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This weather is driving me mad

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  • 20-01-2014 9:17pm
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    ThatDrGuy
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭


    Just spent two hours setting up tonight. Perfect polar align, drift aligned, guide star locked in. ten minute exposures looking fine, then I take first image and bang - obscured by cloud. Look up again, whole sky is covered. There have been maybe 4 nights in this winter that imaging is possible and every one on the full moon!


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    #2
    Kersh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,893 ✭✭✭Kersh


    Similar thing this evening for me.
    Pretty clear out, got the HEQ5 Polar aligned, guidecamera focused/PHD opened, M81/M82 focused in main scope, framed them nicely,
    Clicked to guide in PHD, open shutter on the DSLR, and bang, high level hazy cloud, getting thicker by the minute.
    Got 3 5 minute subs.
    Absolutely infuriating :(


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    Bafucin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 642 ✭✭✭Bafucin


    In the same boat. What can you do though?


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    #4
    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Hoping for a few photos of mars later if the clouds stay clear for an hour or 2 id be happy !


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