Marek Cichanski wrote:
> (I'd like to report on how well the fan improves the
> performance of the scope, but the seeing last night was
> gawdawful here in Palo Alto.
The seeing was *very* nice here in south San Jose last night, but the
night was certainly cold. 38-degrees at midnight and 34-degrees at
3:00am (don't ask!) - and crystal clear. Just figured La Luna was
responsible for the steady seeing. <grin> Moisture on the 'scope all
night long, but not on the optics. Humidity definitely on a steep
increase after midnight, too. Still crystal clear at 5:05am ... but
completely socked-in by fog at 5:10am. Wow! Was that fast action!
(Kinda cool to watch, though!)
Very surprising that the seeing was so different, just 20-miles apart.
I didn't take my first gander through the 'scope though 'til 11:00pm.
...Bob...
Bob Czerwinski