Tempting fate tonight

[GlynSmith]

I've decided to tempt fate a little tonight...

The forecast looks promising, there's a weird orange disk setting over Derby and there's a hint of a strange phenomenon I believe the old mystics call 'Blue Sky'.

So the 'scopes are out in the garden awaiting nightfall.

Anyone else risking it?

[LukeSkywatcher]

If its still clear about midnight i might venture out to see if i can see a few meteors.

[Rob_Jn]

Looks a bit dodgy to me :-(

http://www.sat24.com/gb

Rob

[microbe]

Completely clouded over here and the forecast doesn't look much better for the rest of the week

Bromsgrove wind forecast - Met Office

so there's not much hope for the eclipse, the Quadtantids or the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction

Adrian

[Donkeyears]

Looks like it might snow here (somerset)

[Dave S]

Hi Glyn.

Managed 2 hours between 10 and midnight. Stupid haze up high dulled stuff a lot.

What was it like your place...

Dave...

[martin_h]

Out from 6.30 till 1am then total clag - not looking good for later

[GlynSmith]

Not too bad for the first time out this year.

Looking mainly south at Jupiter, Orion and Pleiades.

Quite a lot of orange (not purple) haze.

I need to spend a while sorting out both 'scopes mounts, which may have to be a spring project...

I did pop out later on (after Star Gazing Live) with just the camera and a tripod and it was much clearer. I just need to get my head around Deep Sky Stacker to get the best out of the images

[Glider]

Pretty duff further east in Nottingham.