Since I bought a new camera...

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Frank "Voloire" avatar

šŸ“· image.pngimage.pngYes, indeed.

Salvatore Iovene avatar

I'm not saying it's your fault, but I'm not saying it isn't.

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Salvatore Iovene Ā· Jan 14, 2026, 10:21 AM

I'm not saying it's your fault, but I'm not saying it isn't.

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6+ months of thick clouds above North Italy and this is the best case scenario, this is on me sorry everyone. Then around June I’ll buy a new scope…

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Quinn Groessl avatar

Last year when I bought a new mount I had like 3 straight months of clouds. Then when it wasn’t cloudy it was windy or I had to be up for work the next morning at 3AM. Pretty sure I bought the mount at the end of November and the first time I actually used it was in May.

Frank "Voloire" avatar

Quinn Groessl Ā· Jan 14, 2026, 09:26 PM

Last year when I bought a new mount I had like 3 straight months of clouds. Then when it wasn’t cloudy it was windy or I had to be up for work the next morning at 3AM. Pretty sure I bought the mount at the end of November and the first time I actually used it was in May.

We should coordinate our purchases so we don’t buy at the same time—the two of us together might shut down the sun! :-)

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SonnyE avatar

Holy macaroni.

Astronomy is a lot like Real Estate….

It’s location, location, location!

I thought it was bad back when I bought my present mount. I snuck it out under the cover of darkness for the first week. Then one night I looked up and one teeny-tiny cloud was drifting by. I swear it stopped for about a minute like it was looking down at my new mount, then it continued drifting by.

The next day it clouded up like the little cloud told all the rest. And it stayed cloudy for 2 months…

You really have to be careful when you buy new things. And you just have to sit it out.

The weather will be what the weather will be. šŸ’©

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ScottF avatar

I’ve had two straight months of clouds, I hear you!

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AstroGadac avatar

Last time we had clear skies after a month and a half of cloud was during the holidays last december, and I was of course away to visit the family without my rig 🄲

Missed 3 possible days in a row of imaging 😭

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Richard Mak avatar

Welcome to the club!

We have another new moon cycle with clouds all over. I have to confess, that I bought some new gear, so I can’t decide, whether it is self-inflicted…

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Rainer Ehlert avatar

Come on, do not show offā€¦šŸ¤£

I did not buy anything and I am also clouded out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

SonnyE avatar

Well, šŸ˜¶ā€šŸŒ«ļø That’s because I sent our rung-out rain clouds to you….

Of course, anytime soon we’ll get our Brush Fire fuel growing rains…. 🤬