[Chaos-l] Skies change in a minuter around here

[walter fowler]

Come on, Jayme.  Stop whining.  You know the old adage - If you don't like
the weather in NC, just wait a minute.  Of course they say that in a lot of
states.  I just plan around crucial once-in-a-lifetime astronomical events
(e.g. Venus transits) because I know for sure they will be clouded out.  And
from reading CHAOS list-serve messages, I think you might want to check and
see if any member recently bought any new equipment - Iike that night!
Walter

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Jayme Hanzak <jhanzak at unctv.org> wrote:

>  I was out on my back deck last night talking with my daughter in Ohio. I
> was amazed at just how clear the skies were and how the stars twinkled and
> the Milky Way was easily visible. Although I wasn't planning on observing, I
> couldn't let this night go by without a little viewing. I went inside after
> saying good bye to Rachel and I told my wife I was going out to observe. I
> said that the skies were dazzling and I couldn't let it go by. I picked up
> my eye pieces and headed out the door where I stopped dead in my tracks. The
> skies were overcast from horizon to horizon. It wasn't like a front passed
> through, the clouds just appeared out of no where. Jupiter was just barely
> visible in the clouds. Where did all the clouds come from, they weren't
> there two minutes ago.
>
>
>
> I turned around and went back inside and put my equipment away. It's
> amazing what you witness as an amateur astronomer.
>
> Jayme Hanzak
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