Smokey Chimneys

[MikeWilson]

Just when I get an evening off and it's beautifully clear outside AND the overlooking multistorey car park has it's lights turned off..

..one of my neighbours starts their VERY SMOKEY fire..

I remember last time I went to see my wife's parents in the countryside, I brought telescope and they decided to have a nice warm fire (with billows of smoke) in the front room.

Does anyone else have this problem?

[LukeSkywatcher]

Round here it is not smoke from chimney's that is a problem. Its heat thermals rising from the roofs of houses due to central heating and poor insulation in the attics. Makes everything look like they are boiling.

[laser_jock99]

My woodburner is smokeless (supposedly), it does smoke a bit though till it's warmed up.

Don't observe over anyones chimney- the heat will make the stars jump around a lot.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

I was set up yesterday to view the Moon and Jupiter, and i had to contend with my own houses heating outlet, and next doors, so all the steam. I couldn't decide if the images were jumpy due to atmosphere or the steam, i think it was a bit of both in the end. Not ideal, but i couldnt set up anywhere else to actually see it.

[laser_jock99]

The best place in the back yard to set up my scope happens to right underneath the condensing boiler outlet. If I don't turn the central heating off the steam starts to condense on the scope!

[LukeSkywatcher]

Can you not buy a filter to cover the outlet.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

For me at least, its not normally an issue as i'm round the back of the house, was just as Moon + Jupiter were just rising so had to be in the driveway. But i cant say it effects my scope like it affects Laser_jocks

[Pete Presland]

just come in from a night of fireworks (loud enough to make my scope vibrate), bonfire smoke, chimney smoke, thermals but on the plus side, at last the guiding the has gone really well tonight gotta go and lay down now to de-stress

will have a few thank you's to say tomorrow on here for all the help!

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Sounding pretty good. The mixture of kids and fireworks was a bit off putting for me yesterday night.

[laser_jock99]

Can you not buy a filter to cover the outlet.

That reminds me, had better turn the boiler back on now I have packed up for the night!

[JB80]

My neighbours chimney blew up last Christmas so it hasn't been a problem, I'm still picking bits and pieces up from the yard when I come across them

[JonnyP]

Just when I get an evening off and it's beautifully clear outside AND the overlooking multistorey car park has it's lights turned off..

..one of my neighbours starts their VERY SMOKEY fire..

......

Does anyone else have this problem?

I have a feeling that this may become more of an issue with the price of gas and electricity soaring upwards.

[Beulah]

I have the following problems with observing in my garden;

1) LP from neighbours, interior lights beaming out of opened curtain windows all night, halogen discos and flashing 200 LED lights...

2) Smoke from chimneys (people have got to keep warm!)

3) Passing car headlights on full beam (people have to go out and about!)

Remote observing has a lot of plus points!

[MikeWilson]

All true,

And it makes me glad to have an 80mm refractor and HEQ5 :-)

Even with a limited view of the sky, it's possible to do a little bit of visual and observing. Might have to get an SCT/Mak for planets, then!

All the best,

Mike

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[The Sailor]

So we have something else to add to the annoyance list:

1. Street lights

2. Smoke from chimmneys

3. Inconsiderate OAPs

4. Doggers

5. Thermals

And the list goes on, are we sure we have someone on our side out there

Jim

[Lorne]

Can you not buy a filter to cover the outlet.

The astro gear is forever increasing, UHC, OIII now CO2 filters

[laser_jock99]

So we have something else to add to the annoyance list:

1. Street lights

2. Smoke from chimmneys

3. Inconsiderate OAPs

4. Doggers

5. Thermals

Jim

You missed a few a things we could do with less of:

6. Contraills / airtravel

7. Artifical satelites.

Any more?

[ollypenrice]

We have four woodburners here and all the images you've seen taken here (at least the winter ones) have been with some or all of them running. No big deal, I think. However, the house is west of the observatories, the stoves are efficient double combustion types with tall chimneys and they are warmed up before nightfall. I did wonder about this in the early days but it has never been an issue. Maybe, also, because it is very cold here in winter when the sky is clear the heat rises and clears very fast. Whatever, it has not been a problem. This includes imaging at 2.4 metres, which you'd expect to be susceptible.

Olly

http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-Les-Granges/22435624_WLMPTM#!i=1793797527&k=WMbNhhG

[Kai]

You missed a few a things we could do with less of:

6. Contraills / airtravel

7. Artifical satelites.

Any more?

8. The Atmosphere (air is so overated)

[earth titan]

Living in a town and observing over neighbours roofing, is one of the reasons I can't seem to get on with planetary imaging.

Visual seems fine as does DSO work, but currently Jupiter washes around like it's in a shower. Gets better as it gets higher in the sky or viewing later in the evening / morning.

[Coco]

Did nobody mention

9. Moon

10, Clouds