Moonsight
super member
Reged: 02/12/06
Posts: 115
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Haven't viewed in two days,weather forcast do's not look good for the next 5 days. I can't stand it. There must be an opening somewhere in the clouds. I need to go viewing! AHHHH ! 
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SaberScorpX
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/12/05
Posts: 4121
Loc: illinois, usa
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Many feel your pain.
Brace yourself for 2 week, or even 2 month withdrawals. 
Stargazing in the MidWest is a privilege, not a right.
I get my Virtual fix cruising the cosmos at Celestia.
Lots of DSO talent in the CN imaging/photo forums, too.
Hang in there,
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
http://www.geocities.com/saberscorpx/home.html
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thelittleman
Vendor (Peter's Actions)
Reged: 05/21/05
Posts: 4077
Loc: Hampshire, UK
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I havent looked through my scope for nearly 4 weeks 
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Clear Skies,
Peter
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StargazerJMK
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/12/05
Posts: 690
Loc: Out in the Dark Looking Up
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Haven't viewed in two days,weather forcast do's not look good for the next 5 days. I can't stand it. There must be an opening somewhere in the clouds. I need to go viewing! AHHHH !
There, there, now you know what its like in MY corner of the world. LOL
But Take Heart...the weather is getting better here in the Pacific NW, so it's BOUND to drift your way fairly soon.
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Joan
StargazerJMK
Location:
47° 15' N/122° 30' W (Tacoma, WA)
Out in the Dark Looking UP!
Orion XT12 Classic/F4.9 w/a Wyorock Focuser
EZ CBP tracking platform
Coronado PST H-alpha
Home-made 8 in./F6 Dob
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go_ahead_ed
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/11/03
Posts: 535
Loc: Anaheim, CA 117.55W, 33.49N
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I feel your pain
I just went about 4 months without a trip to dark skies. During that time I had about a half dozen nights in the backyard with Saturn. It kept me sane...
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Ed
12.5" Discovery PDHQ
Orion XT8
90mm C90
80mm Konus f/5
50mm Stellarvue F50W2
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Moonsight
super member
Reged: 02/12/06
Posts: 115
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Just looked at my clear sky clock and right now it say's it will be clear on Tuesday night! I hope!
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thelittleman
Vendor (Peter's Actions)
Reged: 05/21/05
Posts: 4077
Loc: Hampshire, UK
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And guess what - last night was beautifully clear all night, but I was out It really IS NOT FAIR!!!
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Clear Skies,
Peter
Photoshop Tutorials and Actions! New actions now added
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Moonsight
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Reged: 02/12/06
Posts: 115
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Just looked at my clear sky clock and right now it say's it will be clear on Tuesday night! I hope!
Nope not clear at all. I need to move somewhere else, somewhere there are NO CLOUDS! At least not as many as here in Michigan.
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Cygnus_x1
Sketcher Extraordinaire
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 2119
Loc: Isle of Wight, England
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Sounds just like observing from the UK. The winter's the worst time, although we are now getting into better weather here with spring and summer. I got my deep and dark observing fix at TSP last week and made up for all the cloudy weeks before...
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Visual Deep Sky Observing
Visual Astronomy blog
Fotopic astronomy gallery My photos from astronomy events, etc
8x42 binoculars 'light thimble'
4" refractor and 4" Meade SCT 'light cups'
12" Dobsonian 'light bucket'
Various TeleVue eyepieces
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Moonsight
super member
Reged: 02/12/06
Posts: 115
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Tonight is the night! I will be able to go viewing! Clear sky's; will be a little windy but that's ok. 4 more hours to go. 
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Undermidnight
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/25/04
Posts: 2046
Loc: Hilliard, Ohio
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I like to grind mirrors on those cloudy nights... It helps me do something astronomy related when you cannot capture photons.
Jason
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WO Megrez 90 on EZTouch Mount
WO Zenithstar 66 on Microstar Mount
PST
8" F/4.2 Ball Scope, "Marilyn"
12.5" F/4.3 Ball Scope, "Ada"
11x70 Oberwerks
6" F/6 Polishing
Pans and Naglers
"They hang there, the stars, like notes on a page of music, free-form verse, silent mysteries swirling in the blue like jazz." -Donald Miller
http://www.undermidnight.com
Edited by Undermidnight (05/08/06 03:20 PM)
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Moonsight
super member
Reged: 02/12/06
Posts: 115
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Well here we are again, weather forecast next 10 days RAIN ! I do not know anything about grinding mirrors. I either get on here and read or go to Slooh and watch what ever they are lookiong at.
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SaberScorpX
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/12/05
Posts: 4121
Loc: illinois, usa
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It's no better here.
Ever play around at DSS ?
Tour the Southern Skies and revisit some old friends.
Or buy some more astro-stuff. Get a headstart on the New Gear Curse.
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
http://www.geocities.com/saberscorpx/home.html
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sevensixtwo187
super member
Reged: 07/24/05
Posts: 177
Loc: Western Kentucky
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I feel all of your pain. The weather here in Kentucky has been aweful all year. I haven't been out in 2 months ...
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Orion Atlas 10" EQ-G
Orion Starblast 4.5" EQ
Somewhat dark skies
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