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Old 21-01-2006, 03:27 AM
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Angry Observation report from tassie - fog!!!

Yes, or maybe higher level mist???

Thunderstorms and humid during the day. A lovely clear still night @ 16 degrees early on. Everything dewed up in minutes of taking outside, so there must be heaps of moisture in the air.

I have used the lask of viewing to good effect and so tried my hartmann & aperture masks at around 12am, some good solid time on star testing. I also have made a "Bird" peltier cooler system for the mirror cell, not quite wired up, but I thought i would set up for imaging and get up at 3am anyway.

Well here i am and the moon is only just viewable as thick wisps of mist streak across the sky. There is no wind - it is really wierd.

Maybe the weather gods determine atm stuff as an appendix to the spending money rule!!

Oh well, the seeing was really god early on, but life goes on!

I will finish wiring up the peltier cooler, post some pics tomorrow and see what tomorrow night holds!
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