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+1 for PPP. I've used this for animating movement of asteroids from individual still images.

Just been postponed till tomorrow morning

they do state that it decreases to 1.5e- at higher gains...is that good enough?

so wish this was correct as this is my neck of the woods lol

does anyone know if AZ-GTi works with a v3 handset? PS: great review! I also like my GTi

An oldie but still an excellent suggestion ?

It may not be the largest in the UK, but UCLan has the Moses Holden Telescope, a 0.7m Planewave CDK700 at Alston Hall near Preston. It is used for both teaching & public outreach and is pretty neat? See http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/observatories/alston-observatory/

Do the V3 hand controllers work with AZ-GTi? I guess that you would need a new cable in any case.

My extravagance knows no bounds, well almost as this filter was pre-loved?

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Quite right to! You know they're watching lol ?

Nice looking mount! Can you provide details please?

Close but no cigar! The double-double is actually Epsilon, so you are close in a way:) I've checked my astro log and the smallest aperture that I've recorded an observation with is 250mm (f4.8 Newt), so I'm not sure what the practical minimum is but give it a try! Theoretically 60mm should be enough with good seeing. Good luck! HTH, Andy

Regarding my images using the Tak FS60CB, I should add that these images were taken using a crop Canon 40D (astro modified). Pixel scales as measured at http://nova.astrometry.net are as follows: 252mm, 4.59 arcsec/pixel 366mm, 3.14 arcsec/pixel 610mm, 1.86 arcsec/pixel HTH, Andy

shout out for the versatility of the light-weight Tak FS60CB system - some images for your consideration at 252mm (reducer @ f4.2), 366mm (flattener @ f6.1) and 610mm (1.7x extender with flattener ~f10). Admittedly used on an AstroTrac rather than the SA...any excuse to post some of my photos HTH, Andy Antares & Rho Oph @ F4.2 NA and Pelican @ F6.1 M20 @ F10 Sun & Moon @ F10

My current solar eclipse gear (and me) in action on Monday near Moose in Wyoming - well it was night-time for just over 2 minutes lol

My travel setup for local dark sites and beyond. Tak FS60CB usually with F4.2 reducer (fl=252mm) but shown with 1.7 extender & flattener (fl=610mm) for the solar eclipse. Just added guiding kit for some nighttime imaging at this focal length on my AstroTrac. Camera is a modded 40D.

I love my FSQ85/QSI690 combo! - at native focal length though