First test with moded PST

[Jamie]

Like the title says.

I had to test out how easy it is to focus the PST after the mod to its tube length.

If this first attempt is anything to go by things are looking promising...

Image taken with a TouCam Pro II (NO BARLOW)

All comments/advice welcome...

[Milamber]

It's a bit small...

Arthur

[Jamie]

Sorry Arthur i forgot to change the image size settings to 640x480 :insects1:

I will get it right next time.

Its been that long since i used the TouCam...

[barkis]

Not a bad start Jamie. Things can only get better, and anyway, fairly obvious prominences visible, so the scope is doing it's job.

I know little or nothing about PST's, but I like seeing the images that come from them. Besides, winters coming, so the more solar images we see the better.

Ron.

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Sorry Jamie, you have lost me. Last time I looked you were hooking up a big Achro. to the PST with the ERF accesories as necessary. Is this a tube shortening job to make the Toucam come to focus, or a test of the GTi PST?

It seems to be working, whichever one it is.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[Jamie]

Hi KK

The test in this case is to see just how easy it is to bring the PST to focus using a webcam as the desired camera. (with no barlow) The mod that has been done here is a shortening of the tube on the PST to aid me in achieving focus. (seeing as with the newer PST's you can't do any modifications to the focuser side of the scope).

This seems to have worked very well for a first try on a camera tripod.

The other project is on the go as we speak... 8)

Watch this space...

[SteelRat]

Nice stuff Jamie. Shame it's a small pic n all but the prominences show up real well as does the surface detail. Looking forward to seeing a larger image - and also news of the other project 8)

Cheers,

Matthew(SR)