Destroyed my Scope :(

[Raga]

Gutted matey.

May sound harsh but I'm kinda hoping that the damage is worse than expected so it is worth claiming on the insurance.

Every cloud has a silver lining tho, u just gotta find it.

Chin up.

[Astro Imp]

So sorry, that's the stuff of nightmares, hope you get up and running soon.

Good luck.

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Sorry to hear that. Main thing is that your okay though.

[ggreene1]

I dropped my Canon EOS 40D right on the lense once and I know what a terrible feeling that was... so with a camera and a scope I really feel bad for you. Hope you can get back up and imaging soon.

[Atlas]

Update: Good news and bad news.

Bad news: My insurance doesn't cover dropping something. It's a specific policy you need to get.

Good news: The primary mirror isn't cracked as I first thought. When I took it apart, what looked like the mirror fracture was actually a couple long pieces of hair on the mirror. After checking the ota with a straight edge, it isn't bent or deformed. Looks like the camera and focuser absorbed the impact. I was able to swap my focuser and convert it from the normal crawford to a 2 speed with just some part swapping and a custom bracket to engage the fine focuse drive.

So I will still be able to use my webcam until I get a new Canon EOS in February. I dodged a huge bullet this time round.

[Astro Imp]

What a relief, so pleased to hear that things are not as bad as was first thought.

[E621Keith]

That was close. Congratulation on your mirror's survival

[RikM]

Bad luck; that is a serious size rig to knock over

Do you have the tripod set with a North facing lead leg or South facing? When my mount was delivered it had the pin set for a South facing leg and that just isn't as stable, so I swapped the pin around to standard North leg leading configuration. Much more stable and easier access to the polar scope.

[beamish]

ugh

[laser_jock99]

Lucky escape with the primary mirror there. I always worry about dropping my Newtonian scope as it's a bit big & heavy for easy moving around in the garden.

[MrsR]

Omg so glad it wasn't a total wipeout

[Atlas]

I give Orion props on the build quality of the scope, it hit extremely hard and survived...so kudos to the build team.

[michaelmorris]

Sorry to hear about the camera. I would be gutted if I dropped mine.

[bottletopburly]

woops a mr bean moment

[Catweazel]

Glad it wasnt as bad a it looked; comiserations re camera

I rolled my Evostar off the table, wrecking the focuser and just escaped damaging the lens! I can still remember the pain of that moment