How to make a clear crisp night frustraiting?

[h0ughy]

well this is dobbing me in - its a read corker.

start up mount - check
start pc's
open and unlock dome
turn on mount
take off main scope cover
sync the dome/mount
slew to acrux, centre and sync
focus main camera - check
then try to get guide scope setup
.......60 min later after reloading software:bashcomp: and playing with camera settings

look at cover still on scope:screwy::stupid::doh: :question:

pack up and come back inside:help:

[jjjnettie]

ahuh, I hear you.
:(

[h0ughy]

I might add - it just capped off a day very much like that - nothing went right

[Stardrifter_WA]

Oh, that is sad David. :lol:

[h0ughy]

well i am glad that cheers you up:thumbsup:

[Stardrifter_WA]

The real sad thing David, is that I am no innocent in that regard anyway!!! I have left the "white" cap on the 1.25 portion of a 1.25/2" Televue eyepiece and wondered why I could get a focus. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson....Doh! :D

[multiweb]

Last night my imaging run stopped at 1:00am. Woke up to a frozen laptop and 3 subs instead of 20 or so. So after calming down I started shooting flats, then dropped my EL sheet and shattered the glass frame... then I had a coffee... :P Back at it tonight with a vengeance and possibly a hammer.

[strongmanmike]

Nah you're just an idiot Dave, simple, never had any such issues this end... ever :whistle:

Mike

[Jaybee]

Hmmm...I seem to recall a similar thing happening to me...:rofl:

[h0ughy]

what a bummer

[h0ughy]

thanks for the referece

[Baddad]

Hi David,

That makes me feel better, to hear someone else has done it. LOL

Cheers:lol:

[[1ponders]]

The same hoodoo was on my back as well Dave. Shoulda stayed in bed. I was looking forward to a night under the clear crisp skies ..... 9:30 pm... still not a shot successfully taken. Packed it all up and went inside and watched "Paul" instead. At least that was a bright spot in a dismal day. ;)

[Iain.k]

:) Classic

[mozzie]

don't forget to take the cover off for venus transit ;):lol:david david that's almost embarrassing!!!!!!!!!!!.can't say much myself sunday night that terrible smell of electronics burning,oh dear parts sent back to bintel :(:(

[h0ughy]

:rofl: so you stared at the mirror for a few hours :rofl:

funny movie that one - I love the fireworks scene;)

[h0ughy]

has the meade gone belly up again:rolleyes:

got a spare for the event?

[mozzie]

no not really,it ended up being where the focuser plugged in.either a transister or resister something simple, easy fix just sent the board to bintel should get it back tomorrow...it's that smell of electronics burning and panic stations..

[sheeny]

Some nights are like that.:) Makes you appreciate the ones that aren't though!

Al.