How to make a clear crisp night frustraiting?

[h0ughy (David)]

well this is dobbing me in - its a read corker.

start up mount - check
start pc's
open and unlock dome
turn on mount
take off main scope cover
sync the dome/mount
slew to acrux, centre and sync
focus main camera - check
then try to get guide scope setup
.......60 min later after reloading software and playing with camera settings

look at cover still on scope

pack up and come back inside

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

ahuh, I hear you.

[h0ughy (David)]

I might add - it just capped off a day very much like that - nothing went right

[Stardrifter_WA]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

well this is dobbing me in - its a read corker.

start up mount - check
start pc's
open and unlock dome
turn on mount
take off main scope cover
sync the dome/mount
slew to acrux, centre and sync
focus main camera - check
then try to get guide scope setup
.......60 min later after reloading software and playing with camera settings

look at cover still on scope

pack up and come back inside

Oh, that is sad David.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Stardrifter_WA

Oh, that is sad David.

well i am glad that cheers you up

[Stardrifter_WA]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

well i am glad that cheers you up

The real sad thing David, is that I am no innocent in that regard anyway!!! I have left the "white" cap on the 1.25 portion of a 1.25/2" Televue eyepiece and wondered why I could get a focus. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson....Doh!

[multiweb (Marc)]

Last night my imaging run stopped at 1:00am. Woke up to a frozen laptop and 3 subs instead of 20 or so. So after calming down I started shooting flats, then dropped my EL sheet and shattered the glass frame... then I had a coffee... Back at it tonight with a vengeance and possibly a hammer.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Nah you're just an idiot Dave, simple, never had any such issues this end... ever

Mike

[Jaybee (John)]

Hmmm...I seem to recall a similar thing happening to me...

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Last night my imaging run stopped at 1:00am. Woke up to a frozen laptop and 3 subs instead of 20 or so. So after calming down I started shooting flats, then dropped my EL sheet and shattered the glass frame... then I had a coffee... Back at it tonight with a vengeance and possibly a hammer.

what a bummer

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Nah you're just an idiot Dave, simple, never had any such issues this end... ever

Mike

thanks for the referece

[Baddad (Marty)]

Hi David,

That makes me feel better, to hear someone else has done it. LOL

Cheers

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

I might add - it just capped off a day very much like that - nothing went right

The same hoodoo was on my back as well Dave. Shoulda stayed in bed. I was looking forward to a night under the clear crisp skies ..... 9:30 pm... still not a shot successfully taken. Packed it all up and went inside and watched "Paul" instead. At least that was a bright spot in a dismal day.

[Iain.k (Iain)]

Classic

[mozzie (Peter)]

don't forget to take the cover off for venus transit david david that's almost embarrassing!!!!!!!!!!!.can't say much myself sunday night that terrible smell of electronics burning,oh dear parts sent back to bintel

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

The same hoodoo was on my back as well Dave. Shoulda stayed in bed. I was looking forward to a night under the clear crisp skies ..... 9:30 pm... still not a shot successfully taken. Packed it all up and went inside and watched "Paul" instead. At least that was a bright spot in a dismal day.

so you stared at the mirror for a few hours

funny movie that one - I love the fireworks scene

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by mozzie

don't forget to take the cover off for venus transit david david that's almost embarrassing!!!!!!!!!!!.can't say much myself sunday night that terrible smell of electronics burning,oh dear parts sent back to bintel

has the meade gone belly up again

got a spare for the event?

[mozzie (Peter)]

no not really,it ended up being where the focuser plugged in.either a transister or resister something simple, easy fix just sent the board to bintel should get it back tomorrow...it's that smell of electronics burning and panic stations..

[sheeny (Al)]

Some nights are like that. Makes you appreciate the ones that aren't though!

Al.