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Tinker1947

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  1. Put up Sterling Board its no expensive, has 1 side varnished and if you want it removable hold it in place with 42 x 1" timber with a rebate so it sits in the rebate piece at the bottom and top ,,,some thing like this...
  2. Hi, I had the SW on Astro Buy and Sell, had a contact this afternoon and he has confirmed he wants, there were 2 other's on if you care to look.....Regards Ray

  3. Could have been i only done it the once........will check next time its clear....
  4. It asked me to increase the DEC/RA aggression i have it at 3500 atm, poor seeing will depend on your guide CCD, i use a Lodestar and it doesn't have a problem with even the faintest, clouds seem to stop it working though....
  5. I have a NEQ6 Tripod i use with a Star Adenturer, it seems a solid tripod to me, the cost of the one you mention is quite a lot and i'm not sure you will benefit, have you checked out flexture on the dovetail ect maybe a Loosmandy plate might do better.... http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adm-losmandy-type-d-series/adm-losmandy-style-universal-dovetail-bars.html
  6. I now use a mains powered hairdryer, this is kept in my workshop along with the EP Box it's normally 50-60f in there, the secondary gets a blast of warm air clears in seconds and as do the EP's before i use them and when there returned to the case, i just couldn't stand there with a 12v unit the little bit of puff it gave out meant the Tracer would die very quickly and the Obby PSU's wouldn't drive without a voltage drop and there by screwing up the Mount supply and then the GoTo, this is all referring to the Dob the Imagine rig will need a some form of secondary dew protection, taking the kit out of the focuser to give that a puff would really kill a imagine run....
  7. 12v Hairdryers, well the one i put in the dustbin required 15amps @ 12v to blow out barely warm air
  8. I had this set-up, since the photo the 200w gave up due to a cap blown up and this took a couple of other bits with it, the scope has change back to a 250P-DS and the SCT along with the 2 dew heater were sold, the Maplin heaters sent to power to the SCT, if your outside a then low voltage cable would be should be run from the PSU this should be kept in a sheltered shed/garage away from dew or damp, i would myself in hindsight have gone for a bigger output PSU the 2 Maplin units combined outlay would have brought a bigger unit....
  9. I had the Astrozap with a additional dew strap around this both running off a 13.8v PSU no controller....no dew either....
  10. Depending on the size you require, 11" SCT or bigger won't require a controller....
  11. Its not a black art Colimating a scope, just needs a little bit of practice, coma corrector for a Reflector, focal reducer flatterers for Refractors, go for a 130P-DS in the reflectors easier to use and cheap......
  12. If you have other lower powered EP's run some tests, i only tried a few images as the results were never very good.
  13. You may be trying for to much magnification, my D80 and Hyperion's works fine down to 10mm in a 10" Reflector.....Not sure of other EP's that take a DSLR Len other than Pentax, but there will be some...
  14. There's this thread, i think the 44mm is right but you need to take into account the T-Ring space....My 600D T-Ring measure about 11mm thick... http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/196140-dslr-camera-body-distance-to-sensor/
  15. Canon DSLR's are listed as 55mm sensor to flange, if your DSLR has a a 44mm distance then the OAG will work, finding stars will still be a bit hit and miss but it seems the distance will be right....
  16. Your space with the Orion will be 65mm thats 10mm over the required space, if it works well done, it it doesn't then keep the packaging to send it back , i have tried 2 OAG's in the past, gave up trying to find stars with them in the end, use a ST-80 and lodestar now, so many stars to choose from.....
  17. i think i pointed out you can only have a DSLR and MPPC there's no room for other stuff, the CCD route give you a bit of space.....
  18. I use the MPPC with Atik Filter Wheel and Atik CCD the guiding is done by a ST-80/Lodestar though, for spacers there's nothing better than the Baader Vari-lock they do 2 sizes with less than the thickness of a hair adjustment...... http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/baader-varilock-46-lockable-t-2-extension-tube.html http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/baader-varilock-29-lockable-t-2-extension-tube.html
  19. The back focus on the MPCC is 55mm, which means it has to sit right on the DSLR, a CCD has less back focus around 13mm so you could use this space to get this working.....but it does require a CCD
  20. I gave up with optical finders, all the stars appeared to be as bright as each other, the Telrad just works...
  21. Narrow Band Filter set out for Delivery 13/11/15

  22. This is the latest driver, well it worked with my firmware handset upgrades.... http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41
  23. Atik FW and Filters on their way from Exeter to Norfolk

  24. Its a bit late but my vapour barrier is held in place with stainless steel staples, the wood or plastic overcoat will stop and moisture i would think it will be fine with or without any treatment....
  25. If you want to see what you are missing you should buy that 24" reflector, install SkySafari 4 Pro, it comes up quite often with half price offers £15, you get to install on any thing registered to your e-mail address for the one price , in my case 2 tablets and a mobile phone all Android it showM,NGC,UGC and PGC dso's down to Mag 23'ish,and the NGC list around half way into the screen zoom, better than any book my 7" tablet fits in my coat pocket it also has the stay on option, night vision plus a lot more
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