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Cold Cold Cold at Mt. Wilson Observatory
39 degrees. Misty rain. Snow on the ground.
The worst conditions I have ever experienced here. Keeping warm in the Galley. Did some configuring on my settings on the observatory computer, and obviously did not open the dome. Delivered new operator stool to the 16 inch. Sits lower to the floor, has rolling castors and is adjustable in height with a pneumatic piston. Heated up some chili rice in the galley. Food always tastes better up here at 5,000 feet. Opened up a bottle of sparkly water that I bought in La Canada, and it blew up in my face. Forgot about the altitude effects going from sea level to 5,000 plus feet. Also forgot how cold it can get up here. At home ealier today it felt like 80 degrees. But it is nice to be back here after a three month absence. Matthew Ota |
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While not as cold as up there, away down here in Rosamond, it's not so much
the cold temp itself as it is the wind chil factor as it's been blowing all day long and is still blowing. Got a nice clear sky overhead, but the wind makes it so that I have stayed inside almost all day long. I just hope it stops blowing for sunday night. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ "Matthew Ota" wrote in message oups.com... 39 degrees. Misty rain. Snow on the ground. The worst conditions I have ever experienced here. Keeping warm in the Galley. Did some configuring on my settings on the observatory computer, and obviously did not open the dome. Delivered new operator stool to the 16 inch. Sits lower to the floor, has rolling castors and is adjustable in height with a pneumatic piston. Heated up some chili rice in the galley. Food always tastes better up here at 5,000 feet. Opened up a bottle of sparkly water that I bought in La Canada, and it blew up in my face. Forgot about the altitude effects going from sea level to 5,000 plus feet. Also forgot how cold it can get up here. At home ealier today it felt like 80 degrees. But it is nice to be back here after a three month absence. Matthew Ota |
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It cleared up here so I fired up the 16 inch at 3:30 a.m.
Some glitches with the software, so I used workarounds. My digital camera failed, and my notebook PC battery is dead. But if this would have been a client session, it would have gone on OK. We were going to have Pierce College last night,but the weather was bad. I will close the dome at sunrise. Clear skies to you Starlord. |
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It cleared up here so I fired up the 16 inch at 3:30 a.m.
Some glitches with the software, so I used workarounds. My digital camera failed, and my notebook PC battery is dead. But if this would have been a client session, it would have gone on OK. We were going to have Pierce College last night,but the weather was bad. I will close the dome at sunrise. Clear skies to you Starlord. |
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Cold Cold Cold at Mt. Wilson Observatory
Matthew Ota wrote:
39 degrees. Misty rain. Snow on the ground. The worst conditions I have ever experienced here. Keeping warm in the Galley. Keeping warm is always a good idea! Did some configuring on my settings on the observatory computer, and obviously did not open the dome. Delivered new operator stool to the 16 inch. Sits lower to the floor, has rolling castors and is adjustable in height with a pneumatic piston. Reads like there's lot's of new "Toys'" since I was there in the early 60's. Heated up some chili rice in the galley. Food always tastes better up here at 5,000 feet. Opened up a bottle of sparkly water that I bought in La Canada, and it blew up in my face. Just wait until you forget that again and rip open a bag of Potatoe chips. Also ANY Warm Food on a Cold night is GOOD Food. Forgot about the altitude effects going from sea level to 5,000 plus feet. Also forgot how cold it can get up here. At home ealier today it felt like 80 degrees. I remember going from the "Valley" to Big Bear in the morning to play in the snow and going to Santa Monica to Body Surf in the Afternoon - Southern California can be .... interesting! But it is nice to be back here after a three month absence. Life is always better when one is going the things they like. Crazy Ed |
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Matthew Ota wrote:
39 degrees. Misty rain. But did you get any viewing in? Misty rain suggests not. Phil |
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Ya I got up once and looked outside about 4am, nice and clear and the winds
where starting to die down. It's just after 8am right now and no winds, and hazy sun, and if it stays this way threw the day, I'll set the vcr up for recording the one show I like and then load up and head to the corner tonight. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ "Matthew Ota" wrote in message ups.com... It cleared up here so I fired up the 16 inch at 3:30 a.m. Some glitches with the software, so I used workarounds. My digital camera failed, and my notebook PC battery is dead. But if this would have been a client session, it would have gone on OK. We were going to have Pierce College last night,but the weather was bad. I will close the dome at sunrise. Clear skies to you Starlord. |
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Yes, returned to the dome at 3:30 and looked at some globs and at
Jupiter. Closed the dome at sunrise It is beautiful here at sunrise. Deer and squirrels were seen. Right now there is abundant sunshine that I can see out of the library window. Matthew Ota MWO |
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"Matthew Ota" wrote
... 39 degrees. Misty rain. Snow on the ground....... Matthew, 39 degrees is cold? In NY any clear night in winter will rapidly get below 10 degrees not long after dark. It's hard to get the PCs to boot at temps like that. The only good part is that it's easy to get an SBIG STL-1301E down to some really low temps when the air temp is already at -30C! George N |
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Cold Cold Cold at Mt. Wilson Observatory
39 degrees.
Misty rain. Snow on the ground. The worst conditions I have ever experienced here. Heated up some chili rice in the galley. Food always tastes better up here at 5,000 feet. Forgot about the altitude effects going from sea level to 5,000 plus feet. heh heh, you've got to be kidding. rat ~( ); 40 deg N 28 deg F (right now..like summer practically) 7000 ft |
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