Conditions at MB 1/13/02

by James Turley

Wonderful night.
Arrived 1430 to packed parking lot.
High clouds, didn't look promising.
Met District Superintendent of MB and
Chewed the fat with the Rangers for too long.
1800 50F 57 percent
2000 38F 76 percent
2200 30F 87 percent. Coldest ever recorded MB temp (in my memory)
2400 36F 82 percent

No dew all evening
About 6 scopes. 8 observers. 1 imager (Peter S.)

Seeing varied, but at moments wonderful. Fog threatened all evening, but never rose to the occasion.

Cold Cold cold.

Great stars, great globs, great oc's, great nebs, great company, great Scotch.

Great Jupiter, shadow transit, which moon?. Brown Barge(s). Great White Spot. Lotta bands. Festoons.

[Kingsley, tell us about your new planetary scope at 500x]