Not so Hot

A few days ago I showed this thermal photo:



There were some good guesses as to what the camera was looking at. It was this:



The mantle piece and chimney breast above my gas fire. I was interested to see what sort of temperature was reached by the brickwork. By way of comparison these are the temperatures in the fire itself:

This and That

Years ago Goldfinches were frequent visitors to my bird feeders.
Since then a few seasons of finch disease and reduced vegetation cover has lessened the chances of seeing one. So far this year I have managed to spot one. A very welcome sight.



Mrs BT is being a very dutiful mother in the Blue Tit nest box.
She is keeping her eight eggs warm and frequently turned.
Mr BT continues to bring her food.

Penny is coming along very well after her dental session last Friday.
Back to normal on the food front - always hungry!
She is enjoying her walks. Must say I'm more that a bit fed up with this cold weather.
Just the day for ....



a steaming mug of hot coffee as seen by the Seek thermal imaging camera.

All That Glows ....

.... isn't necessarily on fire:



This is a thermal view of my air conditioning unit acting as a heat pump to extract heat from the outside air (presently at 9.3C) and keeping the room nice and warm. So, not a photo of a heating element glowing but showing the temperature of the warm air being blown out by the unit. This time I have set the Seek thermal camera to give a spot temperature reading.

There are many times I prefer to use the air-con for heating rather than the gas fire. It has thermostatic control and can be remotely controlled unlike the gas fire. It only needs to be on its low setting and the maximum energy used is around 500W, averaging about 300W.

A Sleeping Hot Dog

First play with my new toy





A thermal imaging camera which plugs in iPhone or iPod



Resolution is 206 x 158 pixels. Temperature detection range -40C to 626C