Wirral man

Hi all been a while since I posted on here 

I have a cracking lightweight weight setup at the moment

Ioptron cem26 

Williams zenithstar 61 with reducer/flattener 

Asi pro

Asi 294mc

Efw mini

Dual narrow band filters etc

Zwo Auto focus control 

Asi120mm guide cam

I use this for wide field and is so reliable.

So I want a 2nd scope for small dso objects so looks like a need a sct telescope but unsure what will do the job the payload of the mount states 26lb but I feel it can handle more as it seams so soild plus it's so quiet and belt driven far better than my old hq5 pro,

I have been looking at the CELESTRON C6 SCT XLT but is this any good?

I know I will have to use a different guide scope for this setup so any information would be great on this

Thanks John 

Hello all !

Its been a long break by not by choice several operations later here I am back again.

I not forgotten all I learned with you lot unfortunately I had to sell all my deep sky imaging gear (still miss it and nightly headaches it gave)

this time around I’m going in lightweight as can’t do the heavy gear anymore.

anyway good to be back hope I can help others and also got a few questions myself, so bye for now.

26 minutes ago, cjdawson said:

I've got one that I'm intending to use with my DSLR Lens's for long exposure wide field work (time lapse, etc)    For what I need the one I have will work well.  If anything it'll get too warm, but I don't have to have it turned on all the time.  Also I can turn on after the session starts without disturbing the camera.

Don't know if they would be to the job of working on a 80mm scope though.

thanks will give them a try plus with Amazon any issues i can return them  

Hi has anyone used these dew bands i seen them cheap on Amazon and usb which is handy i know there low wattage but for the money they seam worth a punt

Upgraded Dew Heater Lens Heater Warmer Strip for Ice Fog Universal Camera Telescopic by COOWOO https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075XJCKD1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2VokBbJSZN48B

Hi i run apt then choose stellarium but sends a error log 5 and wont connect? was wanting to use eqmod to do my alignment any suggestions???

22 hours ago, gtis said:

Rother valley optics are showing stock

thats where i got mine from 2 weeks ago 

44 minutes ago, SteveNickolls said:

Hi Wirral man,

Thanks for the photo of your imaging equipment. I'm always impressed by the inventiveness associated with astronomy, I particularly like your extra weight below your tripod-hey even the colour matches the rest of the gear. Good luck with your future imaging and processing and don't let the light pollution spoil your enjoyment.

Best wishes,
Steve

thanks ste i wont be giving up!!

here is mine shooting Andromeda with my nikon d5300 and tamron 16-300mm, results are pending as i am still learning how to make them look presentable