KyleStoke

Great thanks Guys, I currently use a lakeside motor but now run it through the hub, but if i needed a replacment there is plenty about

Hi Quick question. If I have a mount hub Pro or similar can I connect it to any stepper motor to control my focuser? I can see there is plenty of threads where people have built there own controler but I can't see if the motors are just plug and play

Hi All Can you take a look at the corners of this picture, do you think the star shapes are a spacing issue This is the HaRGB version, cropped but still needs some flats applying 40 x 180sec HA 60 x 60sec R&B 30 x 60sec G All shot at F2.8

I was always told to spend as much money as you can from your budget on the mount as it is the base for everything. having said that what do you want to photograph and where. Small galaxies = longer focal length scope so more stability probably require a higher payload also. Large nebula = larger FOV so perhaps a lens would be better this would reduce payload so a smaller mount would do.

Hi Am I not right in saying it can be short as this would just allow the lens to focus past infinity

Not a bad price it cost me £60 have m48 version knocked up at a fabricators in UK but it was a massive pain to do

Yeah potentially clear here too. Might try stopping down and a few test shots. I've got the ts ring also but would prefer something a bit more fitted

I will look forward to seeing it. Also one of my faves being flirting with it since I started AP. This is the perfect focal length to frame it nicely. I'll try stopping it down if all good ill look into getting a ring as you mention. Regarding auto focus I was contemplating an opposing toothed belt but found with it under tension it seemed fine. What is the size of the rings you have holding the asi.? Hi Alan its a badaar 7nm Ha I'm sure I read it was OK at F2 1.25in but as Adrian mentions above he had the issue with both 1.25 and 2 inch but I won't rule it out

Hi Mark I don't think its the focus, its all mechanically controlled and seems to be in focus across the majority of the picture. Hi Adrian Ill try stepping it down a couple of stops and see if that clears it up, I don't want to go down to far else start to lose one of the main reason for having the lens.

Hi All Took this one a week or so ago, first go with a my new 135 and ASI1600, can somebody let me know if they think the corner star shapes are spacing related or something else. I should be well inside the 44mm back focus

Thanks geordie and tomato

Cheers Carole I think I underestimated how faint it was. Even with all the subs it needed quite harsh stretching. Moon probably didn't help much either

Hi This is my first attempt with the ASI1600, probably not the best target as the galaxy is relatively faint. Lum 154 x 180 Blue 62 x180 Red 48 x 180 Green 30 x 180 Had a surprisingly large amount of issues and had to throw away a couple hundred frames due to poor star shape

If you want the camera at prime focus you need an extension tube

I'm on hol never thought to bring anything with me. The milky-way stands out to say the least

I'm currently in a class 1 bottle area 21.99 sky's but only have a smart phone what can I do?

Thanks it does appear to be between the elements, no where near as bad as that though. anyone ever taken an ED80 front cell apart?

Bad connection is a good shout I just crashed my system by knocking the camera usb cable while it was downloading

Hello Alan The CDC problem is the date in CDC correct, mine drifts for some reason and I end up pointing in the wrong place. The other parts are you using a USB hub? how are the various cameras connected, I couldn't have the guide camera running anywhere near the imaging camera as it jammed everything up. Thumbs up for the HP desktop im using an old refurbed one

Hi Hopfully you can see the marks ive ringed on this picture, they seem to be on the inside of the front lens of my ED80. Is It fungus any idea how to get rid?

Hi Mike I know we have spoken about it before, the rig I have is fairly secure its just very slight movements when slewing that does it. I might have a slightly dodgy corner also but I can live with that

Nice work

Yeah didn't really mean it as a direct example more just a view of the inner workings, there isn't much in there. Seems to be as simple as 3 screws. I'm with you on the screw fits, I'm currently suffering from a horrible amount of tilt in my system

Hi Uranium, I am also very interested in these. Take a look at this, I don't want to put the mockers on anything but seems very straightforward once you have a suitable replacement mount. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4234335 https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4157183 This also opens up the possibility of getting any version of the lens and simply replacing the mount (unless I've missed something)

Thanks Martin it is a Mesu, I think it is a slightly different error unfortunatly