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ballaratdragons
22-07-2007, 02:17 PM
It was minus 6.5 last night while I was giving my new Astronomiks IR/UV filter its Maiden Voyage!!!!

Here are the Happy Snaps of the cold! :lol:

Pic number 3 shows the ice INSIDE the observatory walls!!! :eyepop:
Astroman
22-07-2007, 02:29 PM
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrr
iceman
22-07-2007, 02:36 PM
Man that's cold! Should've been good to control the noise/amp glow from the ToUcam!
ballaratdragons
22-07-2007, 02:44 PM
Yeah Mike, Noise was down a fraction from usual, but cold doesn't get rid of Amp Glow. Amp glow is caused by the electrical current near the CCD, not heat.The only solution is to turn the Amp off. An electronics nightmare to do it though.
h0ughy
22-07-2007, 05:14 PM
well did the dew heaters work?
seeker372011
22-07-2007, 06:08 PM
brrrrrr rather u than me !
timelord
22-07-2007, 07:34 PM
Your a brave man.
leon
22-07-2007, 08:29 PM
Your right Ken it was a chilly one, but i only got to minus 2, so there is a hell of a difference with you only being 20 minutes away from me.
Ken when it gets that frosty i chuck a towel over the whole lot an just let it track with it on there, makes absolutely no difference to the setup, but dose keep all that moisture off the equipment

Cheers Leon
ballaratdragons
23-07-2007, 12:40 AM
:shrug: I don't have any dew heaters. I use a Hair Dryer.



Pobably coz we are down in a valley Leon.

I tried the cloth over the gear once before and it froze to it :lol:
erick
23-07-2007, 10:57 AM
Ken, your story suggests it was colder than -2 deg early Saturday morning while I was still out at the Club site!! I just looked up the Ballarat temperature later that day!! No wonder the ice was so solid!
ballaratdragons
23-07-2007, 01:31 PM
It was Saturday night that got down to -6.5, Eric. :thumbsup:

But yep, Friday night was bad enough!!!! It was -3.1 on the thermometer when I got home.
erick
23-07-2007, 02:35 PM
Yes Ken, it must have dropped to -4 or so. When I realised that I had only 30 min or so until M31 rose, I sat in my comfy chair and looked at the stars - pretty tired by then - not noticing the cold, particularly. Glad I woke up again after 10-15 min. Would I have been the first amateur to be found dead inside an ice-block?? I also suspect that is not funny and is a risk - falling asleep in sub-zero temperatures, even if fairly well wrapped up.
ving
23-07-2007, 02:37 PM
i have done barely any observing this winter... its just too cold.
in minus6.5 you wouldnt catch me anywhere but bed!
ballaratdragons
23-07-2007, 02:38 PM
. . . and you are missing all the winter wonders!!!

Frostbite
Hypothermia
Chills
Aches
etc
ving
23-07-2007, 02:41 PM
plenty of aches and chills without going outside ken! LOL
Kal
23-07-2007, 03:17 PM
You guys make me feel so soft :cold:

When the temp is near zero I grab a DVD instead of the scope :whistle:
ballaratdragons
23-07-2007, 03:20 PM
:lol: Softy!

I wish it would go back UP to zero :P
Outbackmanyep
23-07-2007, 10:16 PM
Thats about the temp i call it quits! LOL When my toes freeze the rest of me follows.....
Thats why we say the fridges in Walcha are there to keep things warm! LOL
ballaratdragons
23-07-2007, 10:20 PM
ahhhh, the Kelvinator 2 door heater :lol:

Not fair! It's up to 4 degrees tonight but cloudy :sadeyes:
leon
23-07-2007, 10:43 PM
Gees Ken they obviously don't make them as tough as us Ballarat/Snake Valleyians, going in at zero degree, sooks :lol: :lol: i ask you.....

Leon :thumbsup:
ballaratdragons
23-07-2007, 10:46 PM
:lol:

Geez, Leon, we'd never be outside if we gave up at zero :rofl: