Bad luck with the gear. Those sorts of things happen.
My mount refused to connect with eqmod so I tried the hand control.
Power but no connection. A lot of jiggling and some abrading of the RJ port wires seemed to get it working but time was lost. Second hand gear and living by the coast.
I was able to test some camera settings in the wind at least before closing time.
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Originally Posted by jahnpahwa
Tonight i joined the list of people to have held a glimmer of hope that their first night with new set up would run smoothly, only to head inside with tail firmly between legs.
Got the last few pieces (incl mount) off my set up this arvo and did my best to get ready for a night of wonder and amazement. I think i did some things well, some obviously not so well because after about 15 tries, the alignment on my mount only seemed to be getting worse. I switched it off, put the camera on, took a few 30s exposures at iso 800 and 1600... blackness.
BUT there were definitely some positives too. I loved it. I didn't lose anything. I used almost everything. There were a loot of firsts. I didn't break anything (that i know of). I felt like i was part of the real crew, eventhough i wasn't actually getting anything done.
Anyway, i have a thousand questions, I'll put them in my beginners equipment thread ����
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