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I was a little embarrassed that I posted some of my images in my gallery for the first time and did not realise that they would ALL be posted sequentially and seen as individual posts. I thought they would all just go quietly into the gallery without anyone knowing! So sorry if it appeared I was hogging the forum.

Oooops. I guess there is a setting that prevents this in future. I'll find it...

Is it possible to insert a FULL tank of water ? This way you simulate the event without having to wait for a "natural" fill up (or not!) each time.

I presume that as it is inserted it should immediately start to drain. If not then something is blocked.

Was the "knock out disc" cleanly removed from the hole? Not possibly still floating around inside and unseen?

Here's a nice little inclinometer $29. I use it myself to determine the altitude of the various trees and buildings around my observing site to compare them to the altitudes given in Stellarium.

It has a "HOLD" button to freeze the reading and at 400 mm has a long edge to sight by.

Also comes in handy for leveling tripods and mounts.

B01K72ELI2 Risepro Inclinometer Amazon item #.

On 30/09/2019 at 06:36, Ags said:

I find when I am doing a visual session, I wish I was doing imaging, and when i am doing imaging, I really regret it and wish I was doing visual 😃

Easy answer: while imaging just park your visual scope next to it and do both!

That's why we have two scopes....or more....

I suspect that my nocturnal activities in my drive way may in fact be an effective deterrent to local crime.

I am sitting out there with dull red lights glowing from my equipment with occasional weird noises from the scope slewing and the camera clicking away.

Occasionally a few ne'er-do-wells attempt an approach into the drive but soon saunter off on spotting this huge bundled up figure operating a bazooka on  a tripod.

Of course I am not there every night (more's the pity!) but the word probably gets around.

"Avoid that neighborhood. There's a nutter out with a canon on some nights!"

Definitely a satellite. Very common to capture. There is also another fainter track center left.

Got a fishing chair but I only go fishing for galaxies.

It is the perfect height for my DOB. I have to say that the designers of the SW 8 inch collapsible DOB have judged the position of the focuser perfectly for both low and zenith viewing.

Just have to crouch a little and stretch a little. Good for my back.

I took my young son to Cornwall then. A long train journey from Sussex across to the west country hefting our tent, sleeping bags, cooker etc.

We set up in a camp site on the coast and I remember we lay in our tent ,heads poking out at the sky and were able to see a wonderful display of the Perseid's the night before.

I was hopeful, but alas dawn came with wall-to-wall  clouds and the only enjoyment we had were the seagulls going crazy at totality.

Now I am here in upstate New York waiting for the 2024 eclipse and hope for better.

We'll see.

Just goes to show there is nothing new in this world.

Could this be a battery question? 

I know nothing of this controller but batteries/supply is always the first place to look in any electronic situation.

New member just joining and how are you all?

I am a member of three other forums but thought I would expand my knowledge base even further and have a different outlook from a UK based site.

I am a mid level astrophotogapher , a Brit albeit located in upstate New York.

I run an ED 80 mm on AVX mount but do visual with a 200 mm DOB and CR 6 refractor.

Already enjoying the posts here and hope to contribute my own soon.