I did get the tripod because I have no prior experience with tripods and wanted to make my life easy. I’m probably a bad judge as to its usability for other purposes, but it is definitely large. There are much sleeker options for carrying around but this sucker goes from my office to the backyard and occasionally the trunk.
DrinkMonkey
joined 2 years ago
I’m just under 4kg, and it works well. I’m able to get very good balance, which matters, and my focal length isn’t too long at 270mm which is forgiving.
It’s really great having a go-to mount. Saves my neck, especially with the ASIAir and plate solving.
As a beginner, it’s perfect for me with a small refractor with ALL the accessories (cooled astro camera, filter wheel, auto focusser, guide scope and camera, ASIAir).
Sure you can spend more now on something fancy like a strain-wave, but those prices are much higher and unless a big heavy scope purchase is imminent, get the GTi, use it with what you have or nab a small refractor, and pick up your next mount on the used market when it’s time for much less. It really makes things easy.
Just a friendly reminder that no conservative premier in Alberta has served a full term, nor even stood for reelection since Ralph Klein. It’s how they keep the brand fresh.
One other devastating reason to vaccinate, particularly against measles: measles can give your immune system amnesia. All that precious “natural immunity” that these ghouls profess? You can just fucking LOSE it and have to relearn how to fight off previous infections. It’s a goddamned factory reset to day one, but without mommy’s antibodies you got in utero, nor from breast milk. Unless you’re Robin Arryn of the Vale from Game of Thrones.
Their charging network’s handshake speed is just so far ahead of everyone else, as is their reliability.
Conversely, their vehicles’ fast charging curves are comparatively dog shit.
Absolutely. Cars are solar ovens and windows down isn’t going to help my sweaty back. But if you’re not in an enclosed space, it’s a bit better.
So the thing for me isn’t the temperature nor the depth of the snow. It’s sharing space with cars and contending with the very real possibility of falling and getting my head crushed like a grape.
I quite liked using my fat bike in the park through the snow. But on a road with cars on ice? There’s a reason I sold it.
Also, I would literally sweat going downhill on that thing.
Electric bikes work quite nicely in this scenario. Beautiful cooling breeze with minimal, if any, effort.
But did you solve your own problem?
The National Film Board is totally free, and you can watch the Log Driver’s Waltz anytime you please!
Auto guiding right now! Under 3” of error, though I don’t really know if that’s particularly good or bad. Pretty new at this!