I went for a run at 6:30 PM and I couldn't see five metres in front of me as the fog was so thick. It made for a pretty change of scenery, however, seeing all the trees all ghostly-like. Was quite nice.
The last 2 nights i have gotten my image setup ready to go, just as the mist creeps in and i have had to abandon ship, and bring the whole lot inside again
I had to laugh. Looked outside at 10:30 last night and not a cloud in the sky. This morning business as usual. Its killin' me I tells ya.
Dear me, and i thought you boys down under where a tough breed ....
I noticed it was clear last night at about 10.30pm, and got setup and was outside until 3am this morning, and made it up for work at 6am.
and i learned 2 very important lessons.
1. No matter how precise your poalr alignment (and now i have drifting dialled) if your mount is on a deck in the back yard, the slightest little movement will ruin an image.
2. If you fully extend the legs of an EQ6 mount, then even more caution is needed to not bounce the wooden deck up and down.
I am determined to crack this though, although i am starting to realise that if i am intered in photography, then by far my best bet is to have the mount on a permanent base.
I had to laugh. Looked outside at 10:30 last night and not a cloud in the sky. This morning business as usual. Its killin' me I tells ya.
I was soooo torn last night too. I was all showered, dressing gowned and going to bed. I looked outside at 1am and discovered a crystal clear sky with no moon.
To go into the bedroom and get all my warm gear, risk waking and really ticking off my peacefully sleeping wife, go out, set up, wondering how long the clear sky would last given the last few nights of fog....hmmmm....hmmm....arrrrggghhh h!!!
To that end, I am going to make up a package of clothing and equipment to be kept out of the bedroom, ready to don at a moment's notice without disturbing anyone else. I think I missed out on a good night last night for no good reason.
Dear me, and i thought you boys down under where a tough breed ....
I noticed it was clear last night at about 10.30pm, and got setup and was outside until 3am this morning, and made it up for work at 6am.
and i learned 2 very important lessons.
1. No matter how precise your poalr alignment (and now i have drifting dialled) if your mount is on a deck in the back yard, the slightest little movement will ruin an image.
2. If you fully extend the legs of an EQ6 mount, then even more caution is needed to not bounce the wooden deck up and down.
I am determined to crack this though, although i am starting to realise that if i am intered in photography, then by far my best bet is to have the mount on a permanent base.
This is where you need remote access to your setup. You can sit inside in the warmth and control and monitor it from there. I bought one of those 7" EeePC's for $300 just for that purpose. Its tiny and sits out by the mount controlling the cameras, guiding, mount and camera downloads and I watch what's going on with either the desktop or the laptop via wifi. Once I'm aligned and dialled in to my target, it's all run from inside. Luxury
And, I was in the same boat as Mr Hound. Call me soft all you like but SWMBO doesn't like being disturbed at all once she is hard at work with the Z's.
This is where you need remote access to your setup. You can sit inside in the warmth and control and monitor it from there. I bought one of those 7" EeePC's for $300 just for that purpose. Its tiny and sits out by the mount controlling the cameras, guiding, mount and camera downloads and I watch what's going on with either the desktop or the laptop via wifi. Once I'm aligned and dialled in to my target, it's all run from inside. Luxury
And, I was in the same boat as Mr Hound. Call me soft all you like but SWMBO doesn't like being disturbed at all once she is hard at work with the Z's.
You read my mind Keith, i have an Acer Aspire One at home with a 9" screen ... its being setup as we speak with VNC for remote access and with all the Canon software loaded on it.
sky clear as over here (Qbn)
Its killin' me I tells ya. 
