First time imaging for ~18 months.

[StuartJPP]

Haven't had the opportunity to image for the past (circa) 18 months until tonight.

Well (touch wood) things have gone quite smoothly and I am surprised how quick I managed to get things up and running again, despite the grey matter fading quickly. Hadn't even switched on my netbook since April but a fresh charge and everything is still there ready and waiting.

Need to label a few cables as I was pondering which USB cable went into which slot, but other than that no real problems.

Polar alignment was a doddle (DIY Polemaster), guiding (PHD2), goto (Stellariumscope), image acquisition (APT), dithering (PHD2 and APT) and plate solving (APT) all worked fine...first time.

I do have all my bits in a single box so if the box isn't empty after setting up I know something isn't connected. I Lso don't update any software on the netbook except for critical updates every now and then.

So the question is.....what has gone wrong that I haven't spotted yet 🤣😂