uDSC October 8th to 11th

[MarkS]

Mick,

Get yourself some snow chains 

Mark

[Ian]

Time to fit a winch.

[PhilB]

Stuck? That's a shame, Mick. Guess everyone will have to pitch in and drink all the beer you brought, just to help out you understand. Can't have you not being able to get home.

[mickw]

I've already got a wench, she got here before me with her new tent 

[PhilB]

But is she going to stand still long enough for you to tie her to a tree?

[Mac]

Wont be down tonight
see you all tomorrow.

[mickw]

Very dewy last night - not a problem for those whose dew heaters worked 
Also very misty as well but Up was OK

This morning -
Light mist
heavy dew
15 degrees 98% humidity 

[MarkS]

As Mick says, the conditions were extremely dewy on both Friday and Saturday nights.  Weather during the day was generally good with plenty of sunshine.  Sunday was especially warm and sunny.

Owing to the dew, my Celestron C11 SCT ended up with water running inside it and with condensation on the main mirror!  Now at home, I've dangled a package of silica gel inside the tube and this seems to have cleared it all.  Phew!

Friday night I concentrated on Jupiter with the C11 (I haven't reviewed the data yet) and Saturday night I got nothing worthwhile with the Banana scope.  According to Julian the conditions improved after 2am when I went to bed.

Mark

[mickw]

Last night it was still dewy but no real mist and the skies were stunning.

I still had to get towed out though 
Some tyres with tread may help 

[MarkS]

Last night it was still dewy but no real mist and the skies were stunning.

I don't want to hear that 

Mark

[RobertM]

Last night it was still dewy but no real mist and the skies were stunning.

Well then, I'm looking forward to some stunning results from those that stayed