Rugging up

[matt]

Currently 2 degrees.

Heading for -4 overnight.

And it's only the third week of winter!:cold:

Be nice to have that 'cold' 23-degree Darwin day :lol:

[ballaratdragons]

0 (Zero) here Matt. Probably get to about -2 or -3 I think

[matt]

Let's trade frosty scope pics in the morning?:lol:

[ballaratdragons]

I just checked the thermometer outside again -1.1 :help:

[ballaratdragons]

Yep, your on! :lol:

[ballaratdragons]

1:02 am and the cloud has come in and melted all the ice!!! Still a bit on the cubby observatory roof, but the scope has thawed out :lol:

But I had a great night doing visual observing thru the 12" dob :thumbsup:

Even checked out heaps of Galaxies with the Pentax XW7 !!!!! Man, it makes them big! Faint, but BIG! NGC4945 looks spectacular in the XW7, I couldn't even fit it all in the FOV :)

[matt]

It got down to close to -5 overnight.

Is still -4.3 at 7.30am:scared:

[Ric]

Hi Matt, nothing like a fresh Canberra morning is there. :cold:

Apparently there is more of the same tonight.

Cheers

[matt]

Hi Ric:)

Yep. Just checked the forecast.

Another -4 on the way tonight and then -3 or -2 for the next few nights after.

A pretty good frost when I got up this morning.

CHeers

[jjjnettie]

Poor Matt. It hurts when to defrost your fingers on nights like that.
We only get a handful of nights like that here in winter, kind of makes it novel.

[Ric]

Yep, I had a nice ride into work on the motorbike and I'm definitely wide awake by the time I arrive. :lol:

Cheers

[matt]

Hi jjj:hi:

I actually don't mind the cold, too much. I guess I'm sorta used to it:screwy:

At least there are no mozzies!!

And it looks great seeing everyone puffed up in their winter coats, looking like the Michelin man:lol:

[ballaratdragons]

Winter is the best time for Astronomy. Just have to put up with it if we want superb views and images.

I got cloud tonight :(

[CoombellKid]

Well you could observe in Canada during their winter : )

The o'l fireplace comes in handy... friggin freezing here, but it must be the cold beer lol hic!

regards,CS

[Ric]

It's currently 3 degrees and dropping nicely down here. We are expecting another -3 again tonight.

Should be a good one even with half a Moon hanging around.

[matt]

Minus 2.4 here at the moment, Ric:cold:

Just packed up from a Jupiter imaging session.

No good, unfortunately. Such is winter.

[Ric]

That's a bit of a bummer Matt, I've noticed that there is a bit of smoke haze about tonight.
Hope you get a better one tomorrow.

Cheers

[ballaratdragons]

1 degree here. I don't think we will get below zero tonight coz of cloud cover.

[GrahamL]

funny how the seasons change a little each year
last winter observing in a t shirt .. mostly
my eldest went down to work the snow season earlier in the week
a couple weeks into winter and they have had more snow than the whole season last year.. with more heavy falls last night.
I thought some of you were mad earlier in the year bangin on about freezer suits .. you know i could have one of them right now:lol:

[bloodhound31]

I went out to the obs this last night at 1130pm and it was -1. At 400am when I came in, it was -3.

Ive just gone out to empty the bins now at 1130 pm and the car is already invisible under a coat of ice. BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!:cold:

Baz.

[Benny L]

the only problem is that all the best seeing seems to happen when its frikkin freezing. got down to bout 3 last night which is cold for over here.

i am going out and investing in some thermals and beanies and some nice thick explorer socks... mmmmmm numb fingers

[davidpretorius]

went and checked the scope yesterday morning and had -7.3 on the mirror and -6.3 ambient.

this morning, when i was doing jupiter, it was a slighty warmer -2.5, but with mars, -4.5

As bird said, at least no condensation on the mirror as the peltiers have effectively dried the air of any moisture

[Rodstar]

I thought it was cold last night on the Central Coast.......when I put away the scope at midnight it was 1.6 degrees......and then I read this thread. Canberra....Launceston.....note the self: only visit in summer.

[gaa_ian]

Yes I can Sympathize with you all :cold: ..... would you believe we had an 18.3 deg Minimum here in Nhulunbuy NT the other morning :D :lol:

[matt]

Still nice and frosty at 9.30am!!!

[33South]

Now 10am, 3° and the frost is still here in the shade.

I was talking to the guys at work the other day saying we never (hardly ever) get frosts here, cant remember the last one, snow yes, sure there must be some climatic reason for it.

Helps getting acclimatised for "Border Stargaze" :cold: + freezer suit.

[[1ponders]]

Well I'm woosing out for the Astrofest. After the last couple of years of surprise subzero temps I'm in for a freezer suit from Geoff (GTB_an_Owl (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/member.php?u=772)). :cold:

[Rodstar]

My freezer suit from GTB_an_Owl is working fabulously. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone with our ridiculous outside nocturnal habits.

[CoombellKid]

We had our first frost out here yesterday and thought we were in for another
this morning. Lucky the clouds rolled in over night and it was warmer this
morning than it was when I hit the sack last night. It's been raining off and
on today.

regards,CS