I had plans to get out and do some viewing this weekend. It is a great time of year for sky watching because we have probably close to 12 hours of of usable darkness. As is usually the case on the weekend it snowed all of Friday night and Saturday. On Sunday the clouds went away and it was perfectly clear a few hours after sunset. An excellent night for viewing, except for on thing. The bitter freaking cold (about -25 Celsius with the wind chill). Not my idea of a good time. Tonight is going to be only -4. If I am going to get any viewing done I may have to sacrifice a little sleep and accept being tired at work this week.
January 21, 2008
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I was out last night and it was about 20°F. I was wearing about 10 layers, but was still freezing. I went inside at 9:30. I was too wimpy to stay out any longer. I told myself it was because the Moon was washing everything out, but I knew I was kidding myself…
Comment by Ed — January 21, 2008 @ 8:51 am
It has definitely been a nasty winter this season for everyone.When I went to bed at 7:30 last night it was -2F with a stiff breeze coming from the north.20 years ago I would have spent hours in the cold and shrugged it off.Heh,not anymore!.I will borrow Ed’s excuse and blame the moon for washing the sky out!
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Comment by Andrew — January 21, 2008 @ 11:57 am