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I'd make a custom mounting plate on top of the newt and mount it directly to that. But yeah, the focuser and drawtube may be an issue. As far as I remember from my first one the drawtube had a lot of flex.

Does anyone have any experience using this telescope as a guidd scope? I had one a few months ago, in fact it was my first one, but I've since sold it and.. eh. Upgraded a bit. I wasnt happy with what the telescope provided visually, but back then I hadnt gone down the astrphotography rabbit hole yet. But now I have the chance to buy a second hand one for next to nothing and I'm wondering if it would be viable as a guide scope for my 150PDS as my other guide scope is more or less permanently fixed to the 72ED.

I've considered switxhing it out with aluminum to decrease weight myself. But as I run a EQ6-R it's not that much of an issue. I'll definitely use aluminum for the newtonians though

Ah man. Thank you! I have been looking (what feels like) everywhere without being able to find one!

I'm quite sceptical to asair and rapsberry pi. I like having the interface that a laptop gives me.

Lenovo E31-80 is the laptop I have considered a petrol generator, but that's gonna make my setup even less portable, haha. It's definitely on the table for when I have my observatory though.

I can't image from home so I have to travel. Unfortunately I don't have regular access to power. So I've been looking and looking but I can't seem to find any way to power my laptop without a main power source. Are there any portable alternatives out there?

This might sound stupid but I just looked out of the window and saw orion and I thought to myself.. Why not. So I grabbed my 150PDS and slapped in the 28mm standard EP and I held the telescope under my arm and tried to find my way to orion.(my EQ6-R Pro arrives next week and my EQ3-2 is in parts atm.) Well, it was shaking like crazy, but I found it. Even from the middle of the city it was so clear. Even though it was nothing like the pictures(duh) it was one of the most amazing things I've seen. I was looking at it with my own eyes! I got so happy I actually cried a little. I still have a smile on my face! That was my first time observing M42 and I doubt I'll ever forget it!

Oooh! That makes sense. So since I have a fullspectrum modded DSLR all I need is a IR cut filter in my image train in addition to the clip ins. Except for my CLS-CCD which essentially does the same thing in a different way. And I read in another thread that I don't need a IR cut filter when I use the 150PDS as the parabolic mirror helps bring the IR wavelength to focus?

Then this may be a stupid question, but if I need an UV/IR cut filter, what was the point of removing the UV/IR filters in the camera? Does the internal filters block a wider wavelength than the astronomy filters?

Alright, so any make would do? Like the ZWO UV/IR cut filter? What about the Astronomik IR pass filters? And i just need a 2" to screw into my CC or FF right? Nothing more fancy than that?

So I have a full spectrum mod DSLR and some various clip filters that I'll be using with it. But, du I need to install an UV/IR cut filter in my image train aswell? I've recently read that I need one to protect the sensor and Ha filter from IR radiation(?). Anyways, if I do need one, what are some good options? I'd probably need a 2" earlier in my imagetrain?

The best part though, is that I never have to disassemble the setup! It all fits neatly into a pelicase!

As you can se above, @wormix was kind enough to print out the finder shoe part and it's arrived safe and sound! Many thanks to him! As for the other part I was talking about; I opted to go for a 2mm thick stainless steel plate which I bent at a 45* angle at about 7cm in on each side. I then drilled holes matching the existing scope rings and bolted it to those. I did have to use a few risers between the scope rings and the bracet plate as the thumbscrews to tighten the scope rings was slightly in the way. I removed the finder shoe from my scope and then drilled a hole between the two existing holes and fastened the finder shoe here. After that I mounted the ZWO 60mm finder scope at the top, attached the dew heater conroller and wrapped all the cables around the guide scope base as you can see here. I will look into shortening the cables, but for now they're tightly secured so I don't see the need to fiddle too much. Hope you like the mounting plate idea and the new setup! 😁

Looks to me like you've clipped the blackpoint a bit, which has probably lost you some detail! Very good first attempt though!

Cheers guys! This was very helpful!

Hmm, unfortunately not much as he seems to be using different softwares than I do. I was hoping go continue using DSS and PS as they're softwares I'm already familiar with

So, I've got my CLS filter and my Ha filter which I've heard is a good start. But my experience in processing thus far only covers RGB images. As far as I understand, Ha images are mono colored, so my question is this: how do I process my Ha and RGB images together? Edit: I use DSS and PS

Yeah exactly like that! 😁 Hit me up with material and shipping cost 😀

Just a small "brick" to mount in the finder scope shoe. About W20mm/L30mm/H10mm I guess One that I can drill a hole in and attach a DSLR to. The larger part that I made a cardboard model of I'll probably have to use a metal sheet. Makes it more sturdy as well

Something like that yes! But they dont ship to norway and I cant find anything like it on FLO

Yeah I've figured! I'll try to go for a 250PDS and see of that works. If its too heavy/big for imaging I'll save up for a Evostar 150ED or a Esprit 150 and just keep the 250 newt for visual use. I'd rather not go for a SCT since that would require a whole other set of accessories that I'd need to buy 😅 But who knows. I'm still young!

I can do you one better. I made a cardboard model! Its supposed to be a mounting platform for various accessories. The other item I'd like is just a bracket that fits in a sky watcher finder shoe, with a hole in it so I can fit a bolt and mount a camera in it. That was I can do some wide field at the same time as using the 150PDS

Hey guys! I'm wondering if anyone here have a 3D printer that they use to make custom accessories? I have a few concepts I'd like to try out and I was hoping that someone here would have a 3D printer and that they'd be willing to lend a helping hand. I'd happily pay for materials and shipping of course. Edit: metalwork is also fine! Should be easy enough for someone with the right tools as it would just be bending some edges

Obviously some flats and bias frames to get rid of the vignetting and noise would be nice! They also make the processing a lot easier as you don't have to worry about those factors as much. But it seems like its a bit overprocessed. The blackpoint looks clipped and M33 itself is very magneta. And is it just me or does it look slightly out of focus? All in all it's a very good attempt and another step in the learning process! 😁