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Weather forecast?

Started by Rick, Sep 03, 2021, 11:29:18

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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.  :D


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.