Mangrove Mountain observing Sat 3 May/ SUNDAY 4 May - any interest?

[Allan_L (Allan)]

It turned out to be a great night for observing.
Atmosphere settled down nicely after moon set, and wind dropped.
And I was able to complete the full Skywatcher "Guided Tour".
Nice to test the system out again, and it performed flawlessly.

Cold, but not too cold. (Didn't have to use the Freezer suit after all).
No dew at all. (Didn't even need dew shield or shroud, which probably helped too)

Locked up just after 10:30 - home for an early night, quite satisfied.

[glend (Glen)]

Good to hear Allan, anyone else make it there? What was the outcome on your motor drive problem?

[Fizics (John)]

Thanks for the update Allan. I will make every effort to be there next time. At least in winter it's an early night.

[jakob]

Originally Posted by Allan_L

It turned out to be a great night for observing.
Atmosphere settled down nicely after moon set, and wind dropped.
And I was able to complete the full Skywatcher "Guided Tour".
Nice to test the system out again, and it performed flawlessly.

Cold, but not too cold. (Didn't have to use the Freezer suit after all).
No dew at all. (Didn't even need dew shield or shroud, which probably helped too)

Locked up just after 10:30 - home for an early night, quite satisfied.

It was a good(cold) night here too.
I got the 16" out and scanned the Sky for a bit.
A quick view of the moon before it diappeared then had a good look at Saturn and the magnificent Omega Cent.
Not much luck with Galaxies but.

I was amazed this morning when I relized that the lowest temperature during the night was 1.2 Deg on my weather station

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Originally Posted by jakob

It was a good(cold) night here too.
I got the 16" out and scanned the Sky for a bit.
A quick view of the moon before it diappeared then had a good look at Saturn and the magnificent Omega Cent.
Not much luck with Galaxies but.

I was amazed this morning when I relized that the lowest temperature during the night was 1.2 Deg on my weather station

You should have come up Jakob.
I "saw" more galaxies that night than I have for the last 12 months combined. I can only imagine how good they would have looked from Bretti.
They would have been stunning in your 16".