Thwarted again! Cloudy!

[Patw#73]

Just got all my stuff out - planned on spending the evening working through all the doubles in Cygnus, and it's clouded over. looks like it's set in for the night.

I've given up and packed it all the way.

This hobby is sooooo frustrating!

[AztecastroMcJ]

i agree weather is ridiculous recently

[mike.brightmore]

Annoying isn't it. I gave it till 12.30 am (optimistically) then packed up.

[Talitha]

Been there, done that many times.

The 'diamond' nights make up for it, though.

[SGT_Ranger_1/75]

Ya this is the 2nd day in a row that the clouds have pretty much ruined it. I was actaully gonna go out to a nice spot too where there is less light pollution.

[rikyuu]

yep, me too for 2 nights running. Got everything set up and just as it was getting dark enough to get started, it clouded over 100%. On both nights too, just as I gave up and packed away at 11pm, the sky pretty much cleared up.

Last night was particularly spectacular, UKsat only showed a bit of light cloud coming, but this huge bubble of cloud developed over the Midlands from nowhere, just as I was about to start. It was amazing to watch. Then to my utter disbelief, I came out of the shed after spending a few minutes packing away at 11pm and over half the sky was completely clear.

Is it scientifically possible for a scope to somehow attract cloud?

[Rusty Strings]

I managed 90mins worth of quality time with Jupiter, thin clouds where rolling in during most of that time but luckily avoid jupiter and the triangle.

John

[Catanonia]

NIce having an observatory. Managed to get 1 hour of the bubble nebula in between the clouds befoer 100% coverage around 1am

[Tantalus]

...This hobby is sooooo frustrating!

'Character forming', I think they call it, and UK astronomers certainly need plenty of character!

[Patw#73]

[is it scientifically possible for a scope to somehow attract cloud?

I think we all know the answer to this - yes, it must be!

[Beulah]

We (or I ) must come across as being extremely fussy and demanding when we harp on about the ideal observing/imaging conditions - tonight seems to be clear, but it is SO WINDY!!!

I would be happy to get one transparent, clear night a week - that isn't asking much, is it?

[rich_t]

My next hobby won't be dependent on clouds!

[saturn5]

We (or I ) must come across as being extremely fussy and demanding when we harp on about the ideal observing/imaging conditions - tonight seems to be clear, but it is SO WINDY!!!

I would be happy to get one transparent, clear night a week - that isn't asking much, is it?

Agreed,i should be under cloud for a week or two as i am now the proud owner of a WO Megrez72 but strangely it is clear but doubt if it will be clear in 3 to 4 hours time,yuo never know though.