Re: Any skies worse than Syracuse, NY in December?


"Paul Murphy" <> wrote
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> SKY COVER
> POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 19
> AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.90
> NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
> NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
> NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 25
> --

Paul,

Don't like December in New York?

Then you won't care for January..... it's usually worse! :)

I live either south or north of you (Binghamton or Indian Lake)
depending on which house I'm at. I've been a CCD imager since 1994. So far
I've taken exactly zero CCD images in January - Dec and Feb, yes, but Jan
no. On the few nights that it was actually clear the temp was something
like -15 F. The dome doesn't like turning and the PC doesn't like booting at
temps like that. Late December and January are a good time for New York
astronomers to catch up on their theory and telescope making/repair
projects!

George Normandin


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