I think people are too quick to blame the weather for bad astro photos

My new tracking mount failed during a clear night in Boise two days ago. It kept losing alignment every 45 minutes, even though the sky was perfect. I spent hours checking my polar alignment and balance, but the issue was a tiny piece of grit inside the mount's gearbox from the factory. Has anyone else had a brand new piece of gear just give up on a good night?

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andrew_shah20d ago

Just had to clean out my own mount last month

williams.luna20d ago

My friend's mount got so bad last year.

xenam8420d ago

Ugh, mine was a total mess too, just like @williams.luna said!