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Brian28

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Brian28 last won the day on September 16 2019

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  1. Great image 👍..., but I’m more surprised that you have actually had 9 nights to take it ! 😂
  2. No, I didn’t ..😉. no swarf would rest on the face so I left it uncovered ..,just very careful when removing from the machine .. im going to wash the whole assembly down though ..and clean the mirror face before final assembly..
  3. Thought you might like to see this .. I have an Ikharus 10”RC .. once made by Ian King ..I love the scope ... but a few people have mentioned the fact that the focuser is attached to the mirror cell .. and with the weight of the focuser and camera hanging off the back it’s quite easy to put it out of collimation . I had a couple of options .. sell the scope and buy another with the decoupled mirror , or modify mine .. ! I was especially nervous as the mirror is still in the cell as I didn’t want to disturb .. all turned out well though .. modified a tilt adjuster I had for the focuser attachment , and I have been plying around to see if the new set up places the leader beam in the middle of the secondary.. and it seems pretty good .. so will disassemble and clean the mirror properly before final assembly.. will post some more pics later ..
  4. Hi Paul ... . it’s surprising how you forget things .. what made it worse , was all my laptops and small computer in the case outside decided to update 🤬.. as for PI ..I didn’t have it long before the summer break .. and what l had learnt has gone ... so will have to start again ....
  5. Took this a couple of weeks back .. first time out for absolutely ages .. June .. in fact .. forgot how everything worked 😉. this is pretty much full FOV with my RC10 and QSI683 .. processed with APP and photoshop .. I haven’t been playing with PI , so forgot that too 😂.. as the nights are drawing in I will have to reacquaint myself .. 6 hrs Total integration.. 600 sec subs , RGB 12 of each ..
  6. Gents .. please don’t pass on the guys phone number , I have just spoken to him and he would rather people email him .. I will send email address via Pm if requested .. cheers Brian
  7. I have 2 QSI cameras and have them looked after by a Gentleman in Worksop,.. he can service them recharge the argon ,change out sensors etc etc ..he just replaced 2 fans for me using OE parts and checked the camera for less than £60 .. all in .. if you need his details just message me ..
  8. I was looking for a target opposite the moon last week on those couple of clear nights we had .. this target in Cygnus seemed to fit the bill . Taken with my RC10 and QSI583 , Narrowband only due to the moon phase. 14 x 600 sec Ha 24 x 600 sec OIII .. 6.3 hours total integration time ..
  9. Finding my way around PI tools .. so had another crack at my M51 again
  10. I removed the first image ..in the end ..
  11. I was looking at a battery for my set up and I was looking at the 100/120 ah units ..these from what I have read will easily do the job ..though a little heavy 👍
  12. I have the Altair 130 EDT , and it’s great .. I did replace the focuser though .. the original is nice and smooth etc but I am hanging a large camera etc on the end of it and wanted something more ridged.. ..but a really nice scope ..very pleased .. 👍
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