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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Midnight Dan Postmaster Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Hilton, NY, Yellow Zone (Bortl... The weather gods are toying with me!       #5614336 - 01/09/13 07:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It has been cloudy every single night since early December here. I was looking out the window today at work and noticed gorgeous clear blue skies! Couldn't wait to get out except when I did, I found that there were 25 mph winds! Aaaaaagh! And they're predicted to continue throughout the night. I just can't win! -Dan Post Extras:       TmaninTn sage Reged: 12/19/10 Loc: Nashville, TN USA Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Midnight Dan]       #5614355 - 01/09/13 07:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I haven't had but maybe three nights since December myself MD. I feel your pain. The frustrating part is that I didn't even buy anything! Post Extras:       CelestronDaddy sage Reged: 08/22/09 Loc: Central Texas Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Midnight Dan]       #5614365 - 01/09/13 07:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dan - It just isn't right that those ol' weather gods cause us such consternation Just isn't fair but it sure seems to happen to us a lot! I had two weeks of clouds but was finally able to get my 6SE out on Saturday and spent a few hours observing. Got my refractor out the next night and had good views of Jupiter. Then here came the rain this week Anyway... hang in there and maybe the wind will blow somewhere else and you will be able to get some viewing in! Tony Post Extras:       jhirsch super member Reged: 10/06/10 Loc: Ohio Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: CelestronDaddy]       #5614660 - 01/09/13 10:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dan it's that Christmas present you bought yourself. I'm telling ya it's the curse... From my experience here's the cost New eyepiece = 1 night New mount = 3 nights New telescope = 7 nights New observatory = 1 month if your lucky. I just feel sorry for the folks that live near you that didn't get anything. They're really the ones getting hosed in the deal... Post Extras:       Midnight Dan Postmaster Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Hilton, NY, Yellow Zone (Bortl... Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: jhirsch]       #5614965 - 01/10/13 07:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   But I don't even have the observatory yet! Well, if I can get the curse out of the way early, I suppose that would be ok. My Clear Sky Chart shows nice clear skies all today ... and then clouds rolling in for the evening - of course! I shouldn't be surprised. This has happened every year since I started observing about 4 years ago. I take a week vacation around Thanksgiving and 2 weeks around Christmas. You'd think that with 3 weeks open and available I'd get some observing time in. But every year, it's been cloudy for at least a couple of months solid, right when I'm taking time off. Never realized how bad the weather was around here till I took up this hobby! -Dan Post Extras:       hopskipson professor emeritus Reged: 06/24/10 Loc: Queens, New Yawk, Light pollut... Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Midnight Dan]       #5614972 - 01/10/13 07:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Never realized how bad the weather was around here till I took up this hobby! -Dan Yeah, me too! It was clouded over all day yesterday and cleared up around 7pm. Was windy with gusts up to 20 mph, but I went out anyway. James Post Extras:       Bob Griffiths Getting Grouchy Reged: 10/10/05 Loc: Frederick Maryland Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: hopskipson]       #5615023 - 01/10/13 08:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I sure have nothing to add...Its been over a month since I was even inside my observatory..let alone actually use the darn thing... I did do an outreach event last weekend (BUT inside a building due to rain)... Bob G. Post Extras:       Peter9 Post Laureate Reged: 10/30/08 Loc: Yorkshire - Born & Bred Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Bob Griffiths]       #5615104 - 01/10/13 09:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Its the same here in the U.K. I have managed only one nights obsreving in over two months. As with Dan, on the few nights that were clear, (3 in total) the wind was too strong to even think about observing. Still, hope springs eternal. Regards. Peter. Post Extras:       Tel Postmaster Reged: 03/31/06 Loc: Wallingford England Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Peter9]       #5615347 - 01/10/13 11:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And in similar vein, Dan and Peter, They say the Sun shines every day, But all we ever get is grey ! Month on month it gets no better, Just becoming all the wetter ! Return Jet Stream and mend your way, And drive these UK clouds away ! But last night with stars so bright, I ventured out: all seemed so right ! Though setting up, was quite a chore, (I'd forgotten how to; anymore. (?) The problem solved; through notes and log, I then was thwarted by the fog ! (Tennyson or Wordsworth it certainly ain't, but ? ) Best regards, Tel Post Extras:       Skip Starlifter Driver Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas, USA Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Tel]       #5615397 - 01/10/13 12:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is a good one, Tel!! Well all of you have seen me complaining that we really, really need the rain. Cancel that for awhile. The past two days we have had about 3-4 inches of the wet stuff. Temps in the 40s & 50s F. That is more rain in two days than we got in the last 3 months of 2012! Sun is trying to come out now and the temp is supposed to go into the 60s and tomorrow into the 70s. Then this weekend more rain and by Sunday temps in the 20s. Ain't winter great? But really grateful for the rain! We are still in a drought situation, but hopefully as the year wears on we will get enough rain to get rid of the drought. Here's hoping that those of you living in "duck" weather will get some sunshine and stars soon. But no drought! I wouldn't wish that on anyone - not fun watching your yards and gardens croak! Post Extras:       Peter9 Post Laureate Reged: 10/30/08 Loc: Yorkshire - Born & Bred Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Tel]       #5615439 - 01/10/13 12:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: And in similar vein, Dan and Peter, They say the Sun shines every day, But all we ever get is grey ! Month on month it gets no better, t Just becoming all the wetter ! Return Jet Stream and mend your way, And drive these UK clouds away ! But last night with stars so bright, I ventured out: all seemed so right ! Though setting up, was quite a chore, (I'd forgotten how to; anymore. (?) The problem solved; through notes and log, I then was thwarted by the fog ! (Tennyson or Wordsworth it certainly ain't, but ? ) Best regards, Tel Thank you Tel, for your little ditty. It's full of fun and very witty. Sad to say, it's words ring true. Our clear nights are now so few. But we'll press on, emotions steady. Standing firm, equipment ready. So when at last the stars appear. All round the world, they'll hear the cheer. (Tennyson or Wordsworth, I don't know Tel, we'd run them close) Regards. Peter. Post Extras:       coutleef Post Laureate Reged: 02/21/08 Loc: Saint-Donat, Québec, Canada Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Peter9]       #5615524 - 01/10/13 01:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   dear Dan same situation north of the border. i thougth it was because of my new refractor and change to pentax EPs. now i know it is because of your new observatory. we should prepare for a couple of months of bad weather during the holidays i had to clean snow from a 60 mm storm followed a couple of days later by a second one of 47mm. i spend more time shovelling snow than observing the stars. i tried with clouds yesterday my repaired 8se and it worked well with excellent go tos. strangely enough the go tos were erratic without Ron's rail (i sold my powerswitch so did not need it for clearance) and were perfect when i put it back on. As long as it works!! Post Extras:       Arthur Dent Galactic Hitch-Hiker Reged: 10/23/08 Loc: South Yorkshire, UK Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: coutleef]       #5615752 - 01/10/13 03:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I think that "Postmaster" needs changing to "Poet Laureate" Tel The kind of poetry I like - it rhymes! Art EDIT: Sorry Peter - didn't realise that you'd penned a different poem. Hope you'll forgive me. Art Edited by Arthur Dent (01/11/13 12:28 PM) Post Extras:       Skip Starlifter Driver Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas, USA Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Peter9]       #5615770 - 01/10/13 03:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good addition to the poem, Peter! Post Extras:       CelestronDaddy sage Reged: 08/22/09 Loc: Central Texas Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Tel]       #5615878 - 01/10/13 04:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What a bunch of talented folks! How funny... Good job, I say, well done.... Tony Post Extras:       butsam super member Reged: 12/28/12 Loc: Ohio Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: CelestronDaddy]       #5615999 - 01/10/13 06:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I hear you; since opening the 'scope on Christmas, Ohio's been pretty miserable as well. We've had 1 good night (meaning, 1 clear night...the stars were still twinkling like crazy), 1 night where I got in a quick shot of Jupiter just before the clouds rolled in (that was my first light), and one night that taunted me when I had a ton of schoolwork I had to do before the next day, so no 'scope that night. Yesterday evening looked like I might get some in, but then the clouds rolled in as the Sun went down Post Extras:       hopskipson professor emeritus Reged: 06/24/10 Loc: Queens, New Yawk, Light pollut... Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: butsam]       #5616084 - 01/10/13 07:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sorry to hear of your weather woes Sometimes my friends that's how it goes. Had a decent sky last night Star were seen far and bright Didn't let the wind blow me over But the cold made me run for cover! Sorry no Dickerson or Nash James Post Extras:       Midnight Dan Postmaster Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Hilton, NY, Yellow Zone (Bortl... Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: butsam]       #5616088 - 01/10/13 07:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! The poetry floweth! Nice job guys! Much better than I could do! And, as predicted, clear skies today but clouds rolling in on my way home from work. Must be the Christmas season. With all the new scopes, accessories, and yes, even observatories , Zeus (god of clouds, storms, etc.) is having a field day! -Dan Post Extras:       Maverick199 Postmaster Reged: 02/27/11 Loc: India Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Midnight Dan]       #5616662 - 01/11/13 04:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have gotten sort of used to this now since I started last year. Had two bouts of 4+ months of clouds. Post Extras:       Midnight Dan Postmaster Reged: 01/23/08 Loc: Hilton, NY, Yellow Zone (Bortl... Re: The weather gods are toying with me! [Re: Maverick199]       #5616748 - 01/11/13 07:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   After a while, you start to forget which end points towards the sky. -Dan Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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