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c/astronomy-photoshollym82hollym8217d agoProlific Poster

Scope mount failed during the Orion nebula shot last Tuesday night

Honestly I was 45 minutes into stacking frames and the whole rig just sagged. The dovetail bar slipped because I didn't tighten the screws enough after switching cameras. Lost all those sub exposures. Tbh I sat there for a minute staring at the laptop screen feeling stupid. Then I just grabbed my allen key set and cranked everything down proper. Has anyone else had a mount slip ruin a night of imaging?
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robinson.jake
Oh man, my buddy stripped his focuser gears the same way.
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elizabeth_bailey26
Heard a guy on a podcast say loctite on those screws saves the night.
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