Astroscot2

1 hour ago, saac said:

Remember the additional cost are not just import tax you also have to factor in VAT . I may be wrong, but I believe VAT also goes on transport costs.  Customs and excise may also apply an administrative charge.  Few years back I imported some Moonlite products from the USA (prior to them having UK distribution) and the savings all but disappeared. 

Jim 

You pay duty on the value + frt costs & insurance fees , you pay vat on the value, frt charges, duty! and uk clearance charges.  All adds up.

I received some feedback from Pagasus advising that I require the thin bracket to mount the  FC on the Baader newtonian focuser. As yet I've been unable to source such bracket in the UK?

Slight elongation on all the stars, could be flexure?. How are you guiding, OAG or guidescope 

Surely someone has attached a focuscube to a steeltrack?

I was 14 when Halley came back round' I remember observers in OZ first viewing the comet April that year, I tried to find it in Oct with no luck when it was in Gemini, finally saw it in Taurus early Nov with binos. I need to look out my old astro journals in the attic. 

16 hours ago, Neil27 said:

Pegasus descended from the heavens over the last few days. Courtesy of RVO and great service as always.

1 pocket powerbox advance, 1 Focus Cube v2, and a standard dew heater.

Clear skies everyone 🔭💫

Hello Neil, can I ask if your focuscube came with 2 bracket options?

Oh it's been worth the wait.

After a long wait Ive finally managed to purchase a Baader Steeltrack focuser for my newtonian,  I would be interested to know if anyone has successfully managed to attach a Pegasus Focuscube 2 to it for autofocusing?

Thanks

You can't beat a well made Newtonian.  Very nice

On 16/10/2020 at 13:06, Graham Darke said:

Is it Schmidt Newtonian by any chance? Orion Optics used to sell a 200mm f4 Schmidt Newt in the early 90s. They marketed it as the XSN200 which came on their own German eq Mount. If my memory serves me correctly, they also marketed the same tube on a Vixen GP Mount which they sold under a different model name.  Was there an XLX200? 

I saved like crazy to buy same scope with my first job. At nearly £900 its still the worse Instrument I've ever owned. The corrector plate as they called  it was a rough edged piece of glass that's only job was to hold the secondary.  I won't continue, piece of rubbish. 

At the moment not being able to buy certain bits of kit for many months. No stock and no timescales.I understand completely the supply chain issues but it is frustrating. 

Wow, what a collection of great images , you have been busy !

Mark

Im not sure how the port office or couriers work with their export declarations but basically the camera needs to be retuned under (OPR) outward processing relief for warranty repair, it can then be imported back in to the UK as OPR  return and the sender only pays any duty and VAT on the repair value not the value of the camera.

Mark

1 hour ago, George Sinanis said:

OK - i am still trying to figure out how to proceed with this but, i need to comment that @FLO has been great with their willingness to help, even if they do not have to. A genuinely great company to deal with - hats off.

So, i need a wide field, light and with great optics travel scope, to work very well with my ASI533MC. My options are:

• New Redcat51
• ASKAR230
• Sharpstar 61EDPH II (do i need a reducer for flat field)?

 

If i did not have 2nd thoughts, i would have gone for a new Redcat51 but, may i please check (if you know) how susceptible are they to lose lenses alignment or to other issues?

Hello George.

I use a ZWO 2600MC with my Spacecat51 which is identical to the red cat,  the stars are pretty good across the FOV even with this larger CMOS chip with only very slight tilt in one corner which does not bother me.  My only issue with the space cat is the focuser, I changed out the bat mask and replaced with the finer grate version that Lucomatico was selling which helped, Ideally I want to autofocus it going forward.

Mark

Look to be this asteroid.

A UVC light will kill the fungus in the meantime, depending on how long the fungus has been there itay have already etched the coatings?

I purchased the diagonal for my spacecag 51,  it only accepts 1.25" eyepieces but should provide a a superb wide field view with my ES24mm.

Taken over several clear nights once it cleared the trees. SW 120 Esprit, ZWO2600MC, IDAS LP filter, 107 x 300s, captured with NINA and processed in APP& Affinity. 

Would the ASI air be compatible with this mount?

Taken during the  clear skies of the previous full moon. 52 x 600 through the Esprit 120 F7. Zwo 2600mc, Lextreme filter.

Processed in APP. Colours are a little funky, need to have a play with PI and seperate HA and OIii.

Sad Monkey face with Goatee beard.

A few peaceful nights out imaging

On 18/03/2022 at 22:05, Catanonia said:

Wow, the easy question is why ? Dslr owners get rid of them for the very reason it blocks what we want to see. I struggle to see the sense in this if true

Try imaging with a refractor or lens system without uv/ir blocking. 

The 2600mc doesn't have a uv.ir filter as far as I know as what would be the point of it being an astro camera if it did.

Im sorry to tell you but the 2600MC front window has UV/IR blocking.  

Superb image, God I want an Epsilon.