Doesn`t birds ever sleep?

[Gunnar]

Hello folks.

Beware of the birds ladys and gentlemen. Thy`re NOT sleeping at night. Last week in the dark when taking images at M81 suddenly a strange sound came from the telescope. I couldn`t figure out what caused the sound but I thought it may come from my homemade dewshield which is a tight fit om the ota, thought it might be the welcrostrap who losened a bit causing that strange (tick) sound and didn`t think much more about it. So i proceeded concentrating at imaging M81.

After the session when I started to take apart my equipment I saw in the light of my flashlight, that a big slimy POOP from "angry bird" (please dont laugh!) had hitting the outside of my dewshield about 5-10cm from the scope end!

I realise now what a great idea this dewshield is

The poop had probably hit the front corrector lens at my SW190MN if no dewshield was on there. If so I don`t know what I should have done to clean it up, probably running as fast as possible to our greenhouse grabbing that water-hoose.

I highly reccomend dewshield from now on. That`s all I wanted to say.

Thanks

Gunnar

[JamesM]

Have to thank your lucky stars it wasn't a swan or other large bird flying overhead otherwise it might have been an excuse to adjust your counterweights!

James

[brantuk]

I avoid birds like that lol

[steelfixer]

Your tale reminded me, last week I was intently studding the sky looking for M31 when the view suddenly got very black in places and the pattern of blackness was growing and reducing in size.

I thought yep I have been overdoing it and my eyes had finally cried enough.

Lifting my head up to regain my composure I noticed in the moonlight a seagull was merrily wandering along my line of sight.

What the hell is a seagull doing out at 2 oclock in the morning !!!

Didn't half give me a turn.

Graham

[MjrTom]

With my light polluted skies I hear birds quite a bit when out star gazing.

The robyn likes singing from the street lamp and I usually hear sea gulls and geese flying overhead.

[Beulah]

Have to thank your lucky stars it wasn't a swan or other large bird flying overhead otherwise it might have been an excuse to adjust your counterweights!

James

You ought to see how much comes out of the back of a heron.

I stay RIGHT by my scope at all times....

[saturn4me]

Or a pterodactyl!?!?

[Gunnar]

Or a pterodactyl!?!?

What! kind of sort on space is that? I take a wild guess It`s not a bird.