Any chance of a clear sky any evening in the coming week or so?
I can just about try focussing this webcam using lights on the horizon, but stars would be better...
Clear Outside (https://clearoutside.com/forecast/51.69/-2.36) suggests there's half a chance early Sunday morning...
Well being the uk there is only one answer to this weather regarding clear skies.
https://youtu.be/TNJ-1gz12JI?t=38 (https://youtu.be/TNJ-1gz12JI?t=38)
Mac.
Love that film, seen it at least 30 times.
Unbelievable. Its a clear night. :D
Last night when i went to work was :! but when i came home at 4am it was fantastic,
Orion was nice and high, sure signs that winters on its way, pleiades was crystal clear.
Mac.
How have folk been doing for clear skies recently? Here, the last good clear skies were in the first ten days of December. There have been a few meteors spotted through holes in the cloud since then, but the forecast for the Quadrantids isn't promising. The camera runs anyway, just in case...
Here's a nightly tally of confirmed meteors caught on camera for the last month:
1 Dec 2021 59
2 Dec 2021 5
3 Dec 2021 12
4 Dec 2021 16
5 Dec 2021 16
6 Dec 2021 35
7 Dec 2021 23
8 Dec 2021 50
9 Dec 2021 43
10 Dec 2021 44
11 Dec 2021 0
12 Dec 2021 0
13 Dec 2021 15
14 Dec 2021 1
15 Dec 2021 0
16 Dec 2021 0
17 Dec 2021 0
18 Dec 2021 0
19 Dec 2021 0
20 Dec 2021 0
21 Dec 2021 7
22 Dec 2021 0
23 Dec 2021 15
24 Dec 2021 1
25 Dec 2021 0
26 Dec 2021 7
27 Dec 2021 0
28 Dec 2021 1
29 Dec 2021 0
30 Dec 2021 0
31 Dec 2021 8
1 Jan 2022 1
While a few of those zeros were nights when there were holes in the cloud but no meteors spotted in them, at least half of them were completely clouded nights...
It has been tougher than usual, I think. But Tuesday and Wednesday this week (4th and 5th) look promising, according to the Met Office. However it will be c-c-cold
Let's hope, just desperate to get to use my newly acquired skywatcher star adventurer for some widefeild shots. Anyone had any experience with one of these things?
Duncan had one at one time.