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Adam1234

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  1. Thanks! A few adjustments and I got the reticle aligned again at least for this evening, and polar aligned as best as I can, good enough for a set of 30s subs of M42 anyway. See how the final image looks tomorrow. Hopefully figure out the issue with the polar scope during the week so I don't have to keep aligning it every time.
  2. I'll remove the polar scope during the week and investigate. I've just had a thought actually. I wonder if the polar scope itself is loose, but seeming to be held in place by the reticle, but then moving around when the telescope is moved. When I first bought the scope/mount (second hand), the polar scope was loose and wobbling around and I could pull it out somewhat. Tightening the 3 screws seems to hold it in place, but perhaps I'm right in saying that all I done was tighten the reticle around the polar scope and made it appear that the polar scope is tight, and maybe there should be other screws that I should have tightened? I don't know if that makes sense to you at all.
  3. Hi Steve Yes exactly, so I followed that process during the daytime, and got the reticle aligned to the RA axis. Then checked it again a few days later and it wasn't aligned anymore and had to repeat the process. And now I've just had to do it again. Is there something else inside the polar scope which could be loose?
  4. The 3 screws used to adjust the reticle are in quite tight and there is no movement of the polar scope if I wiggle it.
  5. I'm having a few problems with the polar scope in my Meade LXD75 mount, maybe someone can offer some advice. The reticle in the polar scope never seems to keep alignment to the RA axis. I aligned the polar scope to the RA axis the other day, during the daytime, following this tutorial: https://www.myastroscience.com/polarscopecalibration A couple days later I took it outside to have a go at polar alignment, and went to double check that the polar scope was still aligned and it was massively off. I spent a bit of time aligning it, to the point where Polaris (which I was using the align the polar scope) stayed right under the crosshairs when I rotated the RA axis. I've just taken it outside now to polar align, and again, thought it double check the alignment of the polar scope to the RA axis, and it is massively off again?? Ive read that this bit only needs to be performed once. Is there something I'm doing wrong here?
  6. Problem solved, I found this and it arrived today. I had a quick test after work and I can now get focus! https://www.omegon.eu/other-adapters/omegon-m54-t2-t-adapter/p,44349 Now to practice polar alignment and hopefully get some bettee images.
  7. SkySafari is another good app to see what is visible and when from your location. You can search for an object, for example M31 using the search function, and you can fast forward/backward in date and time to see when it's visible from your location, or where its going to be in the sky. Also, in the search function, if you select the Messier catalog for example it shows the entire Messier objects, but lights up the ones that are currently above the horizon and therefore visible from your location. Very good app and easy to use, I'd highly recommend. It also shows details about the object like apparent magnitude, apparent size, transit time etc and also a picture and a bit of history and properties.
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    Hi Steve, welcome to the forum.
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    Welcome to the forum
  10. No unfortunately not, unscrewing the eyepiece holder reveals a 2-inch thread.
  11. Well good news all, I decided I had nothing to lose by taking the dec motor off and having a look inside to see if anything obvious was standing out. Turned out there was a connection with these 2 pins on the board that was rather loose (should have taken a picture for reference in case it's useful for anyone else who may have had a similar issue, didn't think at the time). Anyway, I pushed the pins in properly, and hey presto, the motor now works!!!!
  12. That is an incredible image, well done
  13. At least I know it can be achieved then, I just need to find the correct t adapter that can screw onto a 2inch thread, they seem hard to come by and not very common on the main astronomy websites, but after hours of searching I have found this which I hope will fit: https://www.omegon.eu/other-adapters/omegon-m54-t2-t-adapter/p,44349
  14. Hi all, so I'm currently unable to get prime focus with my Canon DSLR and 6-inch Meade Newtonian reflector that I recently bought (this one https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/meade-telescope-n-152-762-6-lxd75-goto/p,11702) With the eyepiece holder screwed onto the 2" focus tube, then T-adapter slotted into the eyepiece holder, I'm just a tad too far away to get focus. I believe if I can do away with the eyepiece holder and T-adapter I will be close enough to get focus, so does anyone know if there are any adapters that will screw directly onto the 2" focus tube, that then screw into the T-ring, that are thin enough that they add minimum length? Something like this https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/altair-m48--m42-adapter.html#SID=1664 Turns out this particular one was slightly too small to screw onto the 2 inch thread... Cheers
  15. I don't have a car, but I think I know what you mean
  16. Very beautiful image. I can see why it's called the Lion Nebula!
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