I spotted Venus through the clouds. Just over the south peak of the Geoff Brown Observatory.
I settled into the Tony Horvatin Observatory.
8:38 PM. Restarted my computer. It was still not great.
Some sort of conflict with Evernote?
9:06. The computer-telescope interface seemed OK now. And it was cloudy. Still.
I thought the wind was picking up. I hoped that would push off the clouds. They had been hanging around since noon.
Aligned on Arcturus. It was shimmering. Oh boy.
I wondered about an outrigger tray for THO cart, for my portable computer... Pondered designs.
9:18. Slewed to 57 Aquila. And I waited for for a clear patch. And waited...
Still cloudy.
9:32. I heard a low rumble. Phil closed the roof of the GBO.
9:35. I suddenly realised I had not looked at the radar. And then realised that was probably a good idea. If there were big clouds moving in then there would be no point waiting... Strangely, I couldn't see anything... That was kinda weird.
I wondered about replacing the battery in the NexStar 11. But after some googling, I came to the conclusion that it was not something to worry about.
9:47. From the Observing Pad, I heard someone packing up.
I was frustrated. I didn't get it. There were clouds everywhere I looked. But why were the clouds not showing on radar or satellite?!
Spotted Mars. Low. Orange. Bright.
Killed some time in the GBO.
Dietmar and I saw it was still cloudy.
11:13. I saw lights on in the garage. That suggested Clayton was still up. In the kitchen I saw that it was now relatively quiet (compared to earlier in the evening). Only Mary-Ann, Ian D, and Art were left. I headed to bed. Passed Chris in the Great Room. It looked like Phil was winding down. I grabbed a beverage and started reviewing my notes...
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Forget the exact time but I saw a meteor in the west. Seemed to be coming from Perseus. A final Perseid perhaps?
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