A second attempt at an old favourite M42. This time at 540mm with a Televue NP 101. With the last quarter moon in the sky, exposures were kept short to reduce...
Hi all...new to the group here. My main observing/imaging site does not give a view of Polaris so I'm going to have to use the drift alignment method to polar...
Hi Patrick For fl up to 100-150mm you can live with the daytime polar alignement procedure, described in the new TT320X manual. See in folder files. I make my...
What a beautiful capture of M42. It's great to see what amazing shots you can achieve with the Astrotrac. Gary ************** Looking for simple solutions to...
Hello all. Iam new to the forum , but not to astrotrac....hope you are all enjoying using it, I know I am. Hoping to speak to you all soon. Gary Fildes....
... That for me is where the beauty of the Astrotrac system resides. Simple, portable, yet delivers high quality performance and results. I still have to setup...
This was the base of a custom built german equatorial mount. The RA assembly mounted on top of this plate. I just removed the RA and Dec assembly and mounted...
Hey Richard, I wish. It was the base of a GEM made by John Davis, The RA bolted to the plate at the top of this assembly. I just unbolted the RA and Dec ...
Yesterday I checked the alignment and it was off. After a very frustrating time, I managed to get it aligned. Then I realized that the LED wasn't lighting the...
... frustrating ... wasn't ... it ... But then ... things ... be. ... images, to ... opposite the ... Don, dont get to disheartened, the polar scope is...
Much appreciated Gary. I have taken over 1000 images with it and wondered at times about the tracking. I didn't join this group till recently and started ...
This has been an obvious need for the astrotrac for a long time. Hope someone handy with machining who would like to make a few bucks would do something about...
I need to adjust the reticle such that the LED will illuminate it again. I'm trying to follow Richard's instructions. I'm getting long in the tooth and no...
No pun intended but I was tired of screwing around and used a set of large pliers with tape over the clamps to loosen the illuminator. It turned quite easily...
Hi Don, As long as you don't crush the illuminator it should be fine to use some sort of gripper. I normally wrap it in a cloth and gently hold it in a bench...
Richard, I assume you can check the polar scope arm is parrallel to the polar axis by rotating the polar scope attachement arm around the Astrotrac polar axis...
My hex tool for the screws on the AstroTrac polar scope has made the holes in the screw heads so big that the screws are very hard to screw in or out. I think...
Hi Don It seems, that this are standard M3 x 6mm locking screws (grub screws). I am shure if kendrick does not have them, they can tell you where to buy them. ...
Don: I can't help but ask. If you have taken over 1000 photos with your astrotrac were they all star trailed because of the incorrect alignment of your polar...
... out? I am relatively new at this and sometimes don't understand what is happening. I have noticed star trailing a few times and that seemed to be corrected...
Hi All: Almost forgot I took this shot. Conditions deteriorated so was unable to get more subs - shame really because it was the first trip to my new dark...
Hi Phil That's a very good result for a single 5 min sub. Your polar alignment appears pretty good, shame about the weather. How have you mounted your ED80?...
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