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Robert Hayes

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  1. Hello. I believe its the filter wheel. It should rotate in one direction so the filter stops in the same place every time. If the filter goes bi directional ie clockwise and counter clockwise to get the nearest filter it can create these artifacts. I belive Adam block has a video on it. Or it maybe James from the DSO imager channel.Clear skies.

  2. Hiya. Looks like to me your calibration step is way too much. Reduce to maybe 1500. Ra and dec should be set the same 1500ms as the max you have set is too short for the calibration step.  That's the way I see it. Hope it helps. Also make sure you have the focal lenght for the guide camera set accurately. 

  3. Hi. I used the focal reducer spaced to the camera with the sct t adapter. Then slid into the crayford focuser with a 2 inch to sct male adapter. Focus was achieved with the crayford dialed half way out. Then rough focus with the main sct focuser. It allowed the ultra fine  in/out focus with the crayford. That was with a 10 meade and 6.3 reducer. Hope this helps and clear skies 👍🏻👍🏻

  4. I had a problem with led lighting. Was real bad glare. Emailed a polite query to the council. (Bexley) explained I do astrophotography and the problem and asked could they put a shield on the lamp.  Within a week they put a side shade on. Unfortunately that only cut it down by 50%. I wrote giving an update and thanked them again and said about only 50% block. The came and fut another shade on the rear too and now I have none. Of course it's been cloudy since but where my scope can only go is glare free. It's always worth asking as nothing to lose. Clear skies. 

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