Anthony, thank you. Hope it can help to ease the ongoing disdussions around the basic handling of Tak mounts. Other mounts are not so finicky with polar...
Hi all! I plan to purchase both the FSQ106s reducer and extender to use with my STL11k. In the case of the reducer in particular, will I need an extra ...
For some older mounts, there were external illuminators available, threaded at the top opening, having just dimly illuminated (adjustable) LED which was...
Hi Pawel, Thanks for your information. Would I be asking too much if I were to ask you to email me or the group a photo of this external illuminator. Thanks...
Last night after months of off and on experimenting I finally got my "F6 reducer for FS-152" to produce round stars to the corners of the chip with an STL11000...
Well done Drew - that was a long job. What a stroke of genius to put a focuser between the FR and the CCD. Did you have to refocus the main scope on each...
... put a focuser between the FR and the CCD. ... Short answer <G>: No Long answer: The changes in back focus distance made with the focuser are really ...
Anyone here familiar with the 12V -> 24V converter sold by CCDAstro? You can read about it here: http://ccdastro.net/Temmaconverter.html Seems a bit expensive...
G'day all, could any one describe it to me how is it works? What is inside and would it be possible to ATM one? A couple of close-up pics would help. Is it...
... It's worth having a look at this page <http://tinyurl.com/3b56ac> to see how one man dealt with step size. I have borrowed his technique for my own...
Hi Guys A low cost option would be to drill a threaded hole from the back side of the camera, insert a threaded rod pushing against the back of CCD to adjust ...
... side of ... adjust ... Actually in another Yahoo group the maker of another brand of telescope claimed that was the problem: that the chip must be warping...
... That is "easy" to test. Just shift the chip sideways to align the optical axis with the corner of the chip (or somewhere off-center), and if the field...
Hi Neil, Timing belts have no backlash if installed with the correct tension and that could be a problem because all the bending forces in this case are upon...
Hi all, I do have my EM-200 for a bit more than one year now (nought it through OPT). Normally it stays in the living room and I move my complete equipment out...
... Thank you, Art for the fast response. Wanted to reply earlier, but I had problems logging in to Yahoo. I followed your suggestion and continue to have FUN!...
Hello everyone, I fear this has been discussed here already a few times, but I could not find (search) the info that I need... so before getting one of the new...
Drew, Is that the 7704 Borg reducer you are using with the FS102? Do you know the spacers involved? This sounds like a good combo. Tom ... From: ancient.sull ...
My apologies. Previously I was at work and writing product numbers from memory. I have the Borg 7887 reducer, not the 7885. When using the 7887 with the FS-102...
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