I'm relieved to hear that, Steve. I bought a new scope in Wisconsin in 1976, and since then WI enjoys about 3 clear days per year (excluding clear nights Nov-March which are suitable only for penguins). I've been carrying that guilt with me for decades.... Might try for tomorrow night at Antennae if you all will accept a new scope in the same zip code..... Scott Sent from my iPhone On Mar 9, 2013, at 1:11 PM, stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Scott, we are trying to drop that "cursing the site" thing--I don't > believe in a Universe that curses anything. Regardless, if you would > like to try for a peek through the clouds we would love to have you show > up. I understand the need use a new scope;-) > > Eric, Joe Goss and I were discussing how dry the ground is after a > modest rain here. There is no mud that we can detect. It seems the > rain soaks in rather quickly. We are hoping that by Sunday all will be > well. If the western horizon will clear off maybe we can get a look at > Comet PANSTARRS. > > Right now (1 PM on Saturday) the sky is about 75% cloudy with more > coming over the horizon. There have been emails from 3 or 4 folks who > are planning to come out tomorrow and stay for several days. Joe and I > are pulling out on Wednesday. I wish to believe that it will clear out. > > Lots of fun; > Steve Coe > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.