The weather made me say "I give up!" 11/20/2022

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The weather made me say "I give up!" 11/20/2022

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Beautiful sunny day, 17F/-8.3C but I set up anyway, got a full disk, tried an animation but the seeing was really rough and my BF heater just could not keep up with these temps. Next time I'll try plugging it in to use the auxiliary heater this thing is supposed to have as well! I did notice when I got back inside and plugged it in it got much warmer. So just a full disk as anything closer was pretty much mush!

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Warren, the disc is a real beauty.


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That full disc looks good Warren. I wonder how Brian Colville in Canada deals with his blockers in sub-freezing weather.


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Excellent capture Warren despite the extreme cold + your patience too.

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Thanks everyone!


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Lovely image.
That is a cold session.


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Post by Montana »

A lovely full disc :bow :hamster: you get another for bravery :bow -8 degrees is cold! I think Brian has had his first major snowfall this weekend. For us in the UK it is just the same old grey skies. We tend to have two weeks of summer and 2 weeks of winter, the rest of the year is just cold (around 10 degrees), grey and damp :) I think you are very lucky to have proper seasons.

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A good disk in chilly conditions!


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Great image Warren !

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rigel123 wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:54 pm Beautiful sunny day, 17F/-8.3C but I set up anyway, got a full disk, tried an animation but the seeing was really rough and my BF heater just could not keep up with these temps. Next time I'll try plugging it in to use the auxiliary heater this thing is supposed to have as well! I did notice when I got back inside and plugged it in it got much warmer. So just a full disk as anything closer was pretty much mush!

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Dear Warren,

I do not think the equipment and heating is designed for such cold temperatures. I would be worried about the filters failing at these temps as well.

Magnus


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