Marc1980

Good evening. It's been a while since I've used my scope properly and I'm keen to get it serviced (if that's even a thing). I live in Cornwall. Does anybody have any suggestions of where I could take it? Thanks so much Marc

Thanks so much for the speedy response and the awesome little diagram. Oh yes so I can. I'm now wondering if this is how I had it set up. I must start taking photos of my set up so if I need to take time away I don't have so many brain farts when I pick it back up again. Just got to wait for a clear night (sat here listening to the rain pounding on the conservatory roof). I will post back and let you know how I get on. Many thanks Marc

Apologies for the slow response. This is how I have the camera attached (see photo). I have a 1.25" adaptor which I mount via the eyepiece holder. This is what I did last time. Last time I did the majority of my viewing through backyard eos however when struggling with the focus issues I was just using the viewer and live view on the back of the camera. Hope this helps Marc

Hi, yes I am attaching it straight to the focus tube with the adaptor. I see what you are saying about the position of the mirror up the threads. The threads don't allow a massive amount of travel, would that be enough to knock it out of focus? I can get focus when observing visually just not with the camera. When I took the mirror out to clean it I did shear one of the clip screws but this was when undoing it, not doing it back up. Could this have messed it up? Many thanks

Hello all, It's been a while since I have posted on here and since I have imaged the sky. It's amazing how much you can forget when you don't do something regularly. The problem I'm having is when I attach my DSLR camera to my Skywatcher 250pds I am struggling to get it into focus. I know I have done it before because I have imaged with the same setup. I have taken the primary out to clean it but put it back and collimated. I have had to order a new eqdir lead as my old one is no longer compatible so am using the time to swat back up. Any thoughts you may have would be great. Many thanks Marc