chrismills

I use a 9x50 finderscope with a webcam and the modern astronomy adapter as a guidescope. Seems to work reasonably well now but focussing was a big headache.

After a lot of effort and a broken webcam through overtightening I found that removing the locking ring on the finderscope allowed me to position the lens for proper focus. Unfocussing a little does seem to help PHD.

Chris

Fantastic images from such a simple setup. I've given it a try this evening but the moon's a bit too bright and washed out a lot of details. Can't wait to give it a try on a moonless night.

Chris

Sorry. Still learning how to use the forum a bit. Hopefully image attached.

Had a 4" reflector for years. Wife bought me a Skywatcher 8" Dob for my birthday and here's one of my first shots of Orion. I was super excited to be able to capture any kind of an image.