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QSI583 First Light
Skippysky looked favourable tonight, so I setup in the backyard to do some testing.
Managed to get a polar alignment reasonably quickly with the aid of PHD
Eventually got focus with the QSI (needed the Camera Angle Adjuster to give enough back-focus!), then spent a while getting focus with the Autoguider through the OAG. The guiding took a little while to calibrate, but seemed to be running fine in the end.
So after all that, I started the camera up and imaged 60sec on M42 and was rewarded with a one recognisable image JUST AS THE CLOUDS ROLLED IN!!!!!
Didn't even bother to save the image I was so disgusted...
I then spent a while refining the focus of the autoguider through the OAG on Sirius through the light cloud. When it was clear the clouds were here to stay (and knowing I have a 12+hr day tomorrow) I packed up.
At least I managed to prove the electronics all play well together. I even did a plate solve on a 10sec image of Sirius and was able to sync the mount.
I need to spend a while outside in the daylight setting up the wiring loom so that it is all just plug & play when I go out to a dark sky site.
DT
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