Earl

I'm looking to get one of these as a pier extension.

Thing that concerns me is, doesn't it stop you from using the latitude adjustment bolts on the NEQ6? Because once installed you can't get at the bolt securing the mount to free it off?

So presumably you'd need to free off the bottom bolt and rotate the whole assembly by hand.

Dave

No it does not mess with your aligning as that is in the main head of the mount and works as normal, all this does is pu a length of pipe getween the tripod top and mount base.

i have used one and it was fine, im 6 4 and stooping to look through an eyepiece was causing back ache, so it was well worth it, current stock, if you can get one is sw off white like the mounts.

Very decent of you Earl, dear boy, and a happy Christmas to you too! You've got my address, I take it? Think I'll need to update the netbook for processing? 

Olly

Well some fool shot it into orbit.... might be hard to get now :|

Olly I have found a new CCD for you !!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25450068

Olly 3 106's is just plain greedy !!!!

Cant wait to see it LOL

Im looking forward to seeing your first light subs, proof been in the pudding.

I have picked up a few things from ENS over the last few months and also sold / part exchange some things with them.

Emails have always been promptly replied too, and are very informative.

From collecting and delivering by hand,  to posting or via courier they have always been quick and give realistic delivery times if using postal services.

Steve and Eddie really do know their stuff and are very helpful.

I was thinking more about motorising the provided focuser than ripping it out altogether and replacing it.

A nice FLI would solve that problem.

Bern has been great in all his communications especially over the phone, it is great to have a chat as Bern quiet often see problems and issues before you do and most times has a solution.

Al orders have been promptly dealt with and delivered next day.

I have picked up a few bits and pieces from FLO over the last month.

They have answered all my questions promptly, although I did not end up purchasing the original scope I was planning on, all information was a great help.

Delivery was Prompt, emails at every stage of the process.

Thanks Team FLO !!!

Our Atik 11000s are M54. Big chips!

Olly

Aye tis a big one that, its quiet interesting that the curretn crop are all tiny sensors, It will pendulum back soon enough with the mega high Megapixles, followed by the huge ram and 64 bit upgrades needed to load the files

The Esprit 80ED DOES need a dew heater, surprise surprise   Spent last night's clear skies doing PA then tried an image session on the Heart nebula but I couldn't get any clear images and when I checked the scope, the object lens was covered in dew.  The dew was horrific last night - everything was dripping wet in the open scope room.

waiting on my dew heater has stopped me from doing anything as its pretty wet here at the mo.

SX offer M48 (and many other alternatives) on the front of their filterwheel.

I agree Filter wheels have various but I have not seen a CCD with anything other than a T thread by default.

I did find this one,which is a bit thinner http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p5249_TS-Adapter-65mm-to-M48-for-Baader-Steeltrack-65mm-thread.html and combined with their M48 to to

T adapter gives an extra 3mm. I was going to wait to see if I could find it in one adapter though

Yeah 1 piece will be better.

The camera side of the flattener is M65, and adapter is supplied to convert this down to M48.  Which camera do yo have if it's that much back focus? 

Ah ok.

My QSI 638 WSG has a backfocus of 50.2mm without filter, my Baader filters are 2mm thick so this adds .7mm givving me a total back focus of 50.7mm, I currently using a 6mm extension with my Williams flattener which works ok.

If I can find a M65 to T it could work.... time to trawl TS

I have used those in the past too, it screams cold weld too as i have had to hack at least half a dozen of those very adapters off various other things

I need 5 or 6 mm spacing (need to work it out precisely) from the body of my camera for the flattener , and due to sky watcher yet again using M48 camera side I have never seen a M48 CCD and the imaging circle from the adapter does not need M48 T would be fine...(sigh) I have to get an adapter from m48 to T and maintain the spacing means a custom adapter.

I did look at one of these, but the spacing and my ccd just aint gonna work Tak it is Oh well LOL

This is without the flattener

Things could get better then

Gina the brightest star has spikes and from the looks of it spacing is not right as all the corners look a bit stretched

Awesome

OOO looking like a dream imaging scope !!!

It interesting to see how different company's deal with stock, some heavily dropship, which can work if you have rock soild suppliers, others always have stock in hand.

The supplier is the key issue here, personally with my main lines i'm of the school of "its on the shelf" but I have started stocking in and making available for sale stock which is due to arrive in the next 24 hours, its not perfect yet as my supplier is not quiet up to speed. but its getting better.

We have started a 100% dropship experiment for a few product ranges, which had terrible teething problems, but they did get resolved and its working ok now. (do wish i was listened to from the get go though as it was all foreseeable and easily sorted before going live....)

Having purchased a fair few Sky-Watcher scopes from various retailers which have been drop shipped I have never had any issues, which does say OVL have it sorted, which is how it should be for an exclusive distributor.

On the other hand when it goes wrong it can be a pain and extra steps in communication can lead to frustration, its a fine balancing act of maintaining customer expectations , communication and delivery.

Regarding FLO, I have always had a good service, (drop shipped, back ordered and in stock next day delivery) even when things have not gone quiet to plan, its all been sorted in the end, which imo is the sign of a good retailer, I do see things from a retailers perspective and understand all the problems and its always interesting to see how people do things.

A great loss to the Astro community, a man who has inspired many of use here and worldwide, long may he be remembered.

it could be possible that it was two meteors that just happened to be in the same space to create the look of one changing direction

Nice to see a simple upgrade, the Steeltrack is a good focuser.