Leyburn Sunset

[DavidTrap]

Captured last night - the moon, Venus & Jupiter. Panstarrs would be in there somewhere...

DT

[RickS]

Looks lovely, David. Wish I could have been under dark skies last night...

[DavidTrap]

Was a good night Rick, but I had computer trouble and threw in the towel about 1:30am... Hopefully I can put your PI workshop into practice on the data I did collect.

Rather cold - very heavy frost this morning! I let the generator run out of fuel overnight so the heater went cold and my blankets weren't enough. Ordering some bits to redo my electrics, including another battery so I can run an electric blanket overnight in the van.

DT

[hotspur]

Nice capture David,saw you on T.V the other night on the SBS doco:thumbsup:

[PeterM]

That is a cracker David!

[DavidTrap]

Thanks Chris and Peter. Fingers crossed for good weather in a couple of weeks time.

DT

[RobF]

Gotta love those Leyburn sunsets - especially if there is the promise of a long, dark, clear night :) :thumbsup:

Great pic David
You might be better off with a decent sleeping bag up there in winter rather than blankets?

[DavidTrap]

Thanks Rob,

It was -3.8 that night. Just waiting to see if the battery I want to order comes on special this week (shop has a cyclical special running) and then I'll have all the components necessary to run an electric blanket in the van. Was quite amazed to see they only draw 15-25w on a low to medium setting - definitely doable from a 12V battery and inverter!

DT

[RobF]

Can totally understand your quest for warmth :)

Still remember what it was like waking up in the dark to turn the gear off few years ago at Leyburn and feeling the crunch of the frost. Thermometer said -4 and the car looked like it had been dipped in sugar frosting. Suspect you've experienced that many times however!

https://picasaweb.google.com/UserRobF/DarkSkyTrips#5764261347282395746

[DavidTrap]

It was the thickest frost I've seen out there on Sunday morning - it had been snowing 100km south at Stanthorpe a couple of days earlier!

DT