st80 skywatcher what could i see(using for finder scope)

[iwols]

just looking at an st80 to go with my ed80 as this has a ccd on but was just wondering what i could see through the st80 more to help withlocating at the minut cheers

[happy-kat]

It can give 4 degrees field of view I think

[iwols]

would i see things like the flywheel,dumbell andromeda through it ,its just that while i get used to my 414 on the ed80 ,i have the qhy5 on my finder scope ,i just need something to look through if that makes sense

[andrew63]

Yes it has a much wider field than the ED80.  As above, a humble 32mm plossl will show 4 deg of sky.  If it's dark - the whole of Andromeda !

 

andrew

[iwols]

thanks for that but what about galaxies

[iwols]

you cant always see with the 414 what is actually there till you do some processing,autostretching would be nice to see what i was taking an image of ,hope this makes sense

[alacant]

Hi. Do you mean use it for centering and composing an image on the camera? All but the brightest objects will be invisible, so probably the answer should be not very much. The only way I've found of getting dim objects on the chip first time every time is plate solving. It's built into APT and is easy to setup and use. Some st80s are really nice for wide field visual and photo, especially these which should work with your ff too. HTH.

[iwols]

yes for centering the object,been and purchased a sw st80 and piggy backed to my ed80 now the fun starts trying to line both scopes up as in theory i have no adjustment facility apart from packers

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[alacant]

Hi. Ah, it sounds like you got fixed rings(?). For aligning, this type maybe better. HTH

 

[iwols]

that looks just the biz where are they from

[alacant]

Hi. Your supplier will most probably exchange them as they're more economical than the clamp type, but if not these look about the same. HTH.