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...
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...
What do people recommend for 24V portable power for an NJP? I know I can buy two 12V batteries and hook them in series. Just wondering if anyone has found a...
Does anyone know, or could someone please measure the focuser shaft diameter on the FS refractors (any that use the 10:1 modification). Gracias mi amigos Paul...
Hi, It appears that a few of us here do not have the polar scope illuminator functioning. In order to overcome this problem I placed a small torch-light,...
Hi Group.. I´m thinking to put a fixed IDAS 72mm ??? filter INTO the focuser of the FSQ106ED..BEFORE the focal reducer...so,when I change my optical ...
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 ...
I have actually been reading the owners manual on my new EM-400. I am assuming fig. 29 on page 22 does not coincide with the hypothetical Houston Texas...
I have a Celestron 12V. power tank specifically make to power telescope mounts. It specifications are the following TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Internal...
What does the mounting plate use to anchor to the scope? Is it the Finder Scope flat? Or some other place? If I have a quick detach finder bracket from BT...
My setup needs a little improvement (boy is that an understatement). I am lost on getting the mount to work with TheSky6. It appears to work perfectly with...
I am in Orlando Florida @81`, when setting the offset do I add 6` to 135` or subtract 6` from 135`. The manual says that 135` for Toyoko is equal to 75` EST. ...
I have an Astro Pier from LeSueur that I have been using with a GM-8. I want to mount the EM-10 and need to find a source for an adapter plate. Could someone...
Hi, After many queries,which so many of you (especially Bill Bradford) so patiently clarified for me, yesterday appeared to be a clear night and time to put...
I am in the process of converting from a Losmandy GM8 Gemini system. I have a possibility to buy a EM-10 with Temma. I have been told that it does not come...
Anyone have a copy of the manual. My mount is used and the copy I received is pretty dog-eared. Would you know of a site where I can download it? Thanks for...
If one wanted to create a synthetic lum out of RGB images, what would be the best way to go about that. Combine the combined RGB via medina, avg or sum?...
Hi I am still not quite sure how the reticle should appear before placing polaris in the correct spot during aligning. The markings on the reticle are mixing...
Hey Group: I just bought an awesome FC-76. What solutions are people using to achieve focus with this scope? Right now using the supplied 1.25 visual back, I...
I found the following off the shelf adapters to work well to adapt SBIG's ST series cameras and TOA reducers/flatteners: 2.7" TOA Reducer - 83.7mm distance: ...
Can anyone tell me the worm period for the EM-200? Thanks...Neil www.flemingastrophotography.com Direct from Boston - brilliant diamonds in pea soup Also check...
I'm looking for advise on a mount for a TOA 150 for photographic work. Vendors seem to be pushing harder towards the EM400 but I don't want to spend an extra...
How effective is the Newtonian mode coma corrector supplied with the CN-212? The specs state an image circle large enough for an STL-11000; has anyone tried...
With the 'regular' reducer having an image circle of 50mm is there any advantage of spending an additional $1200 for the super reducer when doing CCD imaging...
Hi, Yesterday I tried polar aligning for the 1st. time with the EM11- Temma 2 JR. My procedure was as following: 1. Place mount in a vertical position with the...
Hi Again Group, I received my Shoestring adaptor for the guide port, and last night I had my 2000mm 8inch SCT and webcam guiding to approx 1 arc sec in medium...
Here's an image of the sunspot groups 0989, 0988 and 0987 with large filament at 08.43 on 27.3.08. Captured on Takahashi 102 nsv at f8 with Colorado SolarMax90...
Dear, I created the folder HVB for my files and moved PoleFinder.zip (Pole finder for EM-200 and EM-400 mounts) and some other files into the folder. I added a...
When I was at a astro camp a couple of weeks ago, I suspect some clown decided to douse themselves with insect repellent whilst near my TOA130. I suspect some...
