WHAT'S YOUR WEATHER LIKE - 2017

It's been an abysmal year for observing, Sheal, to be honest. There's more moisture in the air and that creates cloud and the Jet Stream is not helping either by sitting on top of the UK or sliding South blocking out high pressures. I can take some, [selfish], comfort from the fact that I'm not the only Astronomer being denied observing by cloud. Most of America is suffering from the same problem, along with the Hurricanes and Storms, while Canadian friends are telling me the same thing about persistent cloud cover. You're right, I hoping that Winter will bring, every now and then, clearer skies. I can't say that I have ever regretted, or had second thoughts, about the investment in time and money I spent in Astronomy as just that one night of clear skies, when everything goes well, makes up for the weeks/months of clouds. It's no wonder that the Professional Astronomers built their Observatories on mountain tops above the clouds

 

Morning all

 

Yesterday was a warm, sunny day with a record production of electricity for the time of year. I was too busy to take advantage of it but Mrs Shiney did

Very mild and misty at the moment.

 

I've been in Manchester for most of the day and it rained during the afternoon. My Garden Weather Station recorded 59f, no rain and very little breeze. At the moment it's cloudy with a Sickle Moon showing through the cloud, with a temperature of 52f and a pressure reading of 100hpa.