[Chaos-l] Little River Observing Canceled

[Michael Hrivnak]

It's a bit too windy for me.  The gusts are bad enough that power is out in a 
number of places around Chapel Hill.  The satellite images look like the 
clouds should be gone in a few hours, but it's tough to say for sure.

Good luck,
Michael

On Saturday 08 March 2008 1:40:09 pm Richard McColman wrote:
> Michael makes a good point about the predicted wind conditions.  While I
> think we can all tolerate a gentle-to-moderate breeze, winds in the 10-plus
> mph range start to become a real issue for equipment and quality of views,
> not to mention interfering with just general enjoyment level for visitors
> and presenters.
>
> I remember an observing session out at the Ebenezer site a number of years
> ago that was windy.  There was a real problem with fine sand particles from
> the beach being kicked up and sent aloft to saturate the air in the area. 
> It basically served to create a sandstorm in the midst of the session. 
> Needless to say, these were not good conditions for delicate optical
> surfaces and mechanical systems in telescopes.
>
> Although we have had a lot of rain over the past couple of days that could
> ordinarily help dampen the beach sand and make it less likely to become
> airborne is windy conditions, my fear is that the winds we've been
> experiencing throughout the day may have served to dry out the top layers
> of sand again this evening.
>
> What to do?...
>
> Richard McColman
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >From: Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak at hrivnak.org>
> >Sent: Mar 7, 2008 10:02 PM
> >To: chaos-l at rtpnet.org
> >Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Little River Observing Canceled
> >
> >Bummer!  This is a rare weekend when I don't have performances at night,
> > so I could have made both events.
> >
> >It's worth also considering the wind tomorrow night.  The forecast right
> > now is 10-20mph, gusting to 35mph.  That's one of many factors that could
> > make telescope use difficult.
> >
> >Fingers and toes crossed,
> >Michael
> >
> >On Friday 07 March 2008 12:09:49 pm Mickey Jo Sorrell wrote:
> >> I know you are all eager to go out tonight and peer through the clouds,
> >> but I think I'm going to skip it.
> >>
> >> Let's try again tomorrow night at Jordan Lake's Ebenezer Church
> >> Recreation Area. 7 - 9.
> >>
> >> It's supposed to clear sometime - maybe.......
> >>
> >> Mickey
>
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