emyliano2000 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Hi guys. After seeing this setup in a photo posted by somebody on facebook I decided to try it out too and I'm very happy I did. The clouds and the fact that it was Sunday evening (had to wake up at 5.30 am to go to work) only permitted me to take a limited number of frames but I will definitely revisit this target with the same setup. So here it is. TS65 quatro astrograph with my Canon 700d on one side, Canon 450d with the 18-55mm kit lens at 55mm f5.6 on the other side and my 9x50 finder-guider with the Lacerta Mgen autoguider between them. Sync dithering for multiple cameras in APT Target on the TS65 astrograph: IC1805, Heart nebula Targets on the Canon 55mm f5.6: IC1805 (Heart Nebula), IC1848 (Soul Nebula) and C14 (The Double cluster in Perseus) Even though I could only save 3x900sec ISO800 from the TS65 and 13x300sec ISO800 from the Canon 55mm f5.6 I'm pretty pleased with the result. Emil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Very nice shots and great setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBucket Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nice set up, and great image, but Can I ask how you achieved balance as the left hand side of that dual set up looks much heavier than the right side... also the front to back balance as with a dual side but side rig you need to balance on 3 axis, it’s something I’m having issues with...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 oh, awesomeness.... astroporn..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Good to have both wide field and a 'zoomed in' shot, nice rig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emyliano2000 Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, LightBucket said: Nice set up, and great image, but Can I ask how you achieved balance as the left hand side of that dual set up looks much heavier than the right side... also the front to back balance as with a dual side but side rig you need to balance on 3 axis, it’s something I’m having issues with...?? I used a dual saddle plate on the right hand side because it's heavier. The guider can slide a bit from side to side on the losmandy plate too. As for the front to back balance, it wasn't really perfect. I got it right but it was close to the end of the vixen dovetail. I need a longer vixen dovetail for the TS65. If I do that it should balance nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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