Bowmoreman
Clear enough skies
Reged: 09/11/06
Loc: Bolton, MA
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OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinking...
#3087454 - 05/05/09 09:55 PM
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 weather...
Pretty much since I've had my "new" MI-250 (and the new QHY8) I've been subjected to non-stop clouds (and now rain) the last 10 days...
I tell ya, I'm fed up with it! Curse be Darned! I mean, yeah, I suffered about a week of the curse... deservedly 
then, got things polar aligned and drifted in, about a week+ ago...
But now I'm ready to finally run this puppy in!... but, the neverending forecast is...
Argh! It must be all those NEAF purchases! yeah, that's it!
I need some clear skies, and I need them NOW!
Ahhhhh, yessss... now I feel a bit better!
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BCB
Undercover Saboteur
Reged: 11/24/03
Loc: Look over your shoulder
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinking...
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#3087462 - 05/05/09 10:03 PM
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That makes 2 of us.. No SOONER did I say, "ship to:", and the clouds, and rain rolled in, and haven't stopped since....
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antilles72
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/06/07
Loc: Rhode Island
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: BCB]
#3087488 - 05/05/09 10:17 PM
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Hey Dave, even my wife is feeling sorry for me. This must be the post NEAF curse, and I did not even go!!! 
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David Pavlich
Transmographied
Reged: 05/18/05
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
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#3087505 - 05/05/09 10:26 PM
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That's why I hate the late spring/summer/early fall. If the clouds don't get us, the haze does. And that brings heat, humidity, sweat, skeeters. AAAAAAHHHHH!
David
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Dr Morbius
Post Laureate
Reged: 02/06/07
Loc: ManorvilleNY-but not for long
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
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#3087531 - 05/05/09 10:39 PM
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All I did was buy a silly 27mm panoptic at NEAF and not one clear night since then. In fact I'm contending with heavy rains the past week!  
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mtb.daily
sage
Reged: 09/19/07
Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
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#3087645 - 05/05/09 11:45 PM
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Me,
I'm just doing the HyperTune to my EQ-6 Pro......
But, just watch and see, I'll get it all done and
BOOM
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Telescopeman54
Vendor - Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC.
Reged: 08/17/07
Loc: New Hampshire
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
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#3087748 - 05/06/09 12:58 AM
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We ain't doin' any better in NH! I've got mounts that need to be tested and we're now considering building and Ark!
Steve
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CounterWeight
Postmaster
Reged: 10/05/08
Loc: Cloudyopolis, OR.
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: Telescopeman54]
#3087831 - 05/06/09 02:22 AM
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Build the ark and navigate it to Ariz / New Mexico / Fl ... 
We here in Portland have webbed feet and would rust with that much good weather !
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Trebor777
Hazy
Reged: 01/04/08
Loc: Connecticut - U.S.
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: CounterWeight]
#3087853 - 05/06/09 03:01 AM
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I heard that clouds were invented in the Oregon/Washington area.  Is that true?
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mwedel
Works with Sauropods
Reged: 12/16/07
Loc: Claremont, CA
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: Trebor777]
#3087862 - 05/06/09 03:15 AM
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I heard that clouds were invented in the Oregon/Washington area. Is that true?
Nope. They're actually GSO clouds, they just get shipped from the West Coast. 
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Darenwh
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/11/06
Loc: Covington, GA
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: mwedel]
#3087978 - 05/06/09 07:15 AM
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You buy a nice mount like the MI-250 and you expect to use it after just a week or two of clouds? That nice a mount is liable to get you a whole year of clouds. Add to that all those people who purchased the TMB eyepieces on NEAF special, the Televue eyepiece sale, and all the other sales and we may never see clear sky's again. I hope it clears up soon for you.
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starbob1
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/11/07
Loc: IN
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: Darenwh]
#3087982 - 05/06/09 07:25 AM
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Same here in Ohio Valley'IN;Got a new CGE and it has been sitting 10 day.More rain today also thursday friday.YADA YADA YADA
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RAKing
Postmaster
Reged: 12/28/07
Loc: West of the D.C. Nebula
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
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#3087996 - 05/06/09 07:40 AM
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It's no better in Virginia. We had one of our wettest Mays in history last year and it looks like Mother Nature is trying to break that record this year.
Maybe I should buy one of those new ES 14mm Underwater eyepieces. 
Ron
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Bowmoreman
Clear enough skies
Reged: 09/11/06
Loc: Bolton, MA
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: Darenwh]
#3088060 - 05/06/09 08:38 AM
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You buy a nice mount like the MI-250 and you expect to use it after just a week or two of clouds? That nice a mount is liable to get you a whole year of clouds. Add to that all those people who purchased the TMB eyepieces on NEAF special, the Televue eyepiece sale, and all the other sales and we may never see clear sky's again. I hope it clears up soon for you.
Boy, I sure hope you are wrong on THAT prediction! 
that would really stink!
The whole reason I'm now setup at this new level is so that I can take advantage of the smaller "sucker holes" that we get all the time here in New England... an hour here, an hour there kinda openings...
In the meantime, I suppose I can just putter around in the obs, getting things all tidy like...
Truth be told, we did actually kinda need all this rain... but still, sheesh
It would be nice to explore some galaxies during the spring galaxy season after all!
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hfjacinto
I think he's got it!
Reged: 01/12/09
Loc: Land of clouds and LP
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
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#3088111 - 05/06/09 09:12 AM
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Last clear day was Wednesday last week and we have rai at least until Saturday. I just ordered a dew heater, its not fair. There hasn't been any dew, its been washed away by the rain.
I even made a sacrifice to the weather gods by buying the wife jewelry to make up for all my astro purchases. What gives!
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Lord Beowulf
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/13/08
Loc: Cedar Park, TX
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: RAKing]
#3088142 - 05/06/09 09:34 AM
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It's no better in Virginia. We had one of our wettest Mays in history last year and it looks like Mother Nature is trying to break that record this year.
Hey, at least you're getting rain. We've been in drought conditions in Central Texas for so long that the very little rain we've had has things growing, but we're nowhere back to where we need to be. But the clouds just linger! Talk about frustrating. Opressive humidity and constant clouds but no friggen rain! I just keep wanting it to rain and get it over with so that the water's in the ground and not overhead!
Beo
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waassaabee
Post Laureate
Reged: 11/26/07
Loc: Central California Coast
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: Lord Beowulf]
#3088200 - 05/06/09 10:18 AM
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The only clear nights I've seen lately have been mid week during a full moon.
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hfjacinto
I think he's got it!
Reged: 01/12/09
Loc: Land of clouds and LP
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: waassaabee]
#3088335 - 05/06/09 11:37 AM
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I justed checked the weather and first possible clear night is Sunday and guess what ITS GOING TO BE A FULL MOON! UGH!
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Rick Woods
Postmaster
Reged: 01/27/05
Loc: Inner Solar System
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: hfjacinto]
#3088356 - 05/06/09 11:51 AM
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OK, you want to hear something weird?
Two weeks ago tomorrow, I ordered a piece of gear. It was supposed to be here last Friday. The NOAA site showed rain for that entire weekend for me.
A couple of days before it was to arrive, I called the vendor for a tracking number. Well, they hadn't sent it yet, but it was expected to go out the next day. I immediately went to the NOAA site, to see the rain had disappeared from my forecast. But I still had clouds.
I tell you, it KNOWS!
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hfjacinto
I think he's got it!
Reged: 01/12/09
Loc: Land of clouds and LP
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Re: OK! I have officially HAD it with this stinkin
[Re: Rick Woods]
#3088392 - 05/06/09 12:15 PM
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I have a better one, right before I ordered my Dew Heater, I checked the weekly forecast and it was partly cloudy, no rain. I was on a business trip when it got in on Wednesday, it was clear on Wednesday and Thursday, but I got home pretty late and didn't want to take the scope out. Started rainign on Friday (that was 5 days ago, rain every day and night). I agree IT knows.
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