Light Pad for flats

[SmokeyJoe]

There are loads of light pads listed on amazon.  Will a 10 quid one do for flats or am I better off with a more expensive one?

[Galen Gilmore]

I doubt you would need anything too expensive. Many people just use a flashlight/torch, and I use my computer screen with a blank white screen displayed. Just make sure you are covering the aperture of your scope with a tightly pulled t-shirt or something similar so that the light is evenly dispersed. 

[Andy R]

I bought a dimmable one for about £18 pound works ok, I suppose it’s about build quality and size, just make sure the light panel covers your scopes aperture. 

E2a what he says👆

Edited October 18, 2020 by Andy R

[ebdons]

lots of ways to do it now, I have a lacerta flatfield panel but also use a cheap ceiling LED panel with dimmer which was cheap to buy. once you get the right settings flats are not that difficult to do.

[Aramcheck]

I use an A3 LED panel with a couple of sheets of white perspex to help disperse the light & a plywood frame to hold everything together.

As others suggest make sure you pick one which can be dimmed.

Cheers
Ivor