging sessions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlet Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I'm going to call it just now: Clear skies for most around Monday 5th onward for 3 or 4 days. The full moon always brings clear skies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elp Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I would back this normally but it's also showing high wind next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo S Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The damage is already done here. There was a near perfectly positioned (for one of my cameras) fireball in the early evening on Monday, but it was cloudy, again! It clears up when they are in the distance/small, but I'm starting to get fed up with cloud and fireballs seemingly conspiring against me when everything would be perfect otherwise! 😩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCIdaho Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Ratlet said: The full moon always brings clear skies. Is that a thing, or sods law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCIdaho Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 28/11/2022 at 22:51, tooth_dr said: Wee bit of haze creeping in What camera / setup is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfieGlos Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, JCIdaho said: Is that a thing, or sods law? Seems to be a bit of both ! The forecast here now is cloud until nearly 90% Full Moon 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlet Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 51 minutes ago, JCIdaho said: Is that a thing, or sods law? Just an observation in my area that I'll generally get weeks of looking through sucker holes and then come the moon being nearly full (when imAging and dso viewing are sub optimal) it'll be clear for ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elp Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I get this also, especially during meteor shower peaks. Either cloudy or full moon directly near the radiant or wherever I want to image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imakebeer Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 9 hours ago, Ratlet said: The full moon always brings clear skies. I'm just a newbie but now you mention it I feel like at least the last couple of decent sessions I had were around the full moon 🤔 Anyway, I managed to get out just now but only for an hour before the fog rolled in - turns out grab & go with an HEQ5 is a different ball game to an EQ1 but I was determined! 💪 If nothing else at least it was an hour well spent getting the hang of 3 star alignment 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) Just for good measure we could be adding sleet/snow into the mix by next week. With the wind in the ENE western areas have a higher chance of staying clearer. N.Ireland , western Scotland Wales.... If it's clear we have a 75% moon close to the radiant for the Geminids. Edited December 1, 2022 by scotty1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabalias Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Out of the blue (or black) last night was clear as a bell here 😁. Managed to get some more time on the Iris Nebula - now 4 hours 18 mins. Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 53 minutes ago, Sabalias said: Out of the blue (or black) last night was clear as a bell here 😁. Managed to get some more time on the Iris Nebula - now 4 hours 18 mins. Stu Whenever I look at these DSO photos, I'm always amazed at the amount of stars in the background. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imakebeer Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, scotty1 said: Whenever I look at these DSO photos, I'm always amazed at the amount of stars in the background. Damn straight - the Pleiades isn't exactly the brightest thing in the sky but even in my own paltry efforts it's amazing how there are so many more stars in the background! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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