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Re: [ap-ug] Gonna shoot tonight - it's clear and BRRRRR

Roland Christen
 

My joints don't work so good either. And sometimes my brain too. I set the exposures at 3 x 10 minutes and came inside. Guider was doing its job. After 30 minutes I went outside and no images! rats! I forgot to turn on Expose. So, first 30 min was wasted. But going good now.

Rolando



-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Sinitiere <bobstar9@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Sent: Sat, Feb 13, 2021 7:43 pm
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] [ap-ug] Gonna shoot tonight - it's clear and BRRRRR

Roland, You are ALL better and tougher men than am I.  Roland, you are perpetually a 25 year old lad.  I’m 71 now, and feeling it in my joints.  Bob
PS:  Clear skies, it is cloudy here.


On Feb 13, 2021, at 7:14 PM, Roland Christen via groups.io <chris1011@...> wrote:


Oh yeah! I'm well aware but have experienced colder in the past. 10 minutes working with the computer is about the limit, but I have nice warm tea inside. Right now mount and camera are working well. Transparency is super, seeing is horrid. We'll see what we get.

Roland



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From: thefamily90 Phillips <thefamily90@...>
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Subject: Re: [ap-gto] [ap-ug] Gonna shoot tonight - it's clear and BRRRRR

Man, don’t get hypothermic or frostbite! Keep those fingers and toes warm. Good Luck!!

JimP 

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Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2021 7:11:52 PM
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Subject: [ap-ug] Gonna shoot tonight - it's clear and BRRRRR
 
I'm going to give it a try with my Mach2 in sub-zero F temps. It's brilliantly clear (YAY!) but below zero (Wahh!). I hope my laptop doesn't freeze up on me. Wish me luck.

Testing continues primarily to see where and if the normal temp encoders will fail to operate in sub-zero conditions. So far they work fine but we have not seen -20F yet. Maybe Sunday night - Monday morning. Coldest it's ever been in Northern Illinois is -32F, but haven't seen that in the last 10 years.

Rolando

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