Skywatcher Star Adventurer

[hobsey]

Here is my intended setup for widefield but for now until I get the hang of it, I will just use the mount and camera.

This setup includes Canon 1100D with RDF mounted to the hotshoe, 9x50 finder modified to a guidescope, QHY5L-II as the guide camera run from a Packard Bell netbook.

Lenses are Vivitar Series 1 200mm f3, Panagor 135mm f2.8, F.Zuiko MC 50mm 1.8 and a Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 ultra wide lens.

The whole purpose of this setup is portability due to living in a flat and I find my CG5-GT to bulky to cart around.

Excuse the poor quality pics as they were taken on my phone.

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Looking good, hope you can get it outside before too long.

[hobsey]

Looking good, hope you can get it outside before too long.

Cheers, so do I.

Been waiting long enough for it.

[hobsey]

The quick camera and lens setup.

[Davey-T]

Hoping to use mine unguided and without laptop, don't know if this is feasible but will give it a go, focussing will be the biggest problem with only the live view screen and my eyesight

Dave

[hobsey]

Hoping to use mine unguided and without laptop,

Your results may turn out better as there is a lot to go wrong with the laptop and guided setup as I've never guided before.

[Alien 13]

Very nice setup you have there and a great selection of lenses.

Alan

[hobsey]

Well, I can get the unguided setup in to my photography rucksack which I'm really pleased about.

[Davey-T]

Thinking I might get yet another Maplin case next time they're on offer to stick it in.

Just reading the confusing Polar aligning bit in the manual, does it take into account the fact that the image in the Polar scope is upside down and back to front ?

Dave

[hobsey]

Its easier than you think, don't really need to take notice of the image within the scope. The circle in the middle is the important bit.

Plenty of videos on Youtube.

Its the alignment of the polar scope which is the tricky bit.

[gary1968]

Nice. I am gonne try mine unguided first as the main reason I goot it was to simplfy my imaging at my dark site. Your guided setup is the same as mine will be should I go that way.

[Davey-T]

Waited for the Moon to set and had quick first go, rough Polar align on wobbly tripod.

Canon 60Da, Canon 20mm at  f5.6, 300secs. single JPEG

Out of focus but stars look quite round.

Dave