Weather forecast?

[Rick]

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 suggests there's half a chance early Sunday morning...

[Mac]

Well being the uk there is only one answer to this weather regarding clear skies.

https://youtu.be/TNJ-1gz12JI?t=38

Mac.

Love that film, seen it at least 30 times.

[garrick]

Unbelievable. Its a clear night. 

[Mac]

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.

[Rick]

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...

[AndrewRamsay]

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

[MarkH]

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?

[Carole]

Duncan had one at one time.