I got a chance to do an equipment shakedown imaging session on Saturday night, Oct 12, 2019.  It was my first one this season.   I thought I would run into numerous problems, but it was not as bad as I thought it might be.   Only a few things were not working and needed fixing or replacing.   It was all small stuff, like a busted dew strap and broken focus mask, which I was able to glue back together. The main thing I was able to fix were some issues with my mount’s declination axis and backlash settings.   It had been needing some adjustments since before the last time I imaged and I finally got it done.

The weather was nice, at least at first.  We had a cold front pass through the night before down here in Cajun Country – the first significant front of the season and it brought the temps down into the 50’s.    It was very clear at the start of the night and cool.  But, clouds eventually came in and spoiled everything as the night wore on, unfortunately.   By 2:00 AM, I was completely clouded out, so I packed it in and called it a night.

Here’s another version of that moon image, which being a Hunter’s Full Moon, made it a worthwhile keeper: