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| Observatory Window?
Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics Posted by Dianne/">Dianne on December 23, 1998 08:44:21 UTC |
I am a technical professional living in rural Manitoba & am getting into astronomy. Winter temperatures here run to -30dC or colder with day/night variations of as much as 20dC. I'd like to build my observatory with a glass window (rather than opening the obs to the night air) and heat the interior. I have heard you can't stargaze through a window but I haven't heard a good solid scientific reason why not. I assume there will be distortions due to the thermal activity at the glass, but various methods could be used to minimize the distortions. Does anyone have first-hand experience with "viewing thru glass"? Thanks for the input!! |
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