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Thanks! I was expecting more stars after that exposure, but that was all I could pull out of it.

Beehive Cluster. Evostar ED 80 , Canon EOS 500D, 44x 60 sec at iso 1600.

Evostar ED80 DS, 2x barlow. Canon EOS 500D. 100 frames each stacked in Auto Stakkert.

Top image is a PNG , clicked on version is JPG?

I use one of those 3 meter cantilever parasols to protect my scopes from neighbours garden lights. You can open it fully with it still in the virtical position. It's very effective and easy to move around. They still haven't figured out why that man put's his parasol up at night. Also useful on extreme hot days if your windows face west.

I would second that BackyardEOS is the way to go.

Great shot. Is the full image at prime without the barlow?

You could try using Gradiant Xterminator on those. You can use it for a trial period. https://www.rc-astro.com/resources/GradientXTerminator/

It's like when you take eyepieces apart, and then ....😱

What about the Mak? 😆

@SuburbanMak You could also index the draw tube, I used the sticky back tape used on digital calipers, available from a well known online store beginning with A.

Hi Rich, The Sun - in fact, our whole solar system - orbits around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. We are moving at an average velocity of 828,000 km/hr. But even at that high rate, it still takes us about 230 million years to make one complete orbit around the Milky Way! The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. Does the Sun move around the Milky Way?? - StarChild - NASA https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov › questions › question18

It's compulsery to check http://clearoutside.com/ as well as the weather, every morning, before coffee. There is no known cure.

No, but looking at the standard focuser they are. Wish we knew exact model. Trying to avoid something getting touched that should not be.

They look like bearing tensioner screws, do not touch! Nothing to do with finders. No finders go anywhere near that rack. What make is that rack?

Thanks! These are prime focus with a Canon EOS 500D, on the AVX Mount, unguided (not ventured into doing that yet) M42 44x 60sec at iso 400 , 20x flats and 20x bias frames stacked in DeepSkyStacker. Levels and curves etc stretched and pulled in Photoshop. M31 32x 70sec at iso 400 , 20x flats , may not have done bias (running that now in DSS) . + Photoshop. I have tried going up to iso 800, but it looks as though it's bringing in too much sky glow. Not bad for a sub £100 scope, had it for about ten years now 😃 . I don't think those aluminium focus knobs are available now, which is a shame as I need another one. Despite now having an Evostar 80ED, the ST80 is staying!

I gave mine a bigger finder and other bits, and have had good results imaging. It is still the one that get's plonked outside on an EQ1 for a quickie.

For others that may encounter this problem. The above was taken with a 1.25" 2x Meade Series 4000 Barlow. It does not happen with the Celestron 2X Barlow Lens with T-threads - 1.25”

Wowzers!

Hi All, Is this telling me I need a 2" Barlow? 1st image at prime with Canon EOS 500D 2nd with 1.25" 2x Barlow + Extension tube to get focus. Thanks for any insight.