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  1. Uranium235
    The 130 is now out and collecting photons, the initial few subs look ok. Im just doing a quick HH mosaic at just 6 subs per pane, but the sky quality is total pants. Edit: Wow... Ive just gone to align two different panes and the stars overlapped perfectly - didnt have to click snap to, or bend the field in any way. Now thats interesting!
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    I havent launched a thread on this one yet becuase its still experimental. Last night I managed to file away the last bits of the collar on the SW corrector, so that one can be mounted internally using the adaptor ive put together. Should be clear tonight so I'll give it another test run.
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    In my situation, getting the Moonlite depends on how far the compression ring sits inside the focuser. Reason being, the safety undercut on the MPCC MkIII (and MkII) begins 3mm from the back of the collar - all the compression rings I have (and thumbscrews) measure as 2mm, so the compression ring is touching both the 2" barrel and safety undercut when tightened, which is why it never sat square on a consistent basis. Thats the reason why I eventually had to build a threaded solution. Not such a problem with the SWCC, as its undercut begins 2mm behind the collar. Im thinking of getting a drill press for my birthday, so I will be able to better engineer a bespoke adapter for the standard DS focuser - and perhaps doubling as a tilt adaptor. Ive never had to tap a hole before, but its going to be fun trying! (planning on using 4x M2 allen bolts to hold it all together)
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    I have both the Baader MPCC correctors (MkII, MkIII) plus the Skywatcher 0.9x. For getting good corners on a big chip, the MkIII is the winner. But if your chip is a 2/3 size CCD, the SWCC is a good choice.
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    At this rate, I think Skywatcher will owe us commission for pushing up 130pds sales
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    Put it this way, the 383 would de-bag a DSLR and spank its bottom any day of the week 383 mono also beats the QHY8, in both broadband and narrowband. But, its a heavy camera so your focuser needs to be up to the job.
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    Just a few of the goodies ive had from the 130pds over the past few months:
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    Clear sky red alert for tonight!

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    2. Daniel-K

      Daniel-K

      blue sky here !

    3. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      completely clear here now, bloomin cold too. Just topping up the new Rosette

    4. tingting44

      tingting44

      yup im heading out at about 3am to capture venus for when it pops up at around 5am :D

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    Working on first colour pic from the 130 (fingers crossed!)

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    Wow, what a session that was last night. 8 hours straight!

    1. cotterless45

      cotterless45

      Had 2 halves with sleep between, hurrah !

    2. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Yep it was one of those rare things... a cloudless Winter night. MIght even get a couple of hours this eve if we're lucky.

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    Guiding tonite!

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    Could be an all-nighter, beter stock up on haribo.

    1. Daniel-K

      Daniel-K

      rosette?

  13. Uranium235

    Attempting a "smash & grab" on the rosette...

  14. Uranium235

    Binbag on standby.... possible shower incoming!

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    Guiding tonite!! :)

  16. Uranium235

    Cor blimey its clear!! Time for a photon fix.

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    Shhhh.... it *might* be clear tonight. Could be a case of "smash & grab" imaging before the next run of bad weather.

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    2. hobsey

      hobsey

      It maybe clear but what about the wind?

    3. Stargazer33

      Stargazer33

      Stop eating so many radishes then! ;o)

    4. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      I think the wind has died down a bit, but will still need to keep an eye on Sat24 in case it rains.

  18. Uranium235

    Flippin marvelous!!! Greenhouse completely destroyed and fence posts (complete with concrete) ripped right out of the ground! Resisting the urge to have a mental!

    1. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      Horrendous conditions and a good deal of work to clear up and make good after this devastation - hope house, obs? and astro gear are all safe'n sound.

    2. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Yeah, the house is ok, thanks. Good thing I keep all the gear indoors really. Its not worth fixing anytime before Sunday otherwise it will just get smashed again.

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    Yikes! 12dstring is offline (bandwidth exceeded)

  20. Uranium235

    So.... Daft Punk win a grammy and become part of the "establishment"...hmpff! Its just not old skool..

    1. hobsey

      hobsey

      Don't get me started on Daft Punk. The so called tune they won the grammy for is quite possibly one of the worst songs ever. They need to go back to their old stuff, I have lost all respect for Daft Punk.

    2. rory

      rory

      who ? god i must be getting old !!

    3. Space Dragon

      Space Dragon

      That Grammy show was cringe-worthy and tacky as hell.

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    More testing tonight (hopefully!)

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    Guiding tonite!

    1. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      Sounds promising, lovely and clear down here but poor seeing - Good luck.

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    Just sneaking in a couple of hours before the rain arrives (again!)

  24. Uranium235

    Guiding tonite!

  25. Uranium235

    Worth upgrading Stellarium just for the telescope control plugin. Its brilliant for mosaics, or locating stuff not in the Synscan handset.

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