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  1. I fitted a Steeltrack to my 200pds and holes didn’t match , make a paper card template I wish I had , and measure what the focuser center is before dismantling , I just used the elongated holes , I got light leakage on the base which I plugged using black foam , excellent focuser though .
  2. You could try asking https://www.astroprinter.co.uk/home formerly Jack the printer .
  3. Cheers ivo , marks channel is going great, kudos to him 👍
  4. Here’s my take on reflectors buying a reflector will require collimation at some point so if your thinking of buying a reflector and collimating scares you buy a refractor, if you do buy a reflector at the point of having to collimate don’t worry dive in and make a pigs ear of it you’ll get your head around it eventually and there is plenty of peeps on forums to help , YouTube videos etc ,yes it can be frustrating but believe me once you get your head around how a reflector works it does become easier , for me two things that I have upgraded to make my life easier but Not necessary was cnc spider off of Aliexpress for my 200pds no need to fret and centralise spider and Steeltrack focuser (but only because I’m imaging) and I picked up an Ocal electronic collimator which I personally found very effective for checking the focuser was aligned to the OTA which having the Steeltrack you can align the drawtube easier than the stock focuser on a 200pds but a Cheshire collimator and a colli cap are the very basics you need until collimating OCD takes over 🤣 DAVE
  5. Stunning olly just stunning 🤩, well done 👏
  6. The new session craft features look brilliant, being able to image to altitude then move to a second target for me me is great as I can now image until target gets close to my house the move too a second target 👍
  7. Excellent ivo ,now updated and Mark is doing a super job with his Apt video user guides too https://www.youtube.com/@SCAmateurAstro now if only the clouds could disappear 😭
  8. You could try using Astrohopper just place /fasten phone to scope , not used it myself personally but seems to do what it says on the tin https://artyom-beilis.github.io/astrohopper.html
  9. Processed in Startools Matrix set to SHO 40SII+60Ha,70Ha+30OIII,100OIII
  10. Give ENS optical a call I did read a while ago somewhere , I can’t recall where that they were looking into servicing , wether they now do I don’t know but I’m sure a quick phone call you’ll find out one way or the other . Dave
  11. There was a brief video by Antlia filters at that star party which briefly shows skywatcher in the background
  12. Have you installed the touptek drivers for your camera ? you need 55mm backfocus between camera sensor and cc shoulder to achieve focus
  13. Hi everyone just a heads up for Apt users or new users to Apt ,Mark an aussie Apt user is currently compiling a Apt video user guide for youtube so if you thing this may be useful then give Mark a subscribe ,More videos coming in the coming weeks Dave
  14. Give ENS Optical a ring and see if they can help ,
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