The feedback on the screen is not naturally helpful during a night sky timelapse, and drains the battery. Closing the screen stops the capture via intervalometer, so it must be open. The screen doesn't display the last image while capturing a new one, so it's only displaying an image between recording. If doing back-to-back frames the screen is always grey and on, so draining the battery but not offering value.
I would prefer to either display the last captured image until there is a new one, or allow the screen to be completely off.
Ideally, I would love to be able to view captured images from a physically separate device like an iPad wile recording. Touching the camera means bumping alignment and I believe stopping capture... neither an option.
I used to access the 'memory' batteries in my Maxxum 7000 and replace them. Blast from the past. Those were pretty easy though; one board located under the battery grip and a soldering iron did the trick.
As near as I can tell it takes a special battery that we can't lay hands on anyway. Here's a link to get the process rolling if you want to replace it:
Product Repair - Electronics Support | Sony USA
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