Astronomical hates

[glenc (Glen)]

I hate motion sensor spot lights and white telescopes.

[hector (Andrew)]

Interesting idea...
Alright I hate Bright red torches( they effect your dark adaption just like any other bright light source )

[Kevnool (Kev)]

This thread you started Glen is gunna open a another can of worms.
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. I,m keeping mine to myself (silence is golden).
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. If i said just one this post would have over 50 or more replys.
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. Its gunna be a sparkling day .....Cheers Kev.

[CoombellKid]

Stiff necks (via small dob) and Zodiacal light.

regards,CS

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

equipment that doesnt work as it should

[astroron (Ron)]

Bright lights and noisy music
Love the "Dark Of The Night" and the "Sound of Silence"
Ron

[matt]

Originally Posted by seeker372011

equipment that doesnt work as it should

Definitely!

[Kal (Andrew)]

I hate the cold in winter, and the bloody mozzies in summer!

[Ian Robinson]

The things I hate :

-- stupid neighbours who keep their outside lights on all bloody night (sorted that one by writing a nasty anonimous letter threatening court action !!)
-- those dambed Na vapour street lights on the Pacific HW heading up towards Charlestown
-- idiots who shine car lights or torches in my eyes when viewing at a dark(ish) park site (buggering up your night vision or an image (esp on film ... grrrr!!!!)
-- sneeky clouds that show up as soon as you've got the scope rigged up and polar aligned and you are ready to get to work
-- the moon
-- the cost of good gear

[Starkler (Geoff)]

The inability to predict with any degree of certainly what those ever present clouds on the weather satellite pics are going to do. Packing my gear and travelling to an observing site takes an investment in time, energy and money. Many times clouds materialise out of nowhere once the temperature drops. Other times I have stayed home and the clouds have disappeared and I have missed an opportunity.


People who turn up to such sites with headlights blazing and then interior car lights on.

People who come over for a chat while using those overly bright head torches. While facing you and talking the blasted thing is shining straight into your eyes

Bright laptop screens! One fellow I know has got it right. He uses a clip on shield with external red led to illuminate his screen from the front and it doesnt bother anyone and works well.

[Matty P (Matt)]

I HATE CLOUDS!

[theodog (Jeff)]

Originally Posted by astroron

noisy music

Ron

Definition?

Now, where are my glasses and observing list?

[dalemadison]

Readjusting the tube on my reflector so I can look through the eyepiece. Yes, I know, buy a dob.

[sheeny (Al)]

Let's see...

Clouds, wind, fog, rain, work (getting in the way of my astronomy of course), work (the fact that I need to), light pollution, social / family events on clear nights, gear that doesn't work as it should or isn't reliable, the jet stream, that creaking noise that says my mount is garotting itself with a cable, kicking a tripod leg (after polar alignment or during an image), Packign the car and driving to a dark sky site with the scope only to find some critical part of the rig has been left at home (I left the tripod at home once no idea how...), getting set up, polar aligned and then having the sky cloud over...

But hey, they are all character building facets of our hobby...

Al.

[Rodstar (Rod)]

Tiredness. Far too many nights the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

[astroron (Ron)]

noisy music?

This has been done to death in the past on this site, so I wont go into it anymore
Ron

[kinetic (Steve)]

What about:
You have spent an hour getting an image on the screen preview, focused
and tracking sweetly.
You lean over to click capture and bump the scope off the object.

Or...you lean over to click capture and you bladder suddenly tells you
it's time to go.

Or you lean over to click capture and the dawg comes into the dome for
a cuddle and bumps the scope.

Steve

[pvelez (Pete)]

Originally Posted by kinetic

What about:
You have spent an hour getting an image on the screen preview, focused
and tracking sweetly.
You lean over to click capture and bump the scope off the object.

Or...you lean over to click capture and you bladder suddenly tells you
it's time to go.

Or you lean over to click capture and the dawg comes into the dome for
a cuddle and bumps the scope.

Steve

or your battery gives out just as you are ready to roll with your imaging.

Also - when your Telrad fogs up with dew even though your scope isn't

Pete

[madtuna (Steve)]

you do 10 5 minute subs of the back of your flip mirror

[ngcles]

Hi All,

Like Sheeny, I reckon travelling long distances to discover you've left something important or worse critical behind ... really cheezes me off.

Left the laptop at home last night didn't I!

Not critical at all but a pain in the the derriere all the same -- no megastar/realsky -- bummer! Lucky someone else turned up with one so I could check when necessary.

I can remember once forgetting to pack the freezer suit and/or other appropriate clothing and observed in almost freezing conditions with just trackies and a sloppy-joe for nearly four (teeth-chattering hours) hrs till I gave in (beautifully clear sky too).

Best,

Les D