Frustration

[DaveS]

Stymied every which way

After getting the scope set up as it cleared about 10 o/c I've been faffing around trying to even GOTO *anything* at all.

I had high hopes of imaging The Pacman tonight could I find it? Not a chance. Several tries at synching and slewing with EQMOD playing silly wotsits with the meridian. Nothing came up with any filter or none so I gave up with that and tried M33 No go again, and all the while my RDF is dewing up making manual checking a nightmare. In between all this PHD is giving me the run-around, and find my focus has gone out again.

ATM I'm trying a run on M45 which in AP terms is a bit like putting the training wheels back on.

All the while there's a beautiful clear night out there but you know what? I may just jack it in for tonight and GOTO bed, see if I can find that.

Fed up.

[DaveS]

What make it worse is that it's the darkest night we've had here for quite a while. There's even a hint of the Milky Way and I've glimpsed M31 with averted vision. Which for a supposed Bortle 8-9 area is pretty good going.

[Dave In Vermont]

I just put my pet scorpions in your bed. Now go embrace the dark night!

Dave

[DaveS]

Haha I'm still here. Playing tag with the cloud, it'll be a race to see if I can get the final set of B subs to make up my first LRGB image. Yeah, I know M45 isn't exactly taxing but right now my self-confidence has taken a bit of a knock.

I've till got unfinished business with The Pacman. I'm gonna get you!

[DaveS]

Spoke too soon Dave.

While I was evicting your pet scorpions from my bed it had clouded over and PHD was bonging away.

Shut everything down and turning in for the night,

[cotterless45]

Dew ! What a night, clear , but so much humidity,

Nick.

[DaveS]

Dew, yes everything was dripping when I brought it in. But clear, yes, oh my!

[Peter Drew]

Send some clear sky up this way please, I've got a mop for dew! 

[jason.p]

The usual thing. Turned in, clouded over. Up at around 3am as usual and there was Orion in all its glory, clear as crystal. Wow, I just had to dash out and set up............. Yeah right!!

[DaveS]

Clearoutside is cautiously optimistic for tonight and the next couple of days.

Made some minor adjustments to my rig so I'll probably use most of tonight for alignment etc.

If I have time I'll go after The pacman.