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Everything posted by lardy
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Its a big old lump, bit of a squeeze in the sky shed pod …a pleasure to use though.
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I’ve had it for 9 years … I believe there were 5/6 sold in the UK, Moonraker carried out a re spray and baffle repair for me and I had to replace the focuser as the original Tak had some slop in it due to wear.
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Astro rig PSU recommendations needed please
lardy replied to dazzystar's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Hi Daz, A 12 volt leisure battery pack ? They do sell dedicated battery packs that last the night for astronomy or knock up one based around the above. Regards Mark -
Sorry about the lack of Hyperlinks ... Not that tech savvy. search dew heater kiwifotos on amazon ..they are £16.99 and it runs from a USB. Dewalt USB battery adapter (or Bosch) a Chinese copy is £15 yet again from Amazon Dewalt 5amp 18 volt battery Chinese copy £30. I had the deWalt battery and splashed the extra for a pukka Dewalt usb charger, it'll power the above heater band for 8 hours on the high setting starting from a fully charged battery, it also allows me to use my usb powered EL panel for Lightframes.
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I presume that you add or subtract these layers to achieve that recommended 1/3 -1/2 histogram? and the use of baking paper is a more controlled way rather than a sheet of A4? SOooo a longer exposure to remove/smooth fluctuations then tone down the brightness with paper to get that perfect flat? So much to learn .... I can see why I've stayed visual these last 50 years😳 Yet again thank you to you all for all your help .... Bias and darks once i wrap my head around achieving a usable flat👍
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Thank you for all the great advice, having never taken a flat before I didn't know what to expect. Gerd answered my email this morning and pretty much put what you have said above ..... onwards and upwards. Regards Mark
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My thoughts bottletopburly but never having taken a Flat before using the Gerd I dont have anything to compare. 1/500 david_taurus83 , a longer exposure gets rid of the lines but moves the histogram.
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dabbling my toes into the dark arts of astrophotography and looking for some advice. Got myself a Gerd Neumann 100mm aurora panel and the battery box to allow me to carry out the Flats on site ... Having a play with the panel and my 85mm lens this afternoon, I find taking a flats with my camera set on AV I am getting lines on the picture, the Histogram is to the left of the middle which is recommended, so is this the "normal" flat? If i up the exposure time then I get rid of the lines but wash out the image with the histogram being on the hard right. Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction Many thanks Mark
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I do John, a truly fantastic scope (But you know this).. Gives the Tak a run for its money, both excel in different areas so both "keepers" in my books :o)
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From the album: Tak finder sleeve
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From the album: Tak finder sleeve
Sleeve machined by Jtechdesign to allow my Tak FS60 to be used as a finder -
From the album: Tak finder sleeve
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Dispatched my camera on Tuesday and received it today Friday ... A 3 day turnaround, a truly excellent service by Juan.
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From the album: Meade, APM and Tak
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From the album: Meade, APM and Tak