The moon on a very windy night

[peterbolson]

I had just managed to get a couple of single shots with my S95 compact last night ( composite image attached ) before the wind actually blew my SW 8" DOB over !

There was no visible damage but something had obviously happened to the focusser as the axle no longer seemed to grip on the drawtube. I've fixed it by sticking a piece of insulation tape along the flat surface on the side of the drawtube and it now feels better than before.

That's the last time I try using it in those sort of conditions ! I wouldn't have tried last night except that the weather is making me desperate

Peter

[hayju01]

Sorry to hear about your focuser damage! That image is quite spectacular, nice and sharp.