uDSC August - Friday 6th to Monday 9th

[Tony G]

Better have a shave in case there are some pretty sheep 

I wish I was going.

Tony G

[mickw]

Well, me and Fay are here and weather not too bad.

Sun comes out, sun goes in, sun comes out - you get the picture 

We've only got 13-15 (for the regulars) this time but there's still enough room for us.

Beer cooling nicely in the shade 

[Mike]

Cool! See you later.

[mickw]

Last night cloudy until it rained.
This morning raining until cloudy.
This afternoon mostly cloudy until it probably rains.

Good thing is there's plenty of stuff to kill 

[PhilB]

It's been much the same back home, Mick

On the up side, for those of you who might be staying for Sunday night, the forecast looks more promising.

[Carole]

Is any-one stopping over on Sunday night?

Carole

[mickw]

Cleared up around midnight last night, horizon to horizon Milky Way, visible galaxies, Persieds etc. etc.

And I went to bed early 

And nobody is there tonight, unless it was all a trick to get rid of me 

[Mike]

Good weekend. Not a lot of imaging done due to the weather, although Duncan was out last night till late (it was clear for MOST of the night). Still, we enjoyed it.

[Fay]

Well weather was patchy, sometimes really nice, but we were in great company & that's what it's all about

[The Thing]

It was clear from 00:30 Sunday morning until I gave up and left the scope taking subs at 03:30. All the lightweights had crashed out - except Mike who was fiddling with his Arduino until around 02:30. Sad. He missed the Milky Way, Double Cluster, Andromeda all naked eye and some really good meteors, some with golden trails coming straight out of Perseus.

It was a bit damp (dew dripping off OTA) so my subs are disappointing from a content point of view but my guiding was spot on and everything else worked tickety boo.