Australian Observing Hazards

[Geoff Barnes]

 Record breaking rains and recent warmer temperatures have resulted in biblical plagues of mozzies down under. 

Get a load of this!... 

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[Nakedgun]

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Well, better them, than us!

 

 

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Edited December 3, 2022 by Nakedgun

[Ratlet]

I thought Dylan O'Donnell was pretty quiet.  Someone should pop round in case his desiccated husk is in his skypod.

[Elp]

Those big spiders will do their job.

[Greymouser]

That is unbelievable, without the video evidence! I will never complain about the couple of dozen I get in warmer, damp weather.

Out of curiosity, is there a danger of disease from the little buggers?

[UKDiver]

5 hours ago, Elp said:

Those big spiders will do their job.

More food, more spiders?

[Elp]

49 minutes ago, UKDiver said:

More food, more spiders?

It's an unwelcome thought. I cannot imagine being comfortable imaging in an aus garden at night (or any hot region), even with the allure of the southern targets.

[Geoff Barnes]

8 hours ago, Greymouser said:

Out of curiosity, is there a danger of disease from the little buggers?

The main problem seems to be with livestock on farms losing lots of blood and getting weak and lethargic. 

That video is in NSW, down here in Melbourne I was out last night observing Jupiter and the GRS and only had a few bother me, no worse than usual for here. 

It has been ridiculously wet even down here, we had 512mm of rain in Oct-Nov and 1115mm from June-November. 

[Nakedgun]

9 hours ago, Geoff Barnes said:

 

It has been ridiculously wet even down here, we had 512mm of rain in Oct-Nov and 1115mm from June-November. 

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Yikes! That would be catastrophic, here. 15-inches is normal for an entire year around these parts, with more than 90% falling from November through April.

 

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[LukeSkywatcher]

That video gives me the heebee-jeebees.

Thankfully I have the blood type that mossies hate. They can smell it a mile away (not really a mile), and they avoid me. 

I suppose I'm not immune from swallowing them though. 

*EDIT*

I'm O negative and apparently mossie prefer O blood. 

Never trust a phlebotomist, they lie.

Watch out for those pesky DropBears.

 

Edited December 5, 2022 by LukeSkywatcher

[Geoff Barnes]

9 hours ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

I'm O negative and apparently mossie prefer O blood. 

Same as me Paul, O- negative. Maybe that's why they don't bother me too much. 

Though I don't think  I'd stand much chance in that video! 

[F15Rules]

That's truly scary Geoff!😱

My wife and I are thinking seriously about a holiday to Oz/NZ next year, probably October or November, and the Oz leg would likely take in all, or some of Uluru, Alice Springs, Melbourne, Sydney..which month weather wise would you recommend?

Cheers,

Dave

[JeremyS]

5 hours ago, F15Rules said:

That's truly scary Geoff!😱

My wife and I are thinking seriously about a holiday to Oz/NZ next year, probably October or November, and the Oz leg would likely take in all, or some of Uluru, Alice Springs, Melbourne, Sydney..which month weather wise would you recommend?

Cheers,

Dave

If you get to New South Wales, Dave, this is your kind of place:

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

If you get to New South Wales, Dave, this is your kind of place:

So, how long did it take you to find that on the net, Jeremy?🤔🤦

[JeremyS]

4 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

So, how long did it take you to find that on the net, Jeremy?🤔🤦

Mr Google just handed it to me Dave.

[Geoff Barnes]

@F15Rules, Oct/Nov either will be nice. A bit warmer in Nov,  and longer daylight might be better I suppose for sightseeing. 

Make sure to leave plenty of time for NZ, it's the most stunning place I've ever been to.