Marcel

On 22/10/2020 at 20:18, estwing said:

Great piece of kit in a fast scope.

Hi, i own a paracorr 2 and a delos 17,3 and 6mm. Does it make sense to buy a powermate too? 

Kind regards Marcel

Hello,

i am new in this topic.  The question i have is : what is the best option for spectography? Only a filter or a spectograph? Can someone tell me the pro's and con's?

Thank you.

Kind regards

Marcel

17 hours ago, Helen said:

Hi Marcel,

I would say that if your broadband is anything like mine it suggests my location moves between London, Kent, Home fairly randomly! and so I would not rely on it for astro set up.  That said, your phone will provide GPS accuracy (that wasn't an option for most of us when this thread was opened in 2012 😉 ).  I haven't used EQMOD since 2014 when I changed mounts, but I seem to remember that I just plugged the gps dongle into a usb port, told EQMOD the comport number (vaguely remember having to check the baud rate..) and there was a button in EQMOD to press to fetch the data.  It worked really well 🙂 

I still wish my Mesu mount could be controlled by EQMOD - its fantastic software!

Hope you get it working

Best wishes

Helen

Hi Helen,

Thankxxx. In my opion EQMOD recognize only one COMport in staed of 2. I already use one COMport for the mount (skywatcher EQ6 R pro) If it is possible to use 2 COMports let me know.

It is only for alighment and in near future, in the field. That will be in Flushing, Netherlands.

Kind regards

On 14/06/2012 at 10:50, Helen said:

One often overlooked advantage of GPS is accurate time. If you use EQMod and a computer then buying a small USB dongle (I paid about £15 for mine from Maplins) will do the job brilliantly.

Helen

Hi Helen,

I am using eqmod for the first time. On my laptop eqmod uses COM3. It works fine. When i purchase a GPS dongle, does eqmod recognize the dongle? Or how do you let it communicate withe eqmod?

Thanxxxx

Kind regards Marcel

Hi John,

Thankxx for your reply. I bought a ZWO asi120 colour and is expect to receive it next weekend. Your picture is nice already. I am wondering which eyepiece you used to get the picture. It seems like powerfull.

Kind regards Marcel

Hi Louis, 

Thankxx, thats helping me out.

Marcel

Hi Paul,

I am wondering if i get a better view with a ZWO camera attach to my eyepiece in terms of magnification. Now i am use my lunt 60 with my TV 17.3 mm. Ik gives a nice and clear view and i want the same view with a ZWO camera. Can you help me?

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Hi there,

I want to attach a ZWO camera to mij TV delos in order to get a great picture from the sun. Has anyone tips and trics? Or is it simply not working?

Kind regards Marcel

On 08/10/2019 at 09:27, Waldemar said:

Single shot through TMB 92SS with DS Lunt 75mm, BF3400, 2 x PowerMate, ASI 174MM

nice! I consider a powermate but can it work for me? I own a lunt60. Can you help me out? Thanxx

On 07/10/2019 at 22:59, Nigella Bryant said:

I use an ordinary 3x Barlow in the eyepiece end of the blocking filter and works well with my zwo asi120mm. Image attached of results. 

Very nice!

20 hours ago, symmetal said:

Hi Marcel,

Click on your user name at the top right of the screen where you login, then select 'Account Settings'. Select 'Signature' from the list on the left and then put the information you want to appear at the end of your posts in the Signature editable window. 

I believe your initial reply to me asked that question, but I misread as to what you were referring to. 

Alan

Thanx Alan!

2 hours ago, symmetal said:

You'll need the 1.25" Powermate to fit in the eyepiece end of the blocking filter diagonal. I believe I needed a 1.25" extender (barlow with lens removed) too to achieve focus. If you only have the 2" Powermates they would have to fit before the diagonal which I wouldn't recommend as the extra heat generated before the blocking filter could damage them.

Alan

Hi Alan,

Thanxx

2 hours ago, Waldemar said:

Hoi Marcel,

No problem using a PowerMate with Lunt, I do that all the time. How is kind of depending on the backfilter you use.
I got the BF3400, which is a 2" type and I use 2x or 4 x PowerMate (2")with my Lunt set, but as already mentioned by Alan, use them after your blocking filter to prevent excessive heat in the PowerMate.

 

Hoi hoi,

thanxx for your reply. I use the lunt 60 Tsh 1200. Can you tell me how you can place your equipment in your memberarea? 

Marcel

2 minutes ago, symmetal said:

You can if you insert the Powermate in the eyepiece end of the diagonal. An extender will probably be needed too to achieve focus. I did try it with my Lunt 60 but it gave bad Newton's Rings when used and gave no extra detail with my ASI178MM camera as the camera image scale at 0.99"/pixel is well matched to the limit of the scopes Dawes resolution of 1.93" without the Powermate.

Alan

Hi Alan, i can see ehat you have for equipment, how did you do that? Ans thanxx for your reply

Marcel

Hi there,

Can someone tell me if it is possible to use a powermate combined with a lunt 60?

Thankxxx

And in the meantime… how can i let you know what i have voor scope etc? I believe its simple but i am sure i missed something about that

thanxx