The Met Offices definition of "clear night"....

[GazOC]

....seems to be radically different from mine!!!!! :)

[GazOC]

and to add insult to injury they've just changed tonight from a clear night to a rainy one!! arrrrghhhh :)

I'm off for a pint!!!

[OXO]

With all the advances in technology you would think they could get a days forecast right let alone 3 days. Having watched the Met's forecast for sometime now it appears to be a waste of resources and tax payers money.

Look out of the window and decide for yourself is the best forecast. Enjoy ya pint Gaz and don't slip on the way home when the Snow arrives

James

[GazOC]

You're right James, if its impossible to forcast the weather 3 days in advance then they should admit it and stop wasting money.

[GazOC]

I don't want to tempt fate, but it looks like I'm actually going to look through a telescope tonight, not a cloud in the sky!! Wish me luck lads!!

[OXO]

Good luck Gaz, it's clear here too at the moment :shock:

[move] :) Go away [/move]

James

[GazOC]

:clouds1:getting annoyed now!! :)

[OXO]

Same here Gaz i think we need to start singing that clear skies chant!

James

[daz]

I managed a couple of hours, but wasn't really clear.

Didn't bother with the camera either

:)

[lunator]

Gaz

I use the metcheck website.

I have worked out how to read their forecasts.

If it says it is mainly clear with <20% cloud it will be clear.

If it says it will be mainly clear with >20% cloud there will be a haze of high cloud but the brighter objects will be visibile (not the faint fuzzies!!)

If it says partly cloudy <50% then the sky will have clear patches but you can guarantee that the clouds will cover the objects you plan to observe

Cheers

Ian