A number of users of refractors are experiancing large reflections, (bright stars with overly large reflections), banding due to extraneous light entering the...
and the prior world using round filters is the fact that we have square filters in a round aperture. Yep, we have a square peg in a round hole to use an old...
I don't see a CFW7 and yet I could swear some people are selling it. I'm hoping to have a PL6303E C1 with a CFW7 on it. I wouldn't mind space for an few...
FLI, I just received my Proline-16803 and CFW4-5 but I have a few simple questions: 1- what adapter do I need to get to connect the CFW4-5 to the Proline? 2-...
look in a folder called anti-reflective_coatings this came from a booklet by Swarovski on binoculars and riflescopes. it explains how AR coatings work and what...
FLI users may find this new low cost dedicated autoguider from Orion a good option. I ordered one just to see how it would work. I think it uses the same...
Hi, I have one of the newer style pdf focusers and in the Ascom driver I have the option checked to home the pdf and then position to a mid- position. Well...
in the files section is a folder called cs4point5_ha_images and within it are two recent images of sh2-240 (simesis 147) one was taken last weekend under a...
I went out to the ranch on Friday and imaged from there on Friday and Saturday nights shooting Halpha. I managed to snag 5h40min of SH2-240 in a moonless sky...
Hi all, If you can take some time to see this : http://www.astrosurf.com/nico-outters/astro/NGC6992%20en%20SIIHaOIII.htm There are some flash animations that...
I find the whole discussion about filters a little ... shrill. There is nothing wrong with middlemen. There is nothing wrong with refusing to buy something...
Hello all, When I have good subexposures and time to reprocess it I take some pleasure to experiment different palette, this palette is a classical Hubble...
Does anyone know who the manufacturer or supplier of FLI HaLRGB filters are? Also, how do they compare to Astrodon square filters? The prices are about the...
I layered in the core, cropped & did a little color adjustment. Pending some creative comments, this is pretty close to done. It's way past my usual natural...
Hi guys, I have a FLI cfw-2-7 and a set of astrodon filters. The O rings that came with the CFW are too thick. I am wondering of anyone knows where to get the...
I have to get an adapter made to use my Proline-16803/CFW-4-5/square FLI filters with my AP 155EDF scope/155TCC telecompressor. The OPTICAL distance from the...
I just bought a used Proline 16803 with CFW-4-5 filter wheel. I want to use it on my FSQ. Does anyone know what adapter I need to get to do this? Thanks, Tom...
Hi Folks: I haven't posted in some time, I've been too busy acquiring data! We may run out of water here soon, but at least we've had clear skies. This is...
The length of the 12v power cord supplied with the Proline camera is 4 feet. Has anyone made an extension? 4 feet is not long enough to work with my mount....
It seems there are a lot of problems with getting FLI products to work properly with USB ports. I've read all that I could find, but none of the problems seem...
I measure the openings to 2.00 which is 50.8 I think the 2" size filter for the SBIG STL is 50mm. The FLI filter wheel however has a strip of material which...
Hi: I thought that some of you might be interested in the images I took with the Sierra Stars Observaory. Camera: FLI Proline 09000 Filter wheel: FLI CW4-5...
Hi, Can anyone help on this please. I have a Cam-2. The shutter is not closing all the way. There is about a 5mm gap. Is it possible to take the camera apart...
I'm currently using a Pentax 125 SDP with dedicated 6x7 reducer...reduces to F 4.9 with BIGGIE illuminated circle for wide field neublae and star field image...
Does anyone have any thoughts about the KAF-8300 as an imaging chip? I've been wondering about this as a possible step up from my ST10 (KAF-3200ME) I notice...
Hello all, A new image from my hard disk, the conditions of seeing were bad and also I had some problems with my balance and guiding was bad for this serie ! ...
