Deep Sky Camp - 31st January to 2nd February 2014

[Mike]

We have a DSC coming up this weekend. It will be at Blacklands as Rother Valley will be a bog.

Who is planning on going? (Weather permitting).

[MarkS]

I am - unless the weather is atrocious.

[Fay]

i was, but weather not playing ball, i am thinking

[The Thing]

I am - unless the weather is atrocious.

Ditto. Hopefully it will all freeze and have sparkly skies

[Mike]

I'm planning on going. I don't care if it's cold as long as there is no rain or high winds.

[MarkH]

I'll go if the weather is favourable.

[Carole]

I won't be coming to this DSC. 

Carole

[MarkS]

I'm really looking forward to it - even if we do no imaging.  I've got a new version of the weird French stuff 'cos my local French supermarket don't sell the previous one any more.

I'll bring it along and you can tell me what you think.  I wonder if it goes just as sparkly in the cold?

Mark

[MarkS]

The latest forecast is for heavy rain and strong gusting winds

[Rick]

Hmmm... Hopefully the forecast will have changed by the weekend, then...

[Mac]

aye it normally does.

it will be very heavy rain and very strong gusting winds. 

Mac.

[MarkS]

The forthcoming Friday storm has been given a name: Storm Brigid.

[mickw]

That's not the name I've given it 

[Mike]

Yeah the forecast seems to be getting progressively worse.

[Mac]

I was right. .



Mac.

[mickw]

I was right. .



Mac.

So it was you that broke the weather then 

[MarkS]

Yeah the forecast seems to be getting progressively worse.

It's not looking good, is it ...

[Mike]

Guys, looks like we should call this one off. The forecast is currently heavy rain with Met Office yellow rain warnings and gusts of wind up to 48mph. Not exactly astronomy weather.

Perhaps we can organise a uDSC in February if the weather improves.

[MarkS]

Agreed.  The weather thwarts us again

[Mike]

We are all doomed! Doomed I say!

[MarkS]

We are all doomed! Doomed I say!

150mph winds?  That's not in line with any forecast I've seen.  But if true then we would be doomed ...

[Mac]

150mph winds?

.

Time to get a chainsaw,
Just think of all that firewood.

Yippee.

Mac

[Fay]

Thats a serious forecast! are they having a laugh?

[mickw]

Thats a serious forecast! are they having a laugh?

I think the stupid winds will be to the SW and/or Scotland.

I get flood alerts from the environment agency - High tides and force 9 winds from the South (up to 54 mph) - The coast will possibly suffer most on the SE side of England
So it looks like your trees will be safe Fay 

[Fay]

I bet we still have a water shortage in the summer

[The Thing]

My fish are loving it, a constant supply of fresh water flowing through - they think they are back in a river! 

[RobertM]

150mph winds?

.

Time to get a chainsaw,
Just think of all that firewood.

Yippee.

Mac

Start with the roof if that's true, mind you you'll have to find out where it landed first

[MarkS]

I'm pretty glad not to be camping tonight!!

[Tony G]

Well, it looks a lovely morning anyway for DSC......but is this the calm before the storm. 

Tony G

[MarkS]

Well I made the most of a (mainly) sunny and dry today to build a set of roof trusses and runners for the replacement observatory roof.  As soon as we get a dry weekend I can put the new roof on.  However it looks like we've got a nasty storm on Wednesday and according to ECMWF, an even nastier one next Saturday.  So it could be a long wait!

[The Thing]

You'd better tie the new bits to the apple tree or they could float off down the hill when the next storm hits!