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It is a steep learning curve Rumples Riot! I haven't a clue how to use the microfocuser...and what really annoyed me was that it got caught in the scope when it was slewing around and the end of the cord at the focus port end broke off! I am hoping Bintel can help fix it! Before that happened, neither Mike or I could get it to make any difference, regardless of which of the four speeds we set the focuser at. It left us with the manual focuser knob, which I am finding is not great at getting a really sharp image.
I think the delays in alignment were user-error (ie ME!!). I may have (strictly "off the record") aligned to the wrong stars a few times!!!! Obviously I just need to get things right with the two alignment stars, and the rest will fall into place. Oh, and did I mention the Martians??
We started about 9.20pm, and finished about 12.30ish. There was a lot of clouds low on the horizon, and so, for example, Jupiter kept disappearing from view - from sharp focussed object to nothing!
I suspect we will have a much more productive night's imaging next time around.
Any tips, Rumples Riot, on how the microfocuser is meant to work? I locked the manual focuser before trying to use it as per the instructions, varied the speed, and used the up and down buttons near the top of the handset. Nothing seemed to make any difference to the image.
Rodstar
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