geordie85

Where did you get the case from?

I thought as much. Thanks for the confirmation

I've ordered a qhy183m to accompany my qhy183c and I'm wondering if I'd be able to use the same dark frames from the qhy183c for the qhy183m? Not that it'll make too much difference if I need to make a new darks library as we get plenty of cloudy nights here.

It's funny how things turn out. I finished work to a clear sky with the forecast claiming to be 100% cloud cover.

Ouch

I believe it takes around 8 minutes for the gears to do 1 full cycle so that sounds about right.

Thanks. I don't think the qhy183m comes with any adapters though.

Have you set this up yet? I'm curious to know how you've added the 1.25 filter I to your imaging train? I'm planning on getting the qhy183m and 1.25 filters but don't quite have enough for a filter wheen yet.

That's still so far away.

That's bad. Alot worse than mine in fact. Mine I could just live with mine but using a OSC camera makes them appear worse due to colour smudging

Looks very interesting. Can Grant share his findings and results on here? I'm very interested in this. Also, what does the bundle consist of and which would be better for imaging?

My plan this summer is to take my moonlite focuser apart and try to eliminate any tilt by having everything central. What focuser do you use David?

I'm in the same boat as you. Stars on the left are basically perfect but the stars on the right are slightly elongated.

Not quite. The bayonet won't fully insert I to the adapter, no matter which way round I try.

What capture software are you using?

Hi I've recently bought a used Canon fit geoptik adapter but I'm having some trouble with it. It seems like it's too small as I cannot get any of my Canon lenses to fit. I've tried a 50mm, a 75-300mm (both original Canon) and a Samyang 14mm lens and none of them seem to fully insert. It's definitely a Canon adapter as it has a 2" filter thread. The wired thing is my T-ring, which is slightly loose on my DSLR, will fit. Has anyone ever had or heard about this problem before?

Yep. I took my last imaging opportunity last night since astro darkness is disappearing and the moon is up and getting bigger now. My plan over the summer is to work out any tilt and spacing issues I have ready for astro darkness returning

As long as they're SR166ZZ bearings then you should be fine

I bought these when I needed replacement bearings. They work flawlessly. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SR166ZZ-BEARING-STAINLESS-STEEL-CERANIC-HYBRID-ROLLER-BEARING-3-16-x3-8-x1-8-/183767445104

I believe the m48 adapter is designed to give you the correct back focus so you shouldn't need any spacers. What do your stars look like at the edges of your subs?

I've never even used mine

So even with all those lights, you were still getting good data by the looks of it. Would you recommend a stay there for imagi? It's got to be an improvement on my bortle 6 skies

That's a great shame that bortle 2 skies are ruined by those lights. Are they on all night? Did you notice any areas that weren't lit up?

A very nice image. I'm now looking Into a trip there myself