Monday 17 October 2011

SNAFU

I am wondering why the hell I bother any more with this continual shit weather. Over 10 months now of nothing but crap weather day after day. For the rare occasion that it's not raining or totally clouded out, the humidity is usually around 100% with dew that may as well be rain, blowing it's guts out, around full moon and or the seeing is so bad you may as well look through a blob of jelly. Even when the forecast looks like it may be a not so crappy day(rare!), as soon as the said day arrives it suddenly out of the blue turns right back into being craptastic. This only happens after you get all the gear out and setup of course. 

Having thousands of dollars worth of gear just rotting away and not being able to see any or the events that are happening in the sky is just down right depressing. Got a  CCD  back in May that I still haven't had a chance to use, that was 8 bloody months ago! tell me that just dosen't suck the big one!

Missed so many amazing things and it looks like the Jupiter opposition, Orionids Meteor shower, the last best chance to see Vesta and Comet Garrad, etc are a complete right off as well.

I'm starting to appreciate the people with their heads in the dirt, they never have to put up with the agony of being an astronomer.

Oh mighty Sky Gods, please stop shitting on us and give us some nice clear skies...

4 comments:

  1. That's Geraldton for you.
    Crappy one day, shitty the next :)

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  2. If you get REALLY pissed off with it all,, can I have your new rig? (:

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  3. I turn the sucker into a rain guage. At least it will get some good use then!

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