[AZ-Observing] Re: Tonight

Jeff wrote:

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>As I have said before I have watched clouds roll in from the West
>only to dissipate as they approached overhead and then reappear to
>the East. This has happened many times and I have always wondered if
>there were some kind of bubble over me, perhaps rising hot air
>creates it."

There is a similar, let's call it "weather anomoly" over us at Stone Haven 
Observatory.  On many, many stormy nights over the last 14 years, I have 
watched lightning and rain pound the mountains less than a mile from my 
house.  They will then dissipate directly overhead, only to resume their 
violence on the mountain tops two miles to the north.  The "city" of 
Maricopa will receive nearly double the rainfal we get in Hidden Valley.  
It's just something about (extremely) local conditions that can affect 
seeing.

I for one have found Jeff's claims debatable, until I look at my own 
circumstances and experiences.  The difference being, he has data that show 
his viewpoint, and I don't!  :-)

Steve and Rosie Dodder
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