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Wonderful, thank you 👍

Good day everyone 😁 Just wondering about focal reducers for my iOptron RC6 Has anyone used this one , Astro Essentials 0.75x Reducer for StellaLyra / GSO Ritchey Chretien OTA and if so is it worth getting or should i try and get the CCDT67 reducer Thanks

I don't have a reducer just yet but thanks for the tip 😁 I'm probably still going to have to play around with it a little more as i need to attach manual FW to it yet so i assume that is going to throw it off a little,

Thank you for this, found it very helpful. So this is now how i have my Atik 314L+ mono attached according to this, 4b Just going to have to wait to try it now as it is cloudy,

Please do enlighten me as to what this is, I have a feeling that this is what the problem is going to be, going to have to play about and fiddle a bit more I stuck the DSLR back on it today and had a play around i pointed it at a an alarm box that was on a house probably about 150-200 ft away, this is were everything ends up when it's in focus with DSLR Please see image above, Do i now need to remove the ext tube when the Atik is connected ? I agree about Artemis it's just so easy and uncomplicated to use , Jurys still out on the camera at the minute 😁 I took a couple of shots with the Atik today, (not in focus i might add) so I'll try explain what was on the screen, I took 1 image at 0.01sec with sensor exposed, the resulting image was white 1 image at 0.01sec with scope cap on, the resulting image was what i would call a dirty grey speckled image i did the same with 10sec and they where the same, i did not get any jet black image at any time ( is that good or bad? ) i really appreciate everyone's help on this, hopefully it will be clear tonight then i can have another go,

Not sure what the pinhole trick is ? Please enlighten me 😁 I have been using the software that came with the camera ( Artemis ) not tried any other, maybe it’s time I did. Would exposing in daylight not just saturate the sensor ?

Hi all I'm looking for some help if possible please, at my wits end starting to wish i had never bought it ☹️ I have had the Atik 314L+ for about a month now and have been unsuccessful in getting anywhere with it, I knew it was going to be a little different than a DSLR but wasn't expecting it to be this difficult and i also know that it is more than likely user error (me) that is the problem, My intention was to use this camera with my iOptron RC6 on some galaxies but try as i may i have not as yet been able to achieve focus (so much harder without Live View ) If there is anyone on here who has used this camera/scope set up that could point me in the right direction in how they achieved focus i would really appreciate it, I have also tried all different kinds of adapters/spacers, racked the focuser in and out all the way ?? Some one please tell me it's a simple fix ta very much

The way i read it is it is to do with your calibration frames, if you have a library of calibration frames you normally use before the update then they will no longer work so you need to make a fresh set, So not really a major issue, a pain in the rear yes but nothing drastic, i still use my Canon 600d with it without any problems

My Canon 600d sensor could do with a clean, what would be the best cleaning bits/equipment in order to do this ? thanks

It is a nice scope, it's very solidly built, it does have some weight to it but very easily handled, it is however very back heavy once the adapters and camera are in place and needs to be placed quite forward in the saddle to achieve balance. maybe some kind of counter weight for the front of the tube would help ?

I don't mind at all, I had noticed that, i used the ASIAir Pro auto flat feature to take them, i think i will need to re-take them but not with the auto feature next time Regards

Guiding was not great, that's one thing i have not managed to get quite right with the ASIAir pro, it seems to have a mind of it's own , i don't think my focus was spot on either but i think a bahtinov mask would probably help with that, Collimation!! well that is the one thing that scares me with this type of scope and the fact that it is not something i have had much experience with, but it is something i am going to have to have a go at 🙁 I think i will address the other 2 issues before i touch collimation see what if any improvement they make, Regards

Hi all, this image is my 1st light using my recently acquired iOptron Photron RC6 , never used an RC before, anyway after quite a bit of trial and error figuring out which adapters were required in order to achieve focus with the Canon 600d and then getting it balanced ( quite back end heavy with the extension tubes and camera on ) it was time to put myself to the test as well as the kit. It ended up just being a short run . the set up consisted of : EQ6 Pro pier mounted iOptron RC6 Canon 600d (modified) ASIAir Pro (for the wizardry stuff) ASI 120mm Mini guide camera mounted to 9 x 50 finder scope 20 x 120 sec lights. or ( 40 minutes in old money ) Calibration files were also used ( not to good effect i might add ) Stacked in DSS with slight adjustments then transferred to Photo shop for final butchery, Levels and curves adjusted and cropped slightly. Overall i'm quite happy with the outcome for such a short amount of data, Any feedback is welcome, or any tips to help me improve with this scope 🙂 so here it is M82

Brilliant, a lovely image, and i enjoyed the video as well, very nicely presented,

? i thought that was the whole point of an observatory, so you can set up your equipment and leave it set up instead of taking it apart when you've finished for the night, 🙂

Good evening, just out in the garden trying to grab some M51 1st image in and it has some dark rings showing in the image, screen shot below, are these anything to do with dust on the sensor or is it something else, any ideas ??

He brought me this 😁 my new to me (2nd hand ) telescope which contained this little beauty A ioptron Photron RC6 looking forward to getting it all set up and ready for it’s 1st light with me

A cracking quick shot 😀 unfortunately it's clouded out here ☹️

That may very well be true, but then again it's never cost effective buying one because there's always something else you need to buy to go with it, unfortunately if you want to take photos of the planets and dso's a Drone isn't going to up to the job, and i'm pretty sure the cost of a decent drone these days is not very cost effective as well 😀 although they do look like fun,

Stunning, what more can i say 👍

Good day all, I recently acquired a Atik 314L+ mono camera, is it possible to connect this to a 135mm camera lens ( m42 fitting ) ? If so, what adapter/fitting would i require for that, which then brings me onto the question - once lens is connected to camera what mounting options would i need to consider/purchase as there is no tripod collar or fittings on either lens or camera? i would also like to give it a try on my portable tracker ( Vixen Polarie ) Any thoughts, hints, or tips would be appreciated Thanks

I've looked and googled but nothing comes up, you are probably right as it usually ends up being something so simple 😄

Yes, it is looking better than the 1st one, nice capture

Hi I have been looking at filters and was wondering if anyone ( i'm sure there is someone ) could tell me what the Type 2c Colour Filter means ? thanks

This is my set up ready for action a few days ago now, i still need to try and sort my cables out,