Photo of 6" RC with telecompressor, filter wheel and CCD ??

[Skipper Billy]

I am toying with the idea of a 6" Ritchey Cretein 'scope and adding to it a Moonlite focuser and a 0.67 reducer/telecompressor to hang my Atik 460EX and Aitk EFW2 wheel off.

Anyone got a photo of a similar setup - I am having difficulty imagining what it might look like and what size spacers go where - I should hate to shell out to find out that something in the imaging train is incompatible thread or size wise !!

Thanks in advance.

 

[johnrt]

Here's my imaging train for my 6" RC. The Starlight focuser grips the M48 - T adapter, so the CCDT67 & IDAS are actually inside the focuser draw tube. I can't remember the exact size of the 2 T spacers, but they are basically there to get the amount of reduction I wanted from the reducer. The CCDT67 has a large tolerance and you can vary the reduction from about 65mm - 85mm from reducer to chip. Mine is dialled in to give me just about x0.75 reduction.

 

Hope that helps.

 

[Skipper Billy]

That exactly what I was hoping for - THANK YOU so much !!!! 

[sloz1664]

6 hours ago, Skipper Billy said:

I am toying with the idea of a 6" Ritchey Cretein 'scope and adding to it a Moonlite focuser and a 0.67 reducer/telecompressor to hang my Atik 460EX and Aitk EFW2 wheel off.

Anyone got a photo of a similar setup - I am having difficulty imagining what it might look like and what size spacers go where - I should hate to shell out to find out that something in the imaging train is incompatible thread or size wise !!

Thanks in advance.

 

There's a 6" RC on AB&S.

http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=118998

Steve

[Skipper Billy]

Ooooh - thank you!!!!