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Neiman

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  1. So the consensus is definitely a 2” diagonal. Can this stay on the scope when I start imaging ? Don’t have all the gear for imaging at the moment so for the time being it’s just viewing.
  2. Hiya, I have a Celestron Star Bright XLT 9.25” Scope. I have and inch and a quarter Visual back, an inch and a quarter star diagonal and a 40mm plossl also a 20mm eyepiece and a 7mm eyepiece. Struggle with the 7mm as it’s uncomfortable to use. Can anyone suggest some other kit to make viewing easier. I also want brighter clearer views. Maybe asking for everything lol. Just wondered what other kit Would b egos to invest in ? cheers Neil
  3. Thanks lads, I’m going to give it a go and see how I get on with it. Neil
  4. Hiya - how does the sky portal stack up against other software for guiding mounts etc ? How do you find it ?
  5. Hit, anyone use this to set up their scope and move around the sky ? I got this item with my scope and have seen that it can be used with an iPhone or iPad and I don’t own a windows computer. I have also downloaded KStars, but looks complicated. any help would be massively appreciated. cheers Neil
  6. Just want people’s opinions before I splash out any cash. I have an astrozap dew shield but don’t know whether to just get a strap OR a heated dew shield and a controller box ? I have a 9.25 SCT XLT Starbright cheers Neil
  7. Wonder if someone can answer this - are 2” filters mor commonly used with DSLR’s than cmos / ccd camera’s ?
  8. Thank the Lord, thought I was just being a bit of a Div ! !
  9. Hiya, I just gotta know - I have an Celestron SCT 9.25 XLT scope. I have just added a f / 6.3 recently and have a 25mm eyepiece. Now this is one of those questions that if you don’t know you don’t know. Now lol . . . . A hell of of a lot of the stuff I slew to I cannot see. Especially nebulae, I can see smudges that I get excited about ie The Andromeda Galaxy. But Bodes and the Pinwheel there’s pretty much nothing there along with a host of M numbers and NGC numbers. is this normal ? Are some of these targets only visible with the correct filters ? something dumb but I just don’t know if this is normal OR there’s something wrong ? ? help, help lol Neil
  10. I will be going down the back garden route. My area is a 6 on the Bortle scale.
  11. Hiya, I’ve just purchased a manual 5 filter - filter wheel. I know I need as a minimum r,g,b and maybe l. What make as there’s a few out there ? What make do people use ? I have been looking at baader ones. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Neil
  12. Hiya, just want to see what people think of this little camera to use as a guide camera in an off axis guider ? Is it any good ? Any bad points ? Won’t be using this as an image camera - solely as a guide camera thanks Neil
  13. Just ordered the book - make every photon count 😉
  14. Illy, thanks for taking the time out to explain stuff. I should have explained that the DSLR was only ever going to be a stop gap. I intend ( rightly or wrongly ) to go down the filter wheel with a monochrome dedicated camera like the Zwo183mm pro. I admit I don’t fully understand all the science behind it and need to edumicate Myself a tad more. I know what I want to achieve just not completely how to get there. thanks once again for taking the time to help me out. Appreciated. Neil
  15. I’ve looked at the 450d and they are a cracking price for a 2nd hand one in great condition, and the responses seem to suggest that it’s also a cracking camera for some astrophotography. The only draw back I can see is unlike the 750d it doesn’t have the swiveley / flippy screen - which ( as a bad back sufferer ) May be of use and make it a touch more user friendly. The downside with the 750d its nearly 3 times the price ! ! !
  16. Hiya, I am so not computer literate it’s scary. I want to download Kstars on my Mac but It has two options - Install on Linux OR windows. I take it I need to download on Linux ? help lol thanks Neil
  17. That my friend is a fantastic photo. Thanks for sharing your opinion on a DSLR. It’s really helped
  18. Hiya, I’ve just been buying the gear that I need to start imaging with my Celestron 9.25 sct. I’ve bought a 6.3 focal reducer, I’ve bought an off axis guider ( yes - I have heard they can be temperamental to set up ) and I’m thinking about getting the Zwo asi290mm mini camera for guiding. The main camera that I want will need some saving for lol. So I was going to buy a 2nd hand DSLR but don’t know what I should be looking for in it ? What DSLR do you use and why ? cheers Neil
  19. Thanks for the help - There’s a hell of a lot of bits on there - what items would I need to make it functional ? ?
  20. Hiya, found the filter wheel for a bargain price brand new, but what other ways are there to add filters to the camera train ? ? I think I’ve seen a filter holder that holds one filter at a time ? ? thanks Neil
  21. Lol, thanks Olly, see the post above , I have been busy lol
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