How to fight depression while looking at this?

[siovene]

Hello SGL,

just look at the weather forecast until Sunday in the attached image.

It's been like this for 2 weeks already.

Seriously... what are the countries in the world with the fewest cloudy nights per year? I need to relocate!

[brianb]

what are the countries in the world with the fewest cloudy nights per year?

Antarctica has only one night per year so a maximum of one cloudy night ... that's hard to compete with.

[siovene]

Thanks but I've had enough of arctic (or antarctic, for what it's worth) weather, after 5 years in Finland

If I were to move, it would be an English speaking, first world country which is a little warmer than here!

[pete_l]

Seriously... what are the countries in the world with the fewest cloudy nights per year? I need to relocate!

Some of the desert regions of southern Spain do pretty well. How does 248 sunny days a year sound?

[siovene]

How does 248 sunny days a year sound?

I STILL WANT MOAAAAAR!!!!

[aleguna]

What about a farm somewhere in Australian outbacks?

[oldfruit]

Skies are better down under also.

[narrowbandpaul]

arizona/new mexico do pretty well. Plus great food!

[siovene]

What about a farm somewhere in Australian outbacks?

I don't know why, but Australia has always sounded attractive to me. And I fancy the accent very much

any Aussie on the forum? How about you, aleguna?

[brianb]

Australia has always sounded attractive to me.

Snakes, spiders, scorpions, mozzies, mozzies, mozzies, mozzies & mozzies. And far, far too hot for me. New Zealand is a much better proposition - some of it has a tolerable climate, a low population density and very nice scenery; and very little in the way of dangerous wildlife, except a mad parrot like bird that descends in flocks & will dismantle your car in 5 minutes flat.

[siovene]

Snakes, spiders, scorpions, mozzies, mozzies, mozzies, mozzies & mozzies. And far, far too hot for me. New Zealand is a much better proposition - some of it has a tolerable climate, a low population density and very nice scenery; and very little in the way of dangerous wildlife, except a mad parrot like bird that descends in flocks & will dismantle your car in 5 minutes flat.

Yeah, but how contaminated is the sky? Is New Zealand dark? Are the immigration policies strict? Is there a need for IT workers?

[aleguna]

any Aussie on the forum? How about you, aleguna?

No, I live in illuminated London

[aleguna]

Is New Zealand dark?

No, is illuminated by moon light reflected by arctic ice

Are the immigration policies strict? Is there a need for IT workers?

I know a couple of IT-kiwies... They live and work in London though

[Shibby]

Amazingly, the weather here seems like it's breaking up unexpectedly!

siovene, nice pier by the way! I wish my other half would allow such a thing in our back garden!

[Beulah]

New Zealand is a much better proposition - some of it has a tolerable climate, a low population density and very nice scenery; and very little in the way of dangerous wildlife, except a mad parrot like bird that descends in flocks & will dismantle your car in 5 minutes flat.

And earthquakes.

[stevebb]

It could be worse, there could be an aurora occurring when it is like this and being unable to see it or take photos really is soul destroying !

Steve

[Maltese Falcon]

Yes New Zeeland sounds nice til you remmeber that its called "the land of the long white cloud" in native Kiwi ROFLMAO

[LukeSkywatcher]

I cant wait to go live on the Moon. No clouds there.

[Manok101]

We were in the midst of a drought till I got my first scope and now our weather looks like the first posters :| so I sympathize. As for depression, learn an instrument or listen to some tunes.

[jonathan]

I hear the Southern island of NZ rains more than in the UK... it has a lot of mountains running down it's length.

China will probably invade there soon anyway, all knowledge and fun will be banned. All hail The Party!

[E621Keith]

Have you consider picking up cloud appreciation as an alternative hobby. It's the perfect compliment to astronomy.

The Cloud Appreciation Society

[Black Fox]

We were in the midst of a drought till I got my first scope and now our weather looks like the first posters :| so I sympathize. As for depression, learn an instrument or listen to some tunes.

Yep, that's what i did, in weather not able to see learning the electric guitar!

[pete_l]

I cant wait to go live on the Moon. No clouds there.

But didn't the people who went there have major problems with dust sticking, electrostatically, to their visors? At least clouds clear sometimes!

[LukeSkywatcher]

But didn't the people who went there have major problems with dust sticking, electrostatically, to their visors? At least clouds clear sometimes!

Good point. I hadnt considered the dust.

OK i have decided that living on the Moon is a no go. Besides........my herb garden wouldnt do too well up there.

[Pulpstar]

That cloud appreciation doesn't have endless pictures of the 'British Full-sky grey' variety tho xD