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  1. JonHigh
    That’s brilliant. I can’t thank you enough for your help! I’ll purchase it tomorrow with confidence! 😁 Enjoy the rest of your evening
  2. JonHigh
    Okay, thank you. I have just checked and indeed there are grub screws albeit very recessed. So never done this before, I take it these are not mounting or tension screws etc? So it will work? Odd it’s cylindrical and not flat. I hope that doesn’t affect anything?
  3. JonHigh
    Ah ha!!! I was starting to lose hope! 😂 Sure it’s a M92 3.6” Rack and pinion Please find a photo attached…
  4. JonHigh
    Nobody can help? I always thought it odd that the serial number on my telescope was 0001. I guess Altair Astro don’t sell many of these scopes! 😂 i would seriously appreciate any help.
  5. JonHigh
    Nice! Not too far off my setttings. Good to know. 👍🏻 The one setting I’m unsure of is the offset. Got it at 50 as well which seems to work nicely so it’s not rock bottom but I have seen others at much higher levels. The histogram doesn’t seem to clip at 50 that I’ve seen.
  6. JonHigh
    Hi. Hoping somebody can help me out? I have an Altair Wave 102 Triplet, as the title suggests I am looking to buy a ZWO EAF for it. However, just wanting to ask if anybody has installed this successfully as I’m not sure which screws to remove from the underside of the focuser to put it on? I would like to know before I buy it, not knowing if it even fits. Did ask Altair Astro but couldn’t tell me as they don’t sell ZWO gear. Might be the same focuser as the Altair Wave 115 etc..?
  7. JonHigh
    Just had a look at your website. Lovely images to browse through. Thank you for sharing your hard work over the years. Inspirational! I have some decisions to make if I want to carry on persisting with the Mak or sell it for something else more suited for my longer focal length needs.
  8. JonHigh
    Hi Roy and thanks for the reply. That’s food for thought especially collimating! Thank you for the tip should I buy one. I think the 10” would be far to heavy for my humble HEQ5 setup but was just looking at 6” as it be absolutely fine with the guide and cameras etc regarding weight but would prefer the 8” even though I would be losing a bit of aperture. Maybe I’ll sell the Mak. How is it with solar system objects as I know the Mak is hard to beat! That said, as you can tell my interest is more with DSO’s.
  9. JonHigh
    Hi Roy. As you know I have been tinkering around with my 150 Mak which has got me thinking about getting a Classical Cassegrain or a RC. Do you have any experience with an RC as I’m not sure which to start looking for? I understand that collimating an RC is a bit of a business, is the CC easier/more straight forward? The results look extremely good on your 10” though! Would need to upgrade the mount for that!
  10. JonHigh
    Very nice. Been thinking about buying this filter to replace my Altair Tri-band. Out of interest, what were your settings used?
  11. JonHigh
    Hi All, Taking advantage of clearish skies last night, I went out with my SkyMax150 to do some more experimental DSO imaging with it; this time on M57 and IC 5146. I was shooting at prime focus rather than using the diagonal like last time (M27 posted the other day). I definitely had a few issues with it this time around. Mainly with back focusing and I believe mirror slop especially when it slewed from The Ring Nebula to the Cocoon Nebula. I let the plan run and should have checked itI Oh well, learning curve and all that... However, I think I will go back to using the diagonal next time out as the results were noticeably much better. Thought I would share my almost failed attempts with you all. They aren't great but the potential is most definitely there! Either way, having fun with it and that's the point is it not? 😂
  12. JonHigh
    Yup. Had a tiny ROI. Just one 3 minute video before the seeing got so bad I couldn’t see it. Processed in Autostakkert and Registax with colour correction and RGB Alignment due to the filter being in place LOl. It’s just an awesome camera and can’t recommend it enough. Just handles anything you throw at it! Only issue is the FPS is very slow compared to my ASI585 or any other dedicated planetary camera. I did take an unplanned video of the moon as well on the same evening that I posted up. That’s impressive too! Going to put it my Mak just to see how it performs once the skies clear enough for good captures.
  13. JonHigh
    Hi all. I took a very quick, unplanned shot of Jupiter following a cancelled nebula plan due to horrible skies that rolled in. I even forgot to take the Triband filter out! I know it’s not great but hey just wanted to share…
  14. JonHigh
    I think somewhere in between the two. Lovely image nonetheless.
  15. JonHigh
    Definitely between the two. I personally find that stars can sometime detract from the object you are taking a picture of. Nothing wrong with tuning them down a bit to allow the nebulosity pop out and showcase it. Awesome image!!!
  16. JonHigh
    Hi. Just seen this. That’s something you don’t see often at all! Thank you.
  17. JonHigh
    Splendid image considering this awful weather. Was going to go out myself but decided not too. Wish I did now!
  18. JonHigh
    Go for it. It’s a lovely scope for observing with especially the Moon, planets and double stars. The detail it produces is fantastic. The images I have are outstanding as well! Now with lots of patience and after seeing what it can produce on DSO’s I’m even more pleased with it! People told me you can’t use it for DSO as it’s so slow and narrow FOV. I think I have proven a point. Of course you can! If you want to convert it to use a mounted guide scope, the 150 is relatively easy to do. The 180 might be harder to get rings at a reasonable cost. How it compares to a faster SCT I’m not sure as I don’t have one but was almost double the price at the time. I will however, at some point be comparing it with my 4” Triplet with the same camera. But for the smaller objects I just wanted to fill the frame rather than having to crop heavily.
  19. JonHigh
    Retro wallpaper!!! 😂
  20. JonHigh
    Thanks for the reply. I must give it a go next time out. Unfortunately the weather doesn’t give you too many chances to experiment a lot. Hopefully that will change in the coming crisp months ahead. Yes. It’s actually quite worrying just how many are up there!
  21. JonHigh
    Very nice again! Just out of curiosity. Do you think it’s better to have short and many exposures or longer and fewer exposures? Which come out better for you?
  22. JonHigh
    That really is an awesome camera! Lovely image. We are all suffering but the results from short acquisition times are amazing. These cameras are getting so good now!
  23. JonHigh
    That is superb!
  24. JonHigh
    Hi all. So after my 20° or so offset framing of Gamma Cygni Nebula I thought, why on earth don’t all ‘Pro’ telescopes and indeed all scopes not have index markings on the rotator? So with a little help from my mate, he produced degree markings print out from my calculations of the circumference of the rotator for my Altair Wave 102 (33cm!). It looks crude but works. Looking forward to using it in the field! IMG_1037.mov
  25. JonHigh
    Hello and welcome. Everyone is very helpful and more than happy to help out. Are you an imager or observer?
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