It is not often the cold is too much for Willow and I. Perhaps it is that we aren’t used to it, it having been a mild winter.
We headed for the south end of the lake. It surprised me that it dipped to -31°c. I took a few pictures but wasn’t really into it, my hands freezing on the aluminum tripod legs. Willow whined when we stopped to take photos.
I spotted Comet E3 ZTF and took a photo, however not that interesting as I had to point the camera almost straight overhead. It would be nice to try to take a photo with the 200mm lens, but I would need a sky tracker.
A fog started to roll in hastening our departure. The last thing I wanted to do is depend on a compass to find our way off the lake.
A damn cold morning.
Palliser Pass 
larry
You are getting a cold winter and poor Willow, her paws must be getting cold. Here it is the opposite, no snow and warmish winter. Strange.
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underswansea
Willow’s paws and ears will get cold. We weren’t long before scurrying back to the warmth of the truck. We have had a mild January up until now.
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mountaincoward
Not often your dog grumbles – must’ve been bloody cold!
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underswansea
She grumbles plenty, she is lucky she has me to put up with her. 🙂
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mountaincoward
I bet she says the same about you 🙂
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Jim R
I like those wide shots of the sky. So many stars. I’m hoping to see the comet this week. Clear and cold for a few nights. I won’t be out long.
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Julie@frogpondfarm
It sure looks damn cold! What is a sky tracker?
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underswansea
A sky tracker mounts to your tripod and camera. It rotates to offset the rotation of the earth so the stars don’t streak at long exposures. I don’t have one. Instead I use wide lenses and some simple math to keep the stars sharp.
That was the coldest night of the year. Take care.
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Julie@frogpondfarm
Gosh sounds like an amazing piece of kit! Wide lens and maths … hmm, I’d be in trouble! Stay warm Bob ..
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