How close does light source have to be to end of telescope for flats?

[tooth_dr]

6 minutes ago, martin_h said:

I park my scope on its side facing the obs wall. On that wall I have mounted an el panel, the scope is about 18" from the panel.

Thanks Martin. Does it have to be perpendicular to the light source?

[tooth_dr]

9 hours ago, Xiga said:

Just wanted to throw another option out there - Astro Pixel Processor. I've found it to be nothing short of amazing when it comes to calibration. Creating a Bad Pixel Map is a doddle too. It's my go-to program now for calibration, stacking and gradient reduction.  

I’m just going to buy this! Honestly you have a lot of praise for it and your images are incredible so I have nothing to lose. 

[spillage]

25 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

I’m just going to buy this!

I too have been looking since reading this thread. I think this along with startools may meet my needs.

[martin_h]

30 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Thanks Martin. Does it have to be perpendicular to the light source?

Its best to be to avoid gradients,  I set the park position to achieve this.

[tooth_dr]

1 hour ago, martin_h said:

Its best to be to avoid gradients,  I set the park position to achieve this.

Thanks Martin, thats what I assumed.  It might just about be doable.  My shed doesnt point N-S, so when parked my scopes point towards one corner.  If I get them pointing towards one wall at 90dege, the CW shaft is very close to hitting the roof.  I may just need a simple TV bracket which can swivel.

[martin_h]

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[tooth_dr]

On 02/10/2018 at 15:20, martin_h said:

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I like the bracket too

I’ll need to sort something. This is a real PITA - here was me last night, a balancing act  

 

[martin_h]

The bracket was already there for something else and it was in the right position so................  ?