I failed!

[redfox1971]

I had planned to get up at 4 this morning,alarm went off I went and looked out the window looked very cold frosty,clear sky,but something in my head said back to bed it's warm, o well maybe next time I can overcome that thought lol,but was nice and warm lol.

[Ant]

I know that feeling - I've lost count how many times i've done that...

It IS worth getting up though when you do manage it

Ant

[russ]

Wasn't worth it this morning though. You made the right choice.

I didn't. Wasted valuable bed time looking at washed out moon lit sky which was suffering with chronically bad transparency as well and bottom draw, worst of worst seeing. Rewarded with a truly awful view of Saturn for my troubles. I think i will mothball my scopes until this wretched winter is over.

[toshapetriji]

I managed to crawl out of my bed and had reasonable views of Saturn. Not the best maybe but Saturn always does it for me anyway.

[oldfruit]

I was up too at 3.30 am and was rewarded with some reasonable views of saturn. Even managed to do some imaging too.

[bish]

Even just a few years ago I found it much easier to stay up all night, get up early etc. These days it takes so much more effort.

[Staffy]

Yup! Same here. I had the scope out earlier to have a go at imaging Jupiter - better than the previous attempt but still only good in a modern art gallery where smudgy blobs are really fashionable. Because my little balcony faces northwest Orion wasn't within range of my scope until 11pm and I have stil not yet had a look at M42 through my Xmas scope but I looked down and saw frost on the car roofs (I refuse to believe that rooves is a real word) and the fact that I was wearing my PJ's assisted my decision-making that perhaps a nice warm bed was in order instead. In retrospect perhaps I should have gone out for a couple of hours cos the baby kept us up til 4am in the end anyway!!!

[Mr Spock]

At my age staying in bed is not a fail...

Anyway, Saturn will come into my arc eventually

[david's dob]

Yeah this full moon has stopped me looking for deep sky viewing. tonight is the night for 100% full moon rising at 16.52 pm, so hopefully it wont be full in the sky untill midnight, which means should get some good views.

[kev]

Yesterday up to evening and the night before were great here, clear and steady 8-)

The only upside to the chest infection waking me at 4 every night is that when I get the coffee to try to stop coughing, I can get the bins / scope out. As a bonus I dont have to worry about work the next day (doc signed me off until Monday).

Needless to say its gone cloudy now, just after I had nearly got the EQ5 mount working - that I obtained in November.

[magic77]

Stayed up till 3.00am, Had some lovely Lunar views and also rewarded with some very good views of Saturn....Light weights!!....

[LukeSkywatcher]

Stayed up till 3.00am, Had some lovely Lunar views and also rewarded with some very good views of Saturn....Light weights!!....

*says the man who only got out of bed at 12:47pm*

[magic77]

Just beacause my first post was at 12.47pm doesnt mean thats when i got up!...Id taken the dog out for a 3 hour walk before that....I do have some chores to do during the day u know!!!...

[LukeSkywatcher]

I only got up at midday. I'm not sleeping much lately and usually only nod off at about 6-7am.

[JamesM]

Making the most of when its clear I know is easier said than done. I try and make the effort because when the cloudy nights come in (and stay in) you don't feel so bad about missing out on any lost observing. Is it me or does it seem that there is some connection between a cloudless night sky and the moon's bright appearance?

James