hour long, town wide power cut...

[frugal]

... shame it was cloudy ;(

[ronin]

Do you have a power tank or battery for the mount?

If it is run from a mains converter then having a power cut and a dark clear sky but unable to run the mount etc is even more annoying.

[hes not well again]

Just your luck, I dont suppose it was anything to do with you was it? You can tell us.

[frugal]

I am fairly sure it was not my fault I was walking back to the house from the garage when the lights went out. Got back into the house and the dog was quietly freaking out as no one had told her it was time for bed before the lights went out; girl child was still listening to an audio book on her iPod; and boy child had found a torch and was reading in bed.

As it was horribly cloudy I just lit some candles; got myself a drink; and sat down with a book on sword wrapping

[kirkster501]

We get about two a month up on the hill where we live.  Shame, it always seems cloudy when we have one!