I can't even get a start trail.
I set up the eq6 mount yesterday mainly to see what works, it is still not powered up.
I put a 150 mm x 1200 fl old doublet refractor on it and did manage to get a peek at some Sun spots.
Rather windy and the view was bouncy....but I found it most satisfying to be getting things sorted.
Last night I tried for some star trails hoping to find South but I couldn't even catch a star.
I only tried at 1600 iso with an old 450 d canon ...but nothing.
I tried a piggy back with the standard lens which had part of the house in the field of view and at 30 seconds I caught some stars but the sky was very bright and the house looked like the shot was taken in daylight. I took about 80 shots and it seems the mount is close but at this point thru the current scope there is not much hope to capture anything.
Obviously I need a new scope and a new camera
Will see if I can power the mount today and bring up a 6 inch reflector and try it out.
Its a long road back that's for sure.
And now I remember why I stopped doing astro all those years ago...A lengthy spell of moisture that not only left equipment dripping but made seeing really poor.
But on the bright side was moving most of the day and some of the night rather than sitting doing zip.
Hopefully I will have something functioning for my next trip North.
Alex