Steve Ward

All you need to know here courtesy of Greg Stark ... http://www.stark-labs.com/craig/resources/Articles-&-Reviews/Drizzle_API.pdf

Running them through PIPP first should sort them ... https://sites.google.com/site/astropipp/

If you do split the case to let things air then get a Q-tip and some Baader Wonder fluid and give the back of the rubber keypads a clean , along with the contact points on the face of the PCB.

Sorry but seeing is believing ... with nothing to see it's just another anecdote ... If it's such a regular/common sight then someone must have caught it on camera somewhere.

Some evidence would be nice ... ... try filming the next pass ... !

Lovely to see you back sir ... And what a way to come back ... Note to the Powers that be ... If it hasn't already happened , this thread needs pinning somewhere prominent so it can be easily found and revisited ...

Hunting Owl for me ....

http://www.astronomyshed.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=20985

Are you sure it's not light leaking through the viewfinder on the camera , it's a more common problem. There's a cover for it on the camera strap.

Anything here of use ... ?http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?gotonode=ViewProduct&method=mViewProduct&productid=6560&productdescription=&productcode=&category=29&catgroup=273&catmicrogroup=&analysiscode=&requiredresults=16 http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?gotonode=ViewProduct&method=mViewProduct&productid=6559&productdescription=&productcode=&category=29&catgroup=299&catmicrogroup=&analysiscode=&requiredresults=16

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Alternatively , buy a Canon for a hassle free tether straight from the box , for free ... Yes there are workarounds for Nikon , but you must admit that it's a lot more hassle , and one thing you don't need in the dark and cold at 3am is more things to grieve over. I am biased towards Canon obviously , but I only went down that road after extensive research and investigation before purchase , well before I was even on-line and with access to the good folk on SGL to guide me. Had I been on-line and active here beforehand I would now be the very happy owner of two EOS1000D bodies , oh that's right I am , funny that ...

Plenty of free alternatives ... ? All there seems to be is 'digicamcontrol' as far as I have seen , a bit of open-source software cobbled together quite recently , and this does not come close to the Canon Utilities package , let alone APT or BYEOS for Astrophotographical purposes. If Nikon were to release the software codes like Canon did enabling APT and BYEOS to become such superb tools then I'm sure that there would be more useful software developed. As for filters , you don't need to clip filters inside the body , there's a myriad of 2" kit about , a bigger reason for Canon's popularity is the ease with which they can be astro-modded.

You cannot do it without buying software from Nikon , costs around £200 , it's the equivalent of Canon's EOSUtilities software that Canon supply FREE with every DSLR , one very big factor in why Canon rule the roost for astrowork.