Re: [APML] Tales of the really stupid

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

I've pulled that one once. (lens cap on)
I have forgotten to advance the film.........
I leave the N2 purge running on a constant basis all day the next day. If I
have it on the high flow setting I usually set it at when I "blow " some N2
into the film cannister, it will empty the tank in a matter of
hours..........
I have opened up a camera back without rewinding............
The human brain wasn't meant to think well after a sleepless night. But you
said something about 11PM? <g>
You'll do better next time but it sure is disappointing to blow the work
isn't it?
Bobby Middleton

baloney detection:
http://www.koyote.com/users/bobm/Baloney%20Detection.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Hammonds" <shammonds@creatorsview.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:52 AM
Subject: [APML] Tales of the really stupid


> They say confession is good for the soul, so...
>
> It has been clear here in Georgia for the last several days, but due to
high
> winds I didn't setup until Saturday afternoon. I took 2 tech pan images
> Saturday night, one of them is posted below, it was a test of my 2X Canon
> converter, and has a quick and dirty processing.
>
> Well, last night was pristine, clear, calm and great seeing. Saturn was
rock
> steady at 192x in my NP101, just beautiful. I was already polar aligned
from
> the night before, the scope was setup on my driveway and I was taking my
> first image at 6:50pm. After completing the first image I was inside
getting
> ready to shoot the second when the phone rang and a friend wanted to stop
by
> to visit for a few minutes. Here is where the evening went bad. I decided
to
> turn on the exterior lights so he wouldn't run over my scope and mount. I
> thought I would cover the camera with a black cloth to keep out any stray
> white light. I put the lens cap on and threw the black cloth on the top.
> After my friend departed I started the next image in Cass, then moved on
to
> the next, IC410 in Auriga. Around 11pm I decide I was finished for the
night
> and uncoupled the camera for storage in a dessicant filled container until
> developing in the morning. Inside I discovered I had left the lens cap in
> place on the camera!!!! The night was a total bust. My wife just shook her
> head.  I haven't done anything that dumb in quite a while.
>
>
> California Nebula
> http://www.creatorsview.com/astrophoto/techpan/ngc1499.html
>
> Scott Hammonds
>
>
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