Chris

A bit more info:

Only some camera lenses are more expensive and don't have the colour correction and flat field, field rotator, or built in focus mask. Still I'm weighing this lens against some L-glass. I just think this is a probably going to be a better option for astro.

Any idea on price, Steve. This could be a marriage made in heaven for the SA mount!

The pain of the cold was very much worth it the other night. Lots of fun viewing and imaging Uranus and Mars, and viewing the Eskimo neb, m42, and a ton of clusters.

Congratulations Chris, looks like it will make a mighty obsy scope

I've not been hanging out on the forum much recently, John. I take it you got hold of one to review and it didn't go well?

I've become a big fan of M4/3 since owning the Panasonic G80, but it might be worth checking out this vid regarding the Yi: Might be ok for very basic astro? I'm not sure if it has a bulb setting though?

Simply a masterpiece! For the most discerning bino enthusiast

Ah, I recognise this Atlux with the Moonraker balance bar! I think you must be the 3rd or even the 4th forum member to own this scope now? Nice to see it kept on the forum, it's becoming mildly famous Congratulations

I obviously missed all the action, anyway, I hope you enjoy the new thing when you get it

Now how primed is this setup for a Televue Takahashi shootout!

Thanks, Alan, that ain't going to work with the 100p then lol I was thinking of picking up the EM10 mk1 or EM5, I've heard great things about the IBIS and the EM10 has in camera timelapse which would be really cool. Also looking at Panasonic cameras as the downside to the Olympus is supposed to be poor video which I do quite a bit of, but the budget Pany's don't have the IBIS. It seems hard to get everything you want in just one camera.

That's so cool, you obviously have some good 3D printing skills!

Wow, they look great!

p.s. Another thought, I've been looking at Olympus and Panasonic micro four thirds (M4/3) cameras for my video work as they have great in body stability. I wonder if one of those cameras would work with the 100p some how? The sensor is further forward as it's mirrorless, and it's smaller than APC so coma might still be acceptable. I guess it depends on how much length any kind of adaptor would add, as I would need to attach it to the scope some how?

I think the rail needed to attach it to the cpc would cost a fair portion of a basic driven EQ mount, also I want a small EQ mount for the Tak60 anyway. I'm wondering if the SA mount would work well will the 100p, I can't see why not?

I've had a couple of peeps message me since my last post asking if I've made any kind of progress using the 100p for imaging/EAA. The truth is I hadn't really owing to selling my 5SE goto mount. I currently don't have any kind of tracking mount I can attach the 100p to, but I am on the lookout for one. These messages did spur me on to doing a little further experimentation, and I've managed to do a bit of testing of the corner stars on the ASI120's chip by pointing the Dob mount that comes with the 100p at Polaris. I was keen to see if the stars remained round across the FOV as you can't really use any kind of coma correction with the 100p's 1.25" focuser. Please see the below vid for the results:

The skywatcher has the slow motion controls which are a plus. I've owned that model and found it performed well on planets once the terrible prism diagonal was replaced. I believe the Equatorial mounted version has a better mirror diagonal. With an equatorial mount you point the polar axis at Polaris the pole star ( easy to find) then swing the scope around to the object you want to observe, then you can simple tract the object by slowly turning one of the slow motion controls rather than juggling two. If you add a right accension motor it will track by it's self. Either get the skywatcher 90AZ plus a better diagonal, or the 90EQ on it's own, or consider adding the motor for a easier life at the eyepiece and easier sharing experience.

Two boxes of 'awesomeness'?

A lot of scope for the money, Derek, shrewd move ?

Treat for the cpc.

I never would have guessed that, but then again if you've had to wait 4 years it probably wouldn't have been anything obvious.

Tell us, tell us, tell us! what's in the box!?!?

Haha yeah, good point! ?

Very flash, Derek