Full Resolution The wind has been going in and out, with some small gusts at times. One disadvantage that these small telescopes have is that they're really easy to blow around in the wind. If we get a gust at the wrong time, it won't blow us off the field, but it will certainly blur the stars.
To minimize wind, we've set up close to the building (it's a church), and we've pulled in the bakkies close. Then, for the 45 minutes of the obsevation, we'll take turns holding up a wind tarp in front of the telescope as well. Pretty soon we'll kill all the red headlamps, and cover the laptop screen, to avoid any stray light hitting the telescope.
The observation started a few minutes later, and I didn't dare take any photos during that period -- I'd be likely to trip on a cable or fire off a flash.
