Joe,

I have an AP 155f7 refractor.

Yes, now that the gas giants are more in the winter and for many other reasons, my observing time is less. When I first started a few years ago, we'd go out in the early winter and it was about 30 degrees F. Now for a city boy like me, that's cold! Other amateur astronomers talk about 5-15 degrees! God bless them!

All in all, a wonderful but brutal hobby.

glenmore