Wow! I’m shocked! Last month was the best month of observing since March of 2008 with 8 useable nights! So far April has been great also. The nights arn’t as good as it was in March but there has been observable conditions these past couple nights, not including tonight and tomorrow! 2009 had the worst sky conditions to date here in Maryland from the 6 years I’ve been involved in astronomy. Despite the insane 3 blizzards we had this past winter, the good weather is finally catching up. The sky finally opened up and allowing us Marylanders to get caught up with observing.
I’ve been getting excited from all the good weather we’ve had for the local star party hosted at Tuckahoe State Park, that’s coming up in a few weeks. A cold front with storms is conveniently predicted to blow through the weekend before. That same week a high pressure will follow the stormy low resulting in clear skies. I’m hoping that will stick for the weekend or push later in the week. We haven’t had a completely clear star party since the spring of 2006, which was spectacular but the worst dew and frost I have ever experienced. All I can do is hope, pray, and wait.
-CJ Wood
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