After almost 2 weeks of non-stop clouds,rain,storms,etc. I finally got a break, according to the weather report. Had a slight change of just a bit of cloud cover,nothing I've never been bothered with. Went outside and there were a few small clouds here and there, grabbed my gear and headed back out. By the time I got all of it set up it turned overcast. The only thing I got to see was Venus,it kept popping in and out of the clouds. Venus itself is not much to see since it has no eye popping features. 10 minutes of setup>2 minutes of looking>5 minutes of repacking>20 minutes mild anger.
Grr! Same here. Didn't have a chance to get to the roof last night either.
Venus is cool the first time, but yeah, I agree, not a whole lot there.
The same thing happened to me last night! Only it was perfectly clear when I headed out. I live in the city but my brother-in-law has 6 acres out in the country about 40 minutes from me, which is where I go when I want to observe. I packed up, drove out there, set up, calmed the agitated horse whose field I was in, and by the time I was ready to start, clouds had started rolling in. Angrily packed everything back up and fumed all the way home. And it's supposed to storm the rest of the week. Lame.
Things aren't much better over here. No rain but the spring cycle has kicked in, the marine layer comes in in the afternoon and stays the night. This marks the time of year for me where I need to travel any time I want to observe. No more telescope out the back door.
But hey, at least we don't live on Venus, right?
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Venus
- Observed with: Skyview Pro 120mm EQ
- Seeing: average
- Light pollution: average