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Best all round items for an Sct 9.25” Scope
Neiman replied to Neiman's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
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. -
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
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Thanks lads, I’m going to give it a go and see how I get on with it. Neil
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Hiya - how does the sky portal stack up against other software for guiding mounts etc ? How do you find it ?
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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
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Wonder if someone can answer this - are 2” filters mor commonly used with DSLR’s than cmos / ccd camera’s ?
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Thank the Lord, thought I was just being a bit of a Div ! !
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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
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Cheers for that, really helped
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How do I decide which size I need ?
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I will be going down the back garden route. My area is a 6 on the Bortle scale.
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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
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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
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Just ordered the book - make every photon count 😉
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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
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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 ! ! !
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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
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That my friend is a fantastic photo. Thanks for sharing your opinion on a DSLR. It’s really helped
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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
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Lol, thanks Olly, see the post above , I have been busy lol