redfox1971

Hello i have fitted a new zwo eaf automatic focuser  to my williams optics star 71 and am struggling with how to set it up with sequence generator pro,surely you have to set when  the focuser  position is fully in and out does anybody no of a good tutorial written or video or have some settings to get me going.

Hi i have a spare power supply ,Will i be able to run my new zwo eaf automatic focuser that requires 12v 0.5A or more to run it thanks?.

I have the zwo asi 1600mm pro that now and again seems to dew up last night all went well till 3 this morning and clouds came over so i stopped imaging left camera running at -20 so i could take flats in the daylight but when i took them i could see a dew circle in the middle of the image so last nights images are now no good as i have had to take the camera off and bring into house so no flats.I see zwo sell a dew heater on there site but by looking at the image they have it fitted to they have a spacer attched to camera so wont rest on the dew heater my camera has the filter wheel screwed on were the spacer would be so would clamp between camera and filterwheel i cant see this doing the dew heater element much good,has anybody else fitted one of these dew heaters?.

30 minutes ago, carastro said:

Is looks like it could be, but if you have had this scope from new I would go back to the retailer and get it fixed.  even if it is beyond your guarantee period if you can show it was like it from the beginning. 

Carole 

Thanks Carole I will look back at some images I had from new I bought it new flo before they started checking them before dispatch.i seem to remember the images were always worse when we had frosty nights.

Thanks all it does look like pinched optics would it be the element at the front of the scope that needs slightly lossening off or at the focusser end 

I have owned the williams optics star71 mk1 from new and never been happy with the star shapes is this what they call pinched optics?

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Hopefully sorted now manage to find the downloads  installed but did get a error massage  on first start up but working ok since i'm running on windows 10. thanks

Hello please can someone help with what drivers i need to download for the first gen qhy5  camera i cant find it on the qhy site only for the version qhy5ll ,will the downloads work for this? also will it run on windows 10 thanks.

I heard a group of kids talking about this a few weeks ago while shopping this will be one more nail in the coffin for reducing light pollution.

This is mine made from a mark4 escort xr3i flywheel whitch i mounted the wedge for my cpc800 on.

Hi all.I'm stuck to no witch index files to download,i have worked out that my widest field of view is 1.09 and my narrowest is 0.142  but when i look at the index files the ones i require just don't jump out at me  ,can anybody assist please? my ccd camera is the qhy8l with cpc800 telescope and 6.3 focal reducer.

Many thanks once again Gib007,can't wait to give it a go.

Help needed once again,one for Gib007 maybe,iz confussed on whitch index files I need?. I've done the calculation bit and my widest is 59.62 arc min and narrowest 7.95 but what files do I need?.well confussed but seem to think 4203 and 4209.

Many thanks for the help.just need the stars to come out to play.

Hi Gib007,Great tutorial,one question if I may,If im using a celestron 6.3 focal reducer on my f10 scope and using my canon 1000d,is it the 6.3 focal reducer focal length I use think 1280mm and aperture 203.2 am I right in thinking this cheers.

I bought a Orion delux off axis guider over a year ago,I got to say it has been the worst piece of equipment i have ever bought,Trying to find a guide star is a joke and thats with qhy5,one of the locking grub screws broke off and the locking ring to dslr slips on thread when locking total junk,thrown in cupboard to ashamed to sell it on.

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