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ZWO 294MC... https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi-294mc-usb-30-colour-camera.html Reads fantastic spec! Arrived about 2 weeks before I expected to see it.... FLO being efficient as usual ?

Yes... less than 5" square. In fact a few people in the office are thinking of getting one for home use! All updates now done (after 6 hours I left in doing them overnight!) and various astro programmes installed ?

My mini-PC from China: Diskless, i5, 8GB RAM, 240G SSD, Win10 Pro, 2.4/5GHz wifi, 1G LAN, lots of USB.... £250 delivered! Updating windows as I'm typing. Then I'll get remote desktop working. Install my astro. apps and then use it remotely for scope/imaging/control. Very chuffed ?

FCUSB to go with my motofocus. Not sure how good this combination will be at giving 100% auto-focus but I thought it was worth a bash.

If it works then it looks a no-brainer... having to touch the scope to focus is a right so-and-so :-( Obviously a more robust mount would help as well ;-)

JMI Motofocus for my 6SE. I was going with a feathertouch but the JMI looks more convenient, cheaper, and gives the option for auto-focus using FCUSB.

Love it.... one sexy piece of kit. I hope to also indulge next year but I'd like to get a permanent obsy first of all.

In the post yesterday: Very hefty gate post to use for my 'dirty but quick' pier (photos to follow in due course) In the post today: A3x15mm sheet of plexiglass - to be cut into two 8" shims to help fixing the mount to above post . 3/8 UNC bolts for fixing mount (see above) M10 coach bolts (see above)

Celestron Wedge for my 6SE (special offer from FLO). tbh my original plan was to save up for a proper EQ mount but that's unlikely to happen this year and I didn't want to wait so when I saw this wedge on offer from FLO I grabbed it. Arrived yesterday morning and yesterday evening I spent a couple of hours fitting the wedge and playing with new fitting and routes for the various data/power cables (still in progress). Heck it's a bit of a heavy combination now and getting the OTA/Mount onto the wedge was a little nerve-racking; trying to balance the mass and do the bolts up at the same time! It's going to require a little more muscle power and care to get the scope from the house to the viewing location and I guess some more time with the alignment - only time will tell. really wanted to start imaging I was thinking

Mine also arrived (Friday) but it doesn't fit :-( Apparently Celestron have changed the back of the 6SE and not told anyone. Focuser now on the way back to FLO to be changed :-( Still I know how to fit it now...