Heads up.....very cost effective LED dimmable flat screen panel.

[ollypenrice]

If the flats work, don't fix "em!

Olly

[Bizibilder]

I've just received a 3m USB cable and USB (5v) mains adapter plug so I can now set up in the observatory and take some flats with it (If the power is down the lappy can provide!) - works very well, the dimming facility being very useful.  I've not tried the flats taken in anger yet but they look OK.

[michaelmorris]

I know this is probably a silly question, but if you can use a tracing light box for taking flats, could I not use an Android tablet as a light panel for taking flats?

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[Bizibilder]

As long as it's big enough to cover the whole aparture of the scope it should be OK.

[ChrisLX200]

I know this is probably a silly question, but if you can use a tracing light box for taking flats, could I not use an Android tablet as a light panel for taking flats?

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Yes you can, and others have used a laptop screen - but there are caveats: the illumination may not be as even as the eye percieves it to be. On the other hand the flats it would produce are much better than nothing. Placing a sheet of white paper over the front might improve things (preferably not a lined piece of paper... :-) )

ChrisH