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turboscrew wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:30 am
Waking up at 13°C is awkward.
Here, heat pumps are mostly for warming. Cooling is considered secondary (or reverse) function.
The humidity here during the hot part of summer is very low between 20-50%. I have ducted evaporative cooling through the whole house that works very well in this climate and costs a small fraction to run compared to using the reverse cycle in air conditioning mode. So I almost never use the air con. I only give it a short 10 minute run every couple of weeks to keep things moving. Same thing in winter. On very cold mornings, I'll run it for 20 mins. That warms the large living area very quickly, then the sun takes over as the morning progresses.
I used to do a lot of ski touring, camping on the snow. 13C isn't too awkward compared to -10C
Joe
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site :http://joe-cali.com/ Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80. Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's. Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12 Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec. Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)
Thunder showers off and on all night.
Sunny today. Jet stream is getting bad with surface winds over 20 mph and gusty.
Rainfall for the last 24 hours : 1.5"
Any metaphor will tear if stretched over too much reality.
Gary C
Celestron Astro Master 130mm f5 Newtonian GEM
Meade 114-EQ-DH f7.9 Newtonian w/ manual GEM
Bushnell 90mm f13.9 Catadioptric
Gskyer 80mm f5 Alt/Az refractor
Jason 10x50 Binoculars
Celestron 7x50 Binoculars
Svbony 2.1x42 Binoculars
(And a bunch of stuff I'm still trying to fix or find parts for.)
Well a cold front has hit today, only 96 forecast here, with a small chance of rain, maybe it will knock some of this Saharan sand out of the area, has been a haze in the air for months. Rest of the 15 day forecast ranges from 100 to 106, beats the 109 last Saturday and Sunday.
I’ve learned a lot since I knew it all.
150mm Orion Mak-Cass, Orion StarSeeker IV GoTo mount, Telrad.
Orion 10 & 23mm (set 1.25), Explore Scientific 9 & 18mm, 2x GSO Barlow, just purchased 2” Orion twist diagonal, GSO 32mm plossl and Agena 8-24 zoom.
Cool and rainy here, which is bad. I'd really like to put the dog out, for a while, instead of having to walk her, in my current condition.
- Juha
Senior Embedded SW Designer
Telescope: OrionOptics XV12, Mount: CEM120, Tri-pier 360 and alternative dobson mount.
Grab 'n go: Omegon AC 102/660 on AZ-3 mount
Eyepieces: 26 mm Omegon SWAN 70°, 15 mm TV Plössl, 12.5 mm Baader Morpheus, 10 mm TV Delos, 6 mm Baader Classic Ortho, 5 mm TV DeLite, 4 mm and 3 mm TV Radians
Cameras: ZWO ASI 294MM Pro, Omegon veLOX 178C
OAG: TS-Optics TSOAG09, ZWO EFW 7 x 36 mm, ZWO filter sets: LRGB and Ha/OIII/SII
Explore Scientific HR 2" coma corrector, Meade x3 1.25" Barlow, TV PowerMate 4x 2"
Some filters (#80A, ND-96, ND-09, Astronomik UHC)
Laptop: Acer Enduro Urban N3 semi-rugged, Windows 11
LAT 61° 28' 10.9" N, Bortle 5
I don't suffer from insanity. I'm enjoying every minute of it.
Thundershowers overnight, first significant rain in two weeks.
Ten degree drop in the temps putting us in the mid 70s today.
Rainfall for the past 24 hours: 0.6"
Any metaphor will tear if stretched over too much reality.
Gary C
Celestron Astro Master 130mm f5 Newtonian GEM
Meade 114-EQ-DH f7.9 Newtonian w/ manual GEM
Bushnell 90mm f13.9 Catadioptric
Gskyer 80mm f5 Alt/Az refractor
Jason 10x50 Binoculars
Celestron 7x50 Binoculars
Svbony 2.1x42 Binoculars
(And a bunch of stuff I'm still trying to fix or find parts for.)
It hit 101F yesterday, probably a repeat is in store for today.
Usually you get thunder storms later to cool this off, it remained clear, and got out for some binocular observing.
It was too hot for mosquitoes I guess, none to be found.
Clear Skies,
-Jeff
Member; ASTRA-NJ
Orion 80ED
Celestron C5, 6SE, Celestar 8
Vixen Porta Mount ll
Coronado PST
A big box of Plossls
Little box of filters
This is getting heavy. It's been around +30°C (86°F) since the midsummer eve. At the moment it's +32°C (90°F).
I can handle that, but my dog isn't happy.
- Juha
Senior Embedded SW Designer
Telescope: OrionOptics XV12, Mount: CEM120, Tri-pier 360 and alternative dobson mount.
Grab 'n go: Omegon AC 102/660 on AZ-3 mount
Eyepieces: 26 mm Omegon SWAN 70°, 15 mm TV Plössl, 12.5 mm Baader Morpheus, 10 mm TV Delos, 6 mm Baader Classic Ortho, 5 mm TV DeLite, 4 mm and 3 mm TV Radians
Cameras: ZWO ASI 294MM Pro, Omegon veLOX 178C
OAG: TS-Optics TSOAG09, ZWO EFW 7 x 36 mm, ZWO filter sets: LRGB and Ha/OIII/SII
Explore Scientific HR 2" coma corrector, Meade x3 1.25" Barlow, TV PowerMate 4x 2"
Some filters (#80A, ND-96, ND-09, Astronomik UHC)
Laptop: Acer Enduro Urban N3 semi-rugged, Windows 11
LAT 61° 28' 10.9" N, Bortle 5
I don't suffer from insanity. I'm enjoying every minute of it.
ewomack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:03 am
Amazing! Gorgeous! Perfect!
At least for this week. We've quickly turned from perfect into demonic in merely a few hours a number of times over the past few months.
But for now it's fantastic.
Yeah, really. We've had almost a two-week stretch of clear skies with just a couple of short rain / cloud interruptions. I'm becoming highly suspicious...
============================================================================= I drink tea, I read books, I look at stars when I'm not cursing clouds. It's what I do. =============================================================================
AT50, AT72EDII, ST80, ST102; Scopetech Zero, AZ-GTi, AZ Pronto; Innorel RT90C, Oberwerk 5000; Orion Giantview 15x70s, Vortex 8x42s, Navy surplus 7x50s, Nikon 10x50s
It's warm enough here today for this poor guy to seek a nap refuge on the cold(er) ground. Yes, he is alive and well, just warm. Some rabbits would interrupt him now and then, but after they hopped away he would go right back to his cooling mode meditation. Such drama outside my window.
Well, I've really done it this time.........I've clouded out the entire eastern seaboard of the continent.
My 4 day astrophotography workshop was scheduled for then cancelled in February 2020 by huge fires and thick smoke.
The rescheduled workshop in May 2020 was cancelled by COVID.
We were all set to run in June 2021.....bad weather.
Rescheduled to July 2021, NSW went into COVID outbreak lockdown....for 100 days.
May 27-30 2022, weather clear, one person dropped out 7 days before the workshop dropping the enrolment below minimum. Postponed to June 3-6. June 3-6 Enrolment back up, weather cloudy. Postponed to June 24-27.
June 24-27 Enrolment even higher, weather - cloudy.
July 1-4 Enrolment still high, weather forecast clear all weekend, YES!! I will not be deterred....until yesterday when a double winter cyclone formed clouding out the entire eastern seaboard for this weekend. Although forming off the Queensland coast more than 1000km away, the system is pushing heavy rain and cloud right down Eastern Australia. https://www.news.com.au/national/queens ... 3aed1bd963
I have now cancelled the workshop completely and have no plans to offer it again.
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site :http://joe-cali.com/ Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80. Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's. Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12 Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec. Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)
ewomack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:45 pm
It's warm enough here today for this poor guy to seek a nap refuge on the cold(er) ground. Yes, he is alive and well, just warm. Some rabbits would interrupt him now and then, but after they hopped away he would go right back to his cooling mode meditation. Such drama outside my window.
Or maybe he has a birdfeeder binge hangover? <Bloat!>
Clear and hot now, but sat shows Cloudy McCloud-Cloud blotting out most of Wisconsin and Iowa and heading this way. :Boo:
============================================================================= I drink tea, I read books, I look at stars when I'm not cursing clouds. It's what I do. =============================================================================
AT50, AT72EDII, ST80, ST102; Scopetech Zero, AZ-GTi, AZ Pronto; Innorel RT90C, Oberwerk 5000; Orion Giantview 15x70s, Vortex 8x42s, Navy surplus 7x50s, Nikon 10x50s
The recent deluge in Sydney saw more rain fall in 4 days than London typically gets in one year.
The Richmond and Hawkesbury rivers flow through some deep canyons in places. This causes the water to back up and rise quickly in some parts of the city. So the flooding is terrible as you are possibly seeing on your news services.
Fortunately I don't live anywhere near Sydney. Having worked 36 years in Climate Change research, although I didn't work on future prediction, the increase in extremes of weather, floods, storms, droughts and fire was common knowledge when I began in the field in the mid 1980's. It was a source of never ending frustration to us, that the population at large, big business boards, and politicians, devoted so much energy to trying to debunk the science.
When I purchased this retirement property, I looked at various properties ability to withstand or not be subject to fire or flood. Some were excellent astronomical sites but I wouldn't go near them. My property is a rural residential block 3/4 acres, big enough to do everything I want, small enough to be easy to maintain into older age. The farms around me are well maintained and there has never been a fire in this district even during the horror fire years. My land is 40m above the flood plain. Would need a biblical flood to wash me out. The highway is on the flood plain. The bridge over the creek into the village does go under water occasionally as does the highway between here and the closest town.
There is a small catchment on the hill above my property but not enough to generate a downhill flash flood. But if need be, there is an unsealed ridge road in the hills behind me that bypasses all the flood points and takes you down to the town. I always keep the pantry well stocked with non-perishables and I usually have fresh vegetables in the garden. I have two large fridges and only shop once every 3 weeks anyway so I have never felt the need to use the ridge road during periods when we've been cut off via the highway. The water never stays high more than 4-5 days and I can easily last through with what's on the property at any one time.
I have to admit, I am feeling pretty smug now.
Awful, I know.
Joe
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site :http://joe-cali.com/ Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80. Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's. Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12 Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec. Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)