Toa Payoh Observation Group Skywatching

Alright, this is for sharing of your observation experience. Or, if you are arranging gatherings, star-gazing expeditions or just want some company to go observing together, you can shout it out here.
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Post by rlow »

No need to wait for the PSI reading... just look outside for yourself! :)
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Yea I give up. 104 now, so I cancel the ob again tonight. Makes the third consecutive time i'm doing so.

I so hate the sky. First ns makes me unable to commit to anything, then the haze comes in. What next, the clouds and rain? I hope my interest in upkeeping an observation group won't be dead by then.

Everyone please pray for better skies next week, cause orionids are coming... Toa Payoh Ob group will resume week after next. (I hope, that is.) Will post here again if any more.
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The haze is playing game with us, on non-ob days, it dropped to the 50 range and hit the 100 range on the ob day. x our fingers for orionids night.
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Yeah. I noticed the haze is more severe during weekends than weekdays...
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Post by zong »

Hi all, keep a lookout here on saturday because these few weeks have taught me to be more conservative when announcing an ob session.. if there is one this saturday, there'll definitely be a post here by 7pm saturday night! :)
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I still see patches in the sky where there ain't no clouds. PSI has risen though.

I'll take a risk tonight and be at the park at 8pm to see if I can see anything. Contact me to see if i'm still there if you're coming later than 830pm, cos if the skies aren't nice to me again i'll leave around 830pm..
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Raining now, hope it will clear up the sky.
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Just wanted to say that. Is risk really so hard to play????

If the rain ends at 8pm or whenever before 10pm (unlikely) and the sky is clear with at least a few patches where i can see stuff then i will go out. Else, this week will be cancelled again..
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Rain getting smaller but still a lot of high cloud. c u there.
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Post by zong »

You are right clifford. high clouds but moon is shining brightly. See you there!
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