I MUST be getting old

[LewisM]

Absolutely STUNNING seeing here tonight in Canberra - I mean, I cannot even see a single stellar scintillation in over many minutes looking up - SOLID AS A ROCK. And Luna looks spectacular.

BUT...it's 2°...and it'll drop to -2° tonight...I've just lost all courage and conviction . I've been itching to get the new-to-me Tak EM200 mount under the stars, but not inclined to carry it all out (it's a LOT heavier and bulkier, and more intensive to polar align than my old Vixen SXP)

Ah well...c'est la vie mes amis! Bring on spring...but with it's incumbent loss in seeing stability. Sigh.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Wimp!

[pgc hunter]

Ahhh come on man, I've been out at my site all night in -5C with everything covered in ice! Do not miss out on potentially great seeing because of some warm night....

[JA]

Melbourne on the other hand is full of cloud (well maybe 90%). Not so good

Best
JA

[pgc hunter]

Melbourne has a POS cold and cloudy maritime climate most of the time, no amount of new equipment purchases can degrade that defective climate any further! The stratocrapulus factory is sadly in business 24/7.

[Startrek (Martin)]

I’m on the south coast NSW and currently imaging Jupiter and Saturn with BYEOS on my 8” f5 newt , Canon 600D and 5 x Televue Powermate
I’m using an umbrella on a stand with reflective material to keep the OTA out of the moon glare , the live view video so far looks promising so seeing must be average to good
Cloud moving in soon so I’m grabbing a few more then pack up and have dinner

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Wimp!

[beren]

LOT heavier and bulkier, and more intensive to polar align than my old Vixen SXP

you can do it mate

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

sounds like freezer suit time to me

geoff

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by beren

you can do it mate

I can, I don't want to

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

sounds like freezer suit time to me

geoff

2 weeks left of winter is too late

I look like the Michelin Man in normal clothes, let alone a ruddy freezer suit.

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

It’s not funny Col, poor Lewis isn’t used to polar aligning in the cold Canberra weather.
Why do you think his wife calls him “the minute man”...?

[MortonH]

I know how you feel Lewis. I'm not as immune to the cold as I used to be.

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by RB

It’s not funny Col, poor Lewis isn’t used to polar aligning in the cold Canberra weather.
Why do you think his wife calls him “the minute man”...?

Minute? Geez, that's stretching it.

20 seconds

[RB (Andrew)]

[spiezzy]

I hear you Lewis I even have a Obs and can't bring my self to go out in the cold 5 years ago it wouldn't have bothered me but as time goes by you feel it more not matter how much you rug up spring is a better time for me
cheers Pete

[Bobbyoutback]

I've had to stop & come inside because of the heat at night !

Yep that happened when I was living in a ghost town call Silverton back around 17 years ago in January ,,,

Bobby.

[LewisM]

Well, it got to -4° after all. My car was absolutely covered in ice this morning, and was still icy by the time I got to the middle of Canberra at 0730. The duck pond at the golf course has only just de-iced (it's 4° right now at 11am).

Wife said I bet we get more on Monday. She may be right.