Shutdown with dew shield installed

whoami

Last night I fell asleep while Seestar was tracking object in my backyard. It had a 3D printed dew shield on. When I woke up, Seestar was already shut down and fully parked, facing downwards as usual. The dew shield was lying on the grass. The thing is, it is not loose enough to simply fall off, so it is possible it was stuck there for some time before it eventually fell off. Should I be worried about possible damage? Everything seems to be ok so far. Also, is there a way how to disable Seestar from automatically parking on its own?

AstroNet@ZWO

whoami Currently, it is not possible to prevent Seestar from automatically shutting down when the battery is low, but we will consider this and find ways to optimize it.

whoami

What about the possible damage? How does Seestar react when there is some resistance while it is shutting down?

AstroNet@ZWO

whoami If the lens cannot be retracted after the camera automatically shuts down due to low battery, it will make Seestar unportable and unable to be packed into a box. We are considering optimizing this and providing users with more options.

LA3QMA

Just a few ideas not sure if they are doable.

If the firmware can measure how much power the stepper motor is using. It could be possible to get a indication that something is "stuck" and the motor should reverse and the app pop up a message to warn you.

Also it could be possible to glue on magnets. There is enough space when the scope is powered off and closed. Then the dew shield should fall off. Maybe not a perfect solution and it might disturb the sensors in the Seestar.

Maybe the "best" solution is to enable a function that the user enabe/disable if you have a dew shield/filter connected and when the Seestar is going to automatic power off its not going to turn the scope all the way but just as far that filter/dew shield is not going to get stuck.