
Audacious Ant: Jan 2010 – Sept 2020
One night 3 weeks ago my CCD camera produced a dud frame. Just noise. But the rest of the night’s observations went normally. The following night it was all noise. Yes, some stars could be seen, but mostly it was ugly. I tried again the following night, in the hope the problem might clear with a restart. Nope. Emails to the SBIG service man, Bill Lynch, were discouraging. The ST-8XME is obsolete and spare parts are virtually non-existent. The last time I sent it back for repair Bill had said the board he put in was the last one he had. SBIG also do aRead More →