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Adapter for Takahasi 120 TSA and ZWO filter wheel 1.25 8 filter 1.25 inch. Also where does the back focus start from. I have a flattener attached after the ocular adapter then an included extension tube of 73mm. The back focus seems a little confusing.
David Crane posted a topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
What adapter can anydoby advise for the back end of a Takahasi 120 TSA and a ZWO 8 P -
I have a mouse problem with windows and my wifi. I have a small pc on top of a telescope and a laptop, running Window 10 and 11 repectively. The telescope pc is picked up using Anydesk by the laptop but both pointers/ mice appear and slow down an already feeble wifi. I'm imaging in remote areas and using my phone hotspot but even at home with strong wifi I get the same although it then isn't such a proplem. Any help please
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Field Flattener with Takahashi 120mm
David Crane replied to David Crane's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Thanks for your help. My basic instinct is to go with the Tak for the reasons you have mentioned. I'm hoping to sell my Skywatcher 12" go to Dob to go towards it so fingers crossed. Yes, your right about imaging. -
Its for AP. Thanks for that, I'll have look at it
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OK, thanks. Actually that's what PHD say in their notes I..'ve just discovered. Now I looking to see if I can make the adjustment bolts on the HEQ5 mount a bit easier to operate and still get a good lock but I think the system is tried and tested.
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For a few years now I have struggled to polar alignment because polaris is just out of sight behind a building. I do have a reasonable decent southern aspect. I now normally use PHD polar alignment but as this can take some time I have just tried Sharp Cap Pro which seemed less frustrating. It didn't work as I had to angle my scope nearly horizontal to get above the other building skyline and I think I exceeded Sharp Caps plate solve data base. Is anybody aware of a similar program that I can use with my southerly aspect that is less time consuming than PHD drift align. I have tried a few others but all suggestions would be gratefully grasped. Regards David
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Thanks everyone for the replies which I will follow up with my experienced colleague. The problem is that I can't be sure the fits files I have are not taken with filters or the flattener so I'm waiting for a clearish night to be sure. I will probably take some with the camera rotated and the scope vertical as well. I sent emails to TS about a year ago and they just tried to sell me a flattener. I will try them again though. I'll keep this post open for a while in case the clouds clear before christmas. David
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I have a TS PHOTOLINE Triplet FPL-53 80mm and we have a strong suspicion that the optics are the long standing cause of elongated stars of varying severity across the FOV. Please can you help , we need to get this checked out and if need be adjusted. We are over in Spain and desperately need advise/support , we have introduced a field flattener , ensured optictics are tight , filterwheels removed but keep coming back to the primary cell !. Can you advise/offer a service to check/repair ?? Regards David Crane
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Hi. Ollie Thanks for your comment about my eggy stars. A friend and I have been trying to get to the bottom of it for some time. Last night we connected the Atik directly to the scope, took some shots and then rotated it through 90% and took some more and the eggs moved, so It's not likely to be the optics but the comera, maybe the sensor not quite square. Kind regards David Alan -thanks for your help.
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OK thanks. Did you manage to open the file I sent you?
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Hi Adam Sorry, do you mean me or Alan. David