Re: APO cooling down

From: RichA (none_at_none.com)
Date: 02/05/05 

Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:23:06 -0500

On 4 Feb 2005 09:03:14 -0800, MitchAlsup@aol.com wrote:

>"But what kind of temperature change are you taking the scope into?"
>
>In the summer, the house is 80, the garage is 105dF-110dF and the
>outsides are 100dF at setup time
>In the winter, the house is 65, garage is 55dF and outside is 50dF at
>setup time
>In the spring and fall, the house is 80dF, the garage is 90dF and the
>outsides are 85dF-ish
>Its central Texas.
 
You poor baby! :) Try going from a 70 deg temp to -22 with a 12" SCT.
In other words, during a 3 hour observing session, it never reached
bottom and never achieved full resolution.
-Rich