Weather lookin good for next week

Well, the clouds are parting and the sun is shining as predicted.
Pity, I was looking forward to some observing tonihht
but the scumbag that nicked my Jeep today had other plans for me
So I'm back home in Shannon looking out at an empty driveway and
clear skies feeling, you might say, a wee bit 'peeved' at it all.

Sorry to hear that Frank. Was there any of your astronomy gear in the back?

Bummer, really sorry to hear that Frank, I really am.

Thanks lads but there is a silver lining.
Although sort of like a sketch from D'unbelevables.

When I saw it missing I went to the cop shop
as I just thought they had towed it but they had no
record of an impound.
So, I got a cab home and the cabbie kindly asked for
the reg and stuck it on a postie on his dash and said he'd
keep an eye out for it.
On his return from Shannon to Limerick he spotted the Jeep
parked in the Bus lane at the back of the cop shop so he rang it in.
Turns out,
the Army were having a parade in town today and decided to
'move' my Jeep (they actually drove it) but forgot to tell
the cops where.

So I'm :woohoo: & : angry: all at the same time.
Nicely enough of them they hid all my gear under a blanket in
the back...

TBH.
I'm more miffed at loosing a precious clear night!!!!!!
It BETTER stay clear as it's supposed to.
Hey! The Kiwi was right again :lol:

God you're very calm about the whole episode, are you in the army or something? Thats bizarre that they would get it into their heads to do something like that without knocking or leaving a note, even if the guards did that I think it would still be illegal :laugh:

Anyway lovely night here in Galway, apart from the moon that is, saw Mars for the first time since I was a kid but its just a little red dot, when is it supposed to be at its best again?

Thargor wrote:

God you're very calm about the whole episode, are you in the army or something?

far from it!
I sweat the small stuff..which is worse.
I'm kinda glad this happened...
puts things into perspective.
Anyway, it's just a 'thing' it can be replaced.
I found out yesterday that a friend of mine, his
girlfriend was killed in a car crash heading to the airport
to fly over to see him for the weekend.
So...

Thargor wrote:

Thats bizarre that they would get it into their heads to do something like that without knocking or leaving a note, even if the guards did that I think it would still be illegal :laugh:
?

Well it was parked on the main street in Limerick at 12 noon.
I'm pretty sure the 'state' eg army can move civillian vehicals
if they choose to if they are impeeding them, war or parade
it makes no odds.
It's a wierd country for laws we live in.

Thargor wrote:

Anyway lovely night here in Galway, apart from the moon that is,

Well, coz I'm sort of scopeless,
I broke out the Lidl 70mm that I have been planning to use for
photography and had a good old gander around,
especially at the Moon!
At least I got my fix tonight.

Thargor wrote:

saw Mars for the first time since I was a kid but its just a little red dot, when is it supposed to be at its best again?

What did you use to observe it?
I'm actually waiting for Venus to show itself this morning...
Mars can be dissapointing even in a reasonably large scope..
Ya it's on the way back alright...
Since I last saw it a few nights ago it's ripping down Gemini.