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Originally Posted by Somnium
just on a side note, it was beautiful and clear when i got here, now it is cloudy ... that means i have sorted the issue. so what happened is that likely during my 400 point Tpoint model 2 nights back, moving back and forth the telescope slipped in the losmandy dovetail. i tightened it pretty good when i first put it on but it must not have been enough. the scope itself was hanging half off with the cabled preventing it from going further, not sure if it would have come off if they were not attached, probably not. the movement of the scope obviously put it way out of balance and when it went to home it got to a critical point the gears just slipped. luckily it was only really on the Dec axis. i have tightened the bolts up something savage now, and put a couple of cable ties in just for assurance. luckily it looks like the scope never actually hit anything. while clearly it is not great, it could have been a lot worse. i will sleep a lot better tonight !!
so, 2 hours back to Sydney now.
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That's a relief - great news, Aidan. Hope you you get a chance soon to use that lovely scope. (I had no idea you were so far from your observatory).
Cheers,
Richard