That was me Pete. And it's a wonderful little 15 amp hour jump starter
w/ 12v outlet that powered my N8 for 7 hours last night and still had
enough juice to get the job done with your car - gotta love it! =) Made
by Husky, found at Home Depot for $39.
As far as an OR goes, I'll keep mine short and sweet:
COLD! but no dew whatsoever, and I managed to get through the entire
winter chapter from Turn Left at Orion (yes, I'm a newbie!) without
using the GOTO once, so I'm very proud of myself! Star hopping is fun!
Also checked out Saturn, Venus, Uranus and Jupiter plus some others
late in the evening. Good views all around, especially after Ms. Moon
left the party. Left at 0030 with Dave and Peter N. Hopefully Dave will
post his Saturn-shadow question to get some more feedback!
Ray D.
On Sunday, Dec 28, 2003, at 16:49 US/Pacific, Peter Santangeli wrote:
>
> There were 4 or 5 of us up at the peak in the SW lot, and I have but
> one
> thing to say...
>
> BRRRRRRR!
>
> It was about 28 degrees for much of the night. I discovered a few
> things
> about my Toyota van last night:
>
> - Coming up the hill I was pleased to discover that the traction
> control
> worked, as I saw it ratcheting as I drove over the ice on the road.
>
> - At the end of the evening I was less happy to discover that the
> battery
> really isn't that great in those temperatures. After running just a
> couple
> of things off it all night, I went to start the truck, and bzzzzzz
> (imaging
> a game-show buzzer) - nothing there.
>
> Thanks to the person (I'm sorry, I don't think I got your name!) that
> proved
> that those little 9amp car-jumper batteries so many of us use to power
> our
> gear actually serve another purpose! They can jump a car!
>
> The night was pretty clear, with just a bit of crud over the valley
> below.
> There was little dew (I turned off my heater eventually). Considering
> the
> moon, it was quite dark with obvious milky way. I think Peter N found
> it to
> be Mag 6.5!
>
> Pete
>