Greetings from southern New England!

[GlassQueen]

Hello everyone,

After many (many...) years, I am diving back into astronomy. I started off with a 4" Meade SCT 2045, which I still have and recently picked up a Takahashi refractor (Merry Christmas to ME) and am also working on getting a LX200GPS 10" to function. The hope is to have the LX200GPS set up outside in a fixed location (this sucker is mighty heavy for me to move by myself) and the Tak for portability. 

The Tak is my first ever refractor and I am learning how to use it. After much fumbling on Dec 21st, I managed to capture Jupiter and Saturn using my DSLR. Seeing Saturn come into focus on my camera's LCD was incredible. This pretty much added fuel to my already frenzied astrophotography mania.

My #1 quest is to do imaging, both planetary and nebula with both telescopes. So, here I am to learn what I can to best use them. I have a ZWO camera and Nikon DSLR.

As I do not have a finder scope for my Tak (it's a FC-100DC) does anyone know if third party finders can be attached? I have an Orion 50mm and would like to know if it can be used on it? 

Clear skies

[PXR-5]

Welcome to SGL

I am not familiar with finder mounting on a Tak, but I am sure someone can help here.

(Maybe ask over in the refractor threads)

 

I sure that Tak will bring a bunch of clouds to New England 😆

[GlassQueen]

3 minutes ago, PXR-5 said:

Welcome to SGL

I am not familiar with finder mounting on a Tak, but I am sure someone can help here.

(Maybe ask over in the refractor threads)

 

I sure that Tak will bring a bunch of clouds to New England 😆

Thank you!

Oh, I think it has definitely intensified the cloud quantity already. 🙄

[laudropb]

Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL.

[Mr Spock]

Hi, welcome to SGL 

[Floater]

Welcome. I hope you have lots of fun and lots of success with the imaging. 🙂

[Tiny Clanger]

Greetings from east of middle-ish Old England ! 😀

[banjaxed]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

[GlassQueen]

Thank you all for the kind welcome!

[Nigella Bryant]

Welcome to the forum, have fun.

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi there and welcome. 

[sloz1664]

Hi and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

Steve

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire  🙂