Bootham School Observatory: 01/20/12

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Friday 20 January 2012

Sorry folks, we need to cancel.

It is now pouring with rain, and I don't think there is any possibility of the weather improving in the next few hours, so with great regret I am cancelling tonight's observing session. Next Friday, the school will be closed for leave weekend, so the next good opportunity will be on Friday 3rd Feb, at 8.00pm. This clashes with a chamber choir concert, so please continue to support that event if you were planning to go - there will be other observatory sessions during the term.

Oh dear - the weather looks terrible

As I peer from my office window, the clouds seem to be gathering ever more thickly, and the thin band of clear sky that had held sway in the north-east all morning has finally vanished. I'll make a final call on tonight's observing evening at 5.00pm this evening, so that you get a chance to see a note in the school's reception area, as well as posting here.