Might get a session tonight?!?!

[peonic]

Anyone know how you deal with frostbite? :/

[Ags]

Frostbite? Attach dew straps to your fingertips :-)

[icewalking]

Clear skies here, too! Was delighted driving back home a few hours ago to see the clouds clearing! Have just spent an hour or so outside (finally aligned my finderscope - thanks Betelgeuse!), mostly on the Orion Nebula, the moon and Mars, although to be honest just seeing the stars for the first time in almost a week was a joy!

Now hoping that the clouds stay away for when Saturn makes its appearance over my back garden in a couple of hours!

[Marki]

Gah! Set alarm to wake after a couple of hours, only to find its clouded over so I can barely see the Moon (just a vague grey blob hiding behind the clouds) let alone Saturn and Mars, my main targets for tonight . Gutted, plus I now have annoyed wife by waking her up for no gain .

Oh well, back to bed - maybe better luck next time!

[cotterless45]

Yo, just in. Got up at 3.30 am for Saturn, Mars and a bit of Moon drawing.

Clear, but then some not so good seeing. Down to minus 7.

Are we nuts?

[AstroMum]

Are we nuts?

My husband certainly thinks I am.

Apparently it reached -15.6 around the Norfolk/Lincs border last night. Brrrr......

[peonic]

My SynScan hand controller was really feeling the effects of the cold - trying to slew to a named star (which involved scrolling through a pretty long list) was incredibly sluggish.

Had pretty much a similar effect on my braincells too!

[kirkster501]

-11C in East Nott's (Radcliffe On Trent) last night. Coldest I have been out in the UK (-58C in drilling rigs East Russia before) standing still. People must have thought who is this nutter !

You can forget how cold it can be - all dew had frozen over on my kit ! Good fun all the same but in my case need better gloves. A common problem I am sure.

Steve

[freelander86]

-15C in south Suffolk... A new record low for us here!

[Frank the Troll]

Only -10 last night, if its clear tonight, will be colder

Been sitting outside in the sun today, wonderful