Astronomy Disasters ?

GrahamL · #1 12-11-2008, 06:16 AM

After reading of Daves recent traumatic experiance..I was thinking there must be a few others lurking in the shadows that need revealing

Mine are pretty mundane so far .. though I do seem to keep picking on my pretoria eyepice I bought off a member here ... dropping it in the dark into an open car and have it clunk and thump its way out to go rolling across the ground once ...the upper groups locking ring has come loose on me before so I dissmantled it to clean and retighten and for some reason decided to drop the the biggest lens over the tiled bathroom floor ..juggling it as it headed down I finally lost it about a foot above to have it land on its edge bounce and land safley on a bath mat

Whats yours ?

RB (Andrew) · #2 12-11-2008, 10:54 AM

My only disaster was that I picked up an astronomy magazine, a few years back, to read.
It's cost me a fortune.

AdrianF (Adrian) · #3 12-11-2008, 11:46 AM

I also bought a $10 mag a year ago and so far its cost me $4000 and climbing

Adrian

astroron (Ron) · #4 12-11-2008, 11:49 AM

My most painful disaster was dropping a type 1 13mm Nagler on my toe and breaking it (my toe that is)

Ron

erick (Eric) · #5 12-11-2008, 11:51 AM

That's a relief, I was worried about that Nagler!

erick (Eric) · #6 12-11-2008, 11:55 AM

Nearly??

Trying to lift the OTA off the dob base, having only released the friction spring on my side and forgetting the other. Interesting holding the 12" tube unit under one arm while trying to disentange a dangling base with the other. Duuuuuh!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #7 12-11-2008, 12:35 PM

My worst experience
One evening, walking out to the shed where I keep my scope, it was a very dark clear night, I was looking up, as you do, trying to judge the seeing, when I tripped over a coiled up hose. I landed knee first on the edge of a concrete step. I spent the next few days using a granny walker to get around, then graduated to crutches which I had to use for a few weeks.
It was during this time that I hobbled out to the front paddock, got into my snug warm sleeping bag ready to watch (I think) the Geminid meteor shower . I rolled over to get more comfy, and couldn't stop myself, I kept rolling down the hill till I ran into the electric fence.

astroron (Ron) · #8 12-11-2008, 12:42 PM

After that one Jeanette

, my effort is so puny

I think I should withraw it

Ron

xelasnave · #9 12-11-2008, 12:57 PM

I had the old 300d fall from the scope fortunately it bounced using the spring loading in the pop up flash unit... it happened the one time I did not tie my little safety "string" ....ruff but prevents nasties.
alex

Ric · #10 12-11-2008, 01:58 PM

None as yet and I hope to keep it that way, touch wood. (said whilst patting my head)

batema (Mark) · #11 12-11-2008, 04:54 PM

Our schools C8 rolled from the back seat of my Navara and fell to the ground. After it was put in and I was at the back of the car I heard the bang. Its amazing all the things you think that noise could have been before accepting what you already new. Bent the view finder a little but I think may have fixed our collumation problem.

Mark

Jen · #12 12-11-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

My worst experience
One evening, walking out to the shed where I keep my scope, it was a very dark clear night, I was looking up, as you do, trying to judge the seeing, when I tripped over a coiled up hose. I landed knee first on the edge of a concrete step. I spent the next few days using a granny walker to get around, then graduated to crutches which I had to use for a few weeks.
It was during this time that I hobbled out to the front paddock, got into my snug warm sleeping bag ready to watch (I think) the Geminid meteor shower . I rolled over to get more comfy, and couldn't stop myself, I kept rolling down the hill till I ran into the electric fence.

sorry Jeanette but im really laughing my head off reading this thread
I hope it didnt hurt too much

Jen · #13 12-11-2008, 07:45 PM

oh yes the memories are all coming back to me
now well if it wasnt for my mishap i wouldnt have found you guys thanks to
check out my FIRST post on IIS

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=28992

WEEK 3 OMG U know that lovely husband of mine that bought me the scope well he dropped it he lucky to still be alive thank god the mirror or none of the lenses smashed but he put a big dint in the tube where the finderscope must of hit the ground I WAS NEALLY IN TEARS so off to the panel beaters we go to get the dint out of the tube and thats when i found you guys i was trying to see what to do or how to fix this

AstralTraveller (David) · #14 12-11-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

if it wasnt for my mishap i wouldnt have found you guys

Oh dear ... that is a disaster.

Oops, I think I'm in trouble....

erick (Eric) · #15 12-11-2008, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batema

Our schools C8 rolled from the back seat of my Navara and fell to the ground...... I think may have fixed our collumation problem.

But giving me an idea for my C8!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #16 12-11-2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

sorry Jeanette but im really laughing my head off reading this thread
I hope it didnt hurt too much

The sleeping bag incident.... I was alternating between swearing and laughing when it happened. Stupid thing to happen. My poor knee getting knocked around again. So glad I didn't get tangled up in the electric tape though.