What did you forget to bring inside?

[Alkaid]

******, I left my moon map and book outside last night. As we all know - it snowed. Moon map and book are now somewhat soggy .

What's the worst thing you've left out there?

[dweller25]

I left a 25mmTal Plossl out overnight last winter, it was -7'C !!

I brought it into the conservatory for a couple of hours to slowly warm up and then into the house - no problems at all - still have it.

[sanmatt]

I very nearly left the entire scope outside one night. I was just about to go to bed and suddenly though the corner of the lounge looks empty...****!!

[Space Bat]

Never happened to me that I can remember - but am pretty gormless at times so its only a matter of time

[i-CONICA]

Almost left my 127 mak with Canon 550D stuck to the back of it over night. I kept meaning to bring it in, but was hoping for the sky to clear up then it'd be "back on". But it never did, and I forgotten all about it, came back down to bring it in though, and all was fine.

[Daniel-K]

the dog lol poor thing was out there for an hour

[MjrTom]

Not left stuff out all night but I have lost count the number of times I have put the scope out to cool down in cloudless skies for a passing shower to comeby without me realising.

As for small items they each have a place in their respective cases so nitice if something is missing when packing up for the night.

Got into quite a routine for pack down as it always tends to be in the early hours when thoughts of a warm bed distract the mind

[garethmob]

I left my red light torch out once (Asda sp torch with aa batterys) and red plastic. Turned it on when I found it and it was dead. Left it on window sill for 2 days all empty n it worked again

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[RikM]

I keep dropping sketching pencils in the dark. I normally find them again in the morning but that is all. I don't recall ever leaving anything important outside.

[Parus major]

My chair, every time I go out, in fact.

[themos]

My son left the Canon Powershot A710 outside in the rain for a few days.

It's fine.

[Flying Eye]

I would like to have been able to say, my ex wife - doh, missed opportunity!

[Lancashire Astroguy]

Can't say I've ever left anything behind accidently after observing, but on a number of times I've dropped the tiny little screws that secure the slow motion control bendy things (not sure thats their technical name) to the mount whilst packing the scope away. They are murder to find in the grass, although somehow I've always managed to recover them!

James

[Stu]

Slightly different thing, but I always seem to leave my red dot finder switched on. Have left it on for days, admittedly on the lowest power setting and the battery still seems fine.

A healthy dose of OCD normally prevents me leaving anything outside

Stu

[Peter Drew]

I left a Coronado Helios 1 Ha scope out all night having used it during the day (£3K)

[LukeSkywatcher]

I once left my dog out in -5C weather. But she has a big kennel to sleep in in the garden so i wasnt too upset.

[Lancashire Astroguy]

Slightly different thing, but I always seem to leave my red dot finder switched on.

Snap!!! Those disk-shaped batteries don't come cheap either

James

[Parus major]

I've done two sets of them for a laser collimator leaving it on. Amazon are pretty good for them, Tesco will have your dog off you if you want to buy them there.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I have on occasion drop a lens cap of an EP and not been able to find it in the dark. I always managed the next day.

Regarding leaving dogs outside, friends of my parents had an Alaskan Malamute dog (like Husky but a bit bigger and stronger). They "left" it outside in the snow (tied to a tree) in their front garden. The neighbours suggested this was cruel, whereupon the owners invited them to drag the dog inside. They tried and the dog would not budge. It flatly refused to be dragged into the warm house. The snow was much to much fun .

[RogerTheDodger]

Snap!!! Those disk-shaped batteries don't come cheap either

James

10 CR2032 20332 3V LITHIUM BUTTON CELL COIN BATTERIES | eBay I haven't noticed any difference in performance.

[Stinky_Pete]

my copy of turn left at orion on an almost nightly basis when i had just started. Now i use goto i have more expensive things to leave out....like laptops..******....2 weeks drying out before i dared switch it on again...it works ok now but the battery is pooped

[earth titan]

1000d for 3 days.

Still works.

[assasincz]

What's the worst thing you've left out there?

So far, nothing...knock knock

That said however, I sometimes forget myself at the scope and let a star chart open while dew falls on it....this always get on my nerves.

[pastiche]

I left the whole lot out overnight at -6...

Stupid or what. Got away with it though.

[Ant]

The worst thing I've left in the garden was me.

I was waiting for an hours sub to come in the other night and fell asleep while watching the progress bar. Must have been asleep for 30 - 45 minutes, woke up just before the end of the sub!

The coffee cup had gone cold and frozen itself to the table... I was cold to the bone, called it a night after that!

Ant