When Patrick and I were frequenting "Little Stonehenge" out by Grantsville in the mid-70's and dead of winter, he had a surplus Air Force heated flight suit that he powered with his car battery! As I recall, it was full-body- except for the rump... I think he told me that was because the seats were heated in the aircraft. It seems to me that zero degrees wasn't nearly as cold when I was 16, as it is in my '50's. Ya know? On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
One of the crazier astronomy outings my family and I have enjoyed was a trip to Little Mountain in about 1990 to watch the Quadrantids. We took a large tarp, foam pads, sleeping bags and quilts and laid on top of the snow. It was about plus 10F, but the kids were warm enough to even fall asleep. I remember something like 60 or so at the peak ZHR. We observed from around 1:00 to 3:00. A memorable night for all of us.