>I'm thinking seriously about Coe tonight. Will stay past moonset. Anyone
>else interested?
>
>Andrew Pierce
I can comment briefly on conditions last night. I arrived about 9:45
pm to find a completely empty parking lot. Temps were about 60
degrees with humidity in the 30s. Skies were clear above, with some
low haze in the valleys to mildly subdue but not eliminate lights.
The big problem of the night was a steady persistent breeze from the
west. It never really gusted, just blew steadily and incessantly
along at probably 10 to 20 miles per hour and never let up. This made
it tough to view at powers much higher than 200 X or so. I would
have liked to use higher magnification on Mars but had to be content
with mostly lower power sweeping of summer objects and gobs, and
momentary glimpses of detail on Mars when the planet would
momentarily quit skipping around in a high power eyepiece. I stayed
till about 2:30 am , and then got completely fed up with the wind and
called it a night.
I will be interested to hear a comparison of conditions at Coyote or
the Peak Saturday night.
David Kingsley