[Chaos-l] Jordan Lake Clear Sky Clock inaccurate?

[walter fowler]

Thanks for the observing report, even if it wasn't ideal observing.  We were
all wondering what happens (and whether you could get the 18 inch in your
Civic).  You'll have a lot more company on a better night!  Walter

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak at hrivnak.org>
wrote:

> Tonight was mostly a bust.  As the sun was setting, things seemed to be
> clearing up.  As it played out, the clouds got worse as it got dark.  They
> finally started lifting around 10:30, just as I was finishing packing up
> of
> course.  I hung around a bit and checked some things out with my
> binoculars,
> but the seeing was terrible even after the clouds were mostly gone.  Right
> now, the humidity is 84%, and the weather radar shows a big blob of green
> covering half the state, even though I can see tons of stars.
>
> It's not all bad through.  We got a respectable view of Saturn.  4 moons
> were
> easy, and at one point I saw a 5th.  During a brief window of clarity, we
> had
> a nice view of the Beehive cluster.  Steve taught me how to use a Cheshire
> eyepiece for collimation.  I got familiar with the spring sky, so next
> time I
> go out I'll be ready to start finding objects.  And lastly, I verified
> that I
> can fit the whole scope, complete with a 3-step stool and all the other
> junk,
> into my Civic.  This time I managed to pack it all up in a way that
> doesn't
> reduce my visibility almost at all.
>
> Thanks to Robert, Cameron, and Steve for giving it a good try on a week
> night.
> Hopefully another night soon will treat us better.
>
> Michael
>
> On Wednesday 09 April 2008 17:42:12 Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> > Game on!
> >
> > There's major clearing to the SW, and satellite imagery confirms that it
> > should be mostly clear within the next few hours.  I'll arrive between
> 7:30
> > and 8pm.  Astronomical twilight isn't until 9:13, so plan accordingly.
>  If
> > the sky is even tolerable, I'll probably be out quite late.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On Wednesday 09 April 2008 15:47:56 Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> > > According to the clear sky chart, it should be <10% cloudy right now.
> > > Looking at the sky in NW Raleigh, I'd estimate it to be about 95%
> cloudy
> > > right now.
> > >
> > > Yikes!  I'll send an email to the list when I make a go/no go decision
> > > for tonight.
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 09 April 2008 15:08:45 Kumar Pandya wrote:
> > > > Hello friends,
> > > >
> > > > Is it my imagination, or is the Jordan Lake Clear Sky
> > > > Clock way off for the past day or two?  For example,
> > > > it predicts today to be virtually clear with no
> > > > clouds, while in reality its been pretty overcast all
> > > > day so far.  In my experience, the Sky Clock has
> > > > generally  been very reliable.  Would others agree
> > > > about the discordance between the Jordan Lake Clear
> > > > Sky Clock prediction and reality for today?
> > > >
> > > > THanks!
> > > > Kumar
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