27.10.20 Gales and cloud!

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Tuesday 27th 52/50F, southerly gales and lots of cloud. Sun arrived late. Otherwise I could have caught the sun before the dome slit faced into the wind. 

I have only one shutter open and the telescopes are still being jostled.

11.54: The first image was captured though cloud with wind wobbles.

Multiple spots easily visible in white light in the 90mm with Lunt wedge.

 

12.20 still struggling against cloud and wind. 

I had to close up when it became too noisy and unpleasant in the dome. There is always the risk of dome inflation if the open shutters are facing straight into the wind. Which might cause a detached panel. 

A much lower risk when the shutters are closed. The wind can then flow smoothly over the dome. The sensitive wind vane is gyrating all over the place.

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