Only on IIS could I post a story about a disaster of 'astronomical proportions' and mean that my guide scope and camera slipped of the mount and hit the concrete!!!
Which is what happened last night - with my new cooled dslr on one side of the side by side plate, and the cheapo 80mm guidescope and rings on the other, I was balancing the setup. The screws must have worked loose as the whole side by side plate decided to bungy sans cord and hit the patio!
"Luckily" the guidescope side bore the brunt of the impact and not the DSLR and Canon lens
- but one of the ADM guiderings and 2 screw adjusters were mangled beyond repair along with the GSO refractor focuser which is totally stuffed too - Camera and Lens unscathed minus a few superficial scratches and working 100% Thank Allah!!!! (Mods can remove that bit if necessary!!)
Emergency order placed with Bintel for replacement focuser and Guiderings, so hopefully back in biz next week and $200 lighter of pocket/credit card!
But I tell you all, when you watch the tools of your passion suffer some gravitational karma it's a yucky feeling!
TIGHTEN YOUR SCREWS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!
Doug