You're not the only one! I've had my new scope for about four weeks now and the two clear nights I could use it the first night collimation was
uglage (is this the right term?). So the next day I put in my order for a laser collimator. The day it arrived, by the time I worked out collimating the sky had clouded over again
Two nights ago the first best chance for a good night outside, 47Tuc looked magnificent but Jupiter just a blurred blob. M42 was almost as equally dissapointing but the Tarantula nebula looked a treat!
Both frustrating and fun at the same time, I had forgotten about the fires we have around the district at the moment.