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

[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?

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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?

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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!