M. Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Ok, so soon enough the winter months will be upon us and for us peasants that don't have a proper enclosed obsveratory it's going to be cold! Is any one here using conventional 2kW heaters to keep warm or for dew prevention purposes, when say out in the back garden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 not really as they dont go well with star gazing, lots of hot air rising etc. Just put on loads of layers and plenty of tea and of course have dew heaters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 As Sheila said hot currents really do affect the seeing conditions. Wrap up warm, it's something you are just going to have to get used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 I did think that guys, insert :face palm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm envious of some of the lucky people in other countries who regularly get mag 7 skies, and can often observe wearing a T shirt. Sometimes we have to really wrap up like we are trekking across Antarctica. It may not be quite that cold, but when we are out observing, we are not excercising or generating much of our own heat. Just standing still and losing heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yeah echo the above comments, hot air currents near optics is not a good mix. I wear thermal base layers that are designed for arctic dry suit diving. Not that I have ever done that activity I actually bought them for winter skydiving as it can get to minus 20-30 at 15,000. I don't tend to do winter jumping anymore as I have become more experienced in that hobby-I'm more a fair weather jumper now. Also I have built a roll off shed that I push back across the decking. Now I stand in there with the laptop on a fold down shelf and the wires go through the floor out and up the pillar to the mount. It isn't roomy but it is a definitely improvement on standing out there when I am doing planetary imaging. Otherwise if I am not or if I want to am out there anyway with the binoculars having a scan around for open and glob clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 2 layers of socks 2 layers of gloves Furry hat Insulated fishing suit Heaviest and warmest boots you can get No heaters I remember imaging in the observatory the other year and the thermometer inside was -18 Sorry but the cold is a cross we have to bare for most of the year in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 I can't wait for my first winter, think I'm going to invest in some really good thermals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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