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15 below zero (farenheit) when I was living in Watertown, New York, many many years ago.
Didnt do any astronomy-just being outside long enough to getthe mail from the letter box was enough.
They used to joke that they have two seasons at Watertown: Winter and the 4 of July
I also- on one memorable occasion-walked around Red Square in Moscow to watch the guard changing at Lenin's tomb-oh at near midnight I think. Lots of vodke cushioned the blow, but it was January. In Moscow. And very very very cold.
I doubt I'd do anything like that today-but its often close to zero or a couple degrees above at Linden where our club observes.The hardest bit? when you have to take of your gloves to dismantle your gear when packing up and you have touch all that cold metal with your bare hands and carry it back the car. Brrrrrrrrr
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