I'm looking to attach my ST-8300/FW8-8300/OAG-8300 camera setup to a 2.5" Feathertouch focuser. I want to have all threaded connections, and I...
My observatory partner and myself tested the scope with an eyepiece last night, for whatever reason there seems to be astigmatism, an out of focus...
Yes I do have one blank spot in the filter wheel, we did the test in that location and the stars were larger as expected but showed the same...
Tried another ST-8300 camera and a ZWO camera as well with the same result. If the camera is rotated 90 degrees the elongation rotates 90 degrees...
Thank you. This evening we are going to try rotating the camera and a different ST-8300 as well.
Not sure what section to put this is so I just put it in off topic, please move if needed. Please take a look at my images, it seems to me that...
I have this flattener, https://www.stellarvue.com/sffx1-flattener/ And it has M48x.75 threads. The current plate on my OAG has M42 threads, so...
Which adapter plate do I need for the OAG-8300 that has 48mm threads? Thanks!
Nice!
Nice, I do however like the second version of M81 much better.
Very nice scope! That is amazing about focus.
Very nice. What scope?
No hurry at all. Thanks.
Yea not having the ability to boot up on power up would be a problem. Colin, do you have any pictures of your setup you could post? I'm...
I have not been imaging for some time now, my setup quit working at the observatory I share with a friend, and my life has been crazy lately, my...
I have also found this program very useful for getting your color balance correct. http://bf-astro.com/excalibrator/excalibrator.htm
That is simply fantastic, very well processed.
Sadly I have not been able to test it. I had a mouse get in my conduit that runs all of my power wires (not the USB) and chew through the...
I only do darks on cloudy nights with the observatory closed up because of this very reason.
I know, I just thought I'd try one more time.
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