by Bob Czerwinski
(I'd like to report on how well the fan improves the performance of the scope, but the seeing last night was gawdawful here in Palo Alto.
The seeing was *very* nice here in south San Jose last night, but the night was certainly cold. 38-degrees at midnight and 34-degrees at 3:00am (don't ask!) - and crystal clear. Just figured La Luna was responsible for the steady seeing. <grin> Moisture on the 'scope all night long, but not on the optics. Humidity definitely on a steep increase after midnight, too. Still crystal clear at 5:05am ... but completely socked-in by fog at 5:10am. Wow! Was that fast action! (Kinda cool to watch, though!)
Very surprising that the seeing was so different, just 20-miles apart. I didn't take my first gander through the 'scope though 'til 11:00pm.