We had a clear. weekend night

Well, It finally happened. Tonight it was clear, and I took advantage of the skies and headed up on the Parkway to do some astrophotography. I bunch of my friends were up there as well, and we spent a bit of time checking out the wonders in the spring constellations. Once I saw that my target, Rho Ophiuchi, had risen from the crap and light pollution on the horizon, I started shooting the area. I shot about an hour of exposures when some clouds started rolling in from the southeast. That pretty much stopped the imaging, so I packed up and headed home. I hope the images are workable, and if so, I will post the image here soon.

Astronomy Weather

Well, what is good for the grass, flowers, and the water supply is not too great for observing. Every once in a while we hit a stretch when the weather does not provide us with good viewing opportunities. Such has been the case lately. I went up to our regular observing spot the first decent clear evening we have had in a while. Once I got to the site, the stars were twinkling like mad, making it a poor night for astrophotography. I kicked back for a few minutes while I was up there and took in the dark, starry sky. Then, I headed back to Roanoke Valley. I am hoping that the cycle of weather will align to give us some good observing nights soon. Till then, I will continue to work on other projects.