Man finally gets reasonably cool day. Man gets out the 12" and decides to align the finder/laser/ recently fitted piggyback mak and mounts on tree bole on a far distant mountain. Man is now spending rest of day cleaning bird poo from inside previously pristine tube. (And because its next door to a quince orchard, it really splattered!) Now I know why I'm not a twitcher......
That's nasty! I'm reluctant to say that I'm happy that I haven't had this issue... now I'll have to be on the look out for an Albatros circling my equipment!
Do you think if I leave the manure in there for a day or two the aperture will go from 12" to 14.5"? And this obviously ascertains another argument between the reflector vs refractor camps. If it was a refractor it's just a quick lens wipe to fix! Damn good shooting though, as the tube was almost horizontal.
Now I know why I'm not a twitcher......
