Astrofest - First Saturday night and a very cold Sunday morning.

batema (Mark) · #1 15-08-2010, 08:47 PM

Hi,

I was only there for one night this year and did an all-nighter with my mate. You know its cold when you get the milk out of the fridge and it feels warm. JJJ thank you for the wonderful photos and I can not recommend it highly enough. I'm even thinking at this stage of pulling long service and doing the 10 days. Some photos taken Sunday morning at approx -5c.

Mark

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #2 15-08-2010, 09:02 PM

Brrrr, it was a cold and frosty morning all right.
And yes, you just HAVE to do the full 10 days.

leon · #3 15-08-2010, 09:16 PM

Bit fresh alright Mark,

but as long as you had a great time it would have been worth it,

one gets the best skies when it is frosty.

Leon

renormalised (Carl) · #4 15-08-2010, 09:18 PM

Hmmm...cold!!!

Liz · #5 15-08-2010, 10:57 PM

Yikes!!!!

Too chilly for a North Queenlander.

Kevnool (Kev) · #6 16-08-2010, 03:50 AM

To cold for me as well.
Cheers Kev.

h0ughy (David) · #7 16-08-2010, 07:50 AM

it was a brilliant night and at 5am it was -2.8 degrees on our half of the field

[1ponders] (Paul) · #8 16-08-2010, 07:13 PM

Oh yeah, was it great or what? You know you are alive at that temperature

I know I wussed out some time round 3:30-4ish

but it certainly was a fantastic night.

Jen · #9 16-08-2010, 10:24 PM

awww poor Meade needs a blanky

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #10 16-08-2010, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

awww poor Meade needs a blanky

Yes, Linda's Meade's were so cold they made funny noises when ever she slewed them.

renormalised (Carl) · #11 16-08-2010, 11:59 PM

New type of dew heater...must for cold days like this

Jen · #12 17-08-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

New type of dew heater...must for cold days like this

yikes

DavidTrap (David) · #13 17-08-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

New type of dew heater...must for cold days like this

Naaah - 12volt hairdryer would be far more effective!

DT

that_guy (Tony) · #14 20-08-2010, 10:05 AM

haha.... my dob was frozen solid the first day... it defrosted over the day.... I was reallyyy scared that it mightve damaged the mirror or something... lucky it didnt

erick (Eric) · #15 20-08-2010, 10:08 AM

Brilliant conditions! Dew running all over the place - yuck! All frozen solid - excellent! (Just need some localised heating where it matters!)