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Thanks Ian.

Odd request, but could someone who has the new AM5 Carbon Tripod tell me the distance between the feet with the legs open but not extended? Many Thanks Stuart

I will follow with keen interest. I am in the process of selling off some little used gear to partially fund one of these if the reports are good. I don't use extreme focal lengths so hopefully the guiding is good enough.

just measure all the spacers to get to 55mm initially. You may need to tweak this a little once you take test images to get a little closer or a little further depending on the star patterns you get. The back portion of your filter wheel should unscrew to allow the camera to screw directly into the wheel to keep the filters as close to the chip as possible.

It's really hard to say if it's in good focus as there is sooo much coma, or it looks like coma to me from your lens. The good news is that it is there, and you can see it, but I think the 1s exposures probably won't have helped you much. Did you keep the camera still for the entire 1000 shots or reframe after each 50 or so?

Mine has arrived and cameras, filter wheel and NEQ6 all talk nice and seem to work as they should. I say seem to as we are stuck in a 6 week cloud cover and counting... I am currently trying to get it to communicate with my Celestron CGE mount, but there seems to be all sorts of Stories about ASIAIR and Celestron being a difficult marriage which is a shame because the CGE is a far better mount. If all else fails though, its good to know the NEQ6 works just as it should. Now if one of my EAFs would just show up!!!

After a long absence, my 2p worth may actually only be worth 1/2p but I have just moved from a modified Canon DSL to a 533MM Pro. I haven't had a clear sky since 🤨 but after reading up as much as I could, this seemed the next logical step from a DSLR to me.

Can't wait to get mine and get started with the faffing around to get it working right! How long did it take to get the workflow right so it just works?

First off, it's been a while but it's good to be back! I now have the ability to undertake some Astronomy from a back garden, not something I have had before. So I can now leave a mount set up and polar aligned and just put a scope on when nights are clear, ideal. Anyway, I got hold of one of these ZWO EFWs from FLO, still going strong I'm glad to say and will be doing some narrowband and possibly some LRGB imaging with a ZWO ASI 533MM Pro (More on that later). I've loaded the filters (see pic, doesn't it look nice!) and had a daytime play around just to hear how it sounds and check the filter change time etc. I am pleased to say so far so good. It is much quieter than the last motorised filter wheel I had, a very old starlight express model if I remember correctly. Obviously this might sound louder in the dead of night but not sure it will be significantly over the sound of the mount tracking. Filter changes are fast and the ability to go in either direction to find the filter is a bonus in this respect. Build quality looks very good so far and there are a variety of options to mount this in your imaging train. I followed the example in the quick start and connected my Televue 0.8 reducer/flattener with T2 threads through a space to the EFW and the EFW direct to the camera. However, The body of the filter wheel has threaded holes to screw cameras or OAGs directly to the EFW. As I am not using OAG and the camera happily threads onto the EFW I am left with small 2mm ish holes on the front and back. I worry that these may allow light in but also dust and any humidity etc. Whilst I applaud ZWO for thinking about how devices will be attached, I would have liked maybe a small packed of rubber or silicon grommets to plug the holes as opposed to black electrical tape! Anyway, once I get some clear skies and a chance to see how this works in anger I will update this for anyone else considering a purchase. Cheers Stuart

Simply stunning image of a popular target. Your hard work in processing really has paid off. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers Stuart

I realise this was some time ago, however I have to stick up for my 66ED. The colour correction is better than a TV pronto I owned, I compared them side by side and sold the Televue. My focuser was OK but as I use the scope for imaging I fitted a feathertouch and think its about the ideal 2.5" scope. Cheers Stuart

If my 6 numbers come up, this might be high on my list..... Looks like it could be special.