marry a baader hyperion to ZWO ASI 120MM??

[bmc]

I Notice that my hyperion has a 43mm coupling ring, as does my asi 120mm. is it possible to attach the two ?

thanks

bernie.

[Pete Presland]

not sure to be honest, the only way to find out is to give it a go. but if you do my money is on a quickie divorce after a one night stand with a decent quality barlow!

[bmc]

lol. thanks Pete. i picked up the camera 10 days ago, and yet still yet to get a clear night to play with it. so I've just been staring at it pondering. i have a x2/x1.5 barlow (antares). so i'll give that a spring clean. 

cheers

[Pete Presland]

the weather can be very frustrating and the lighter nights definitely do not help, i had a shortish session last week which didnt start untill nearly 10pm. have you got an RGB filter set to go with your asi120mm?

[bmc]

yeah i picked up a LRGB meade filter set from a chap on the classifieds on here. Also picked up a x0.5 reducer (my scope is F11.3).

from what i can gather the operating system on the camera and processing can be a bit to get your head around,

so i'll probably concentrate on mono images to start with, maybe pick up a bantamov focus mask.

and get a filter wheel later.

[Macavity]

Here's a pdf showing the way to attach a webcam-like device for Eyepiece Projection.

(Perhaps the most obvious design use of the thread on the top of Baader Hyperions!)

http://www.baader-planetarium.com/pdf/hyperion_foto_e.pdf (see diagram on left)

Basically, you "start the ball rolling" with an M43 to T2 ring adapter (part # 2958080).

Then add an appropriate set of T2 extensions and (at the end) an eyepiece clamp --

The standard eyepiece clamp (#2458120) is cheaper and adequate for tests.

Then use your standard camera 1.25" nosepiece in the clamp. This, the standard setup,

is probably easier (more flexible) than trying to directly attach a Camera to the eyepiece.

You then determine the T2 extension needed for the best image scale, experimentally!

(Perhaps best to think about how you might use filters etc., once you have a first image?) 

For EP projection (Anecdotally!) It is better, from the point of view aberrations, to use a

longer focal length Hyperion and a greater distance between the eyepiece and CCD.