I ordered a "star" from OPT. Cheap. With the camera plane adjuster, I should not need to shim, as that's what it does. Colin, I have a Silence of...
I am having an issue with my FSQ @f3.6, .73 reducer, and my STT8300. One corner of the field is soft. I am introducing a tip/tilt device (a camera...
Doug: I am SO glad I posted up here! So, with a bolt-on Precise Parts adapter, I am good at 52.5mm into my equation.... Chris
Hello. I am going to change up my imaging rig to include (once again) a Takahashi QE 0.73x focal reducer. It has a critical metal back distance of...
Interesting....
Concur. Guide chip EXT; dual chip mode CHECKed. CG
Very nice! C
Hello! I am posting this image not for accolades or criticism. It's basically elementary and horribly processed. But it's my first real light...
:facepalm: Yeah, I can see that.... CG
What if you tried to update firmware via SBIGDriveChecker? I'm surprised there's not a way to flash from home.... CG
STF hates a hub. I had a similar issue,...
This is by far the best support forum. I'm sure someone will help.... CG
John, I'm surprised no one has chimed in. Though it sounds like you tried everything on your end. Did this get resolved? CG
http://www.preciseparts.com/ppmain/adapter.html custom job? CG
Thanks, Tim, for the numbers! That'd be easy to do. Any idea what kind of cable it is? CG
I have yet to even take an astro image with my new STT-8300, but this thread brings several things to my mind. One of the things I immediately...
Dean, I've been following this post with great interest. I recently bought an STT-8300, but am still awaiting adapter rings to install it. So I...
I'm tending to agree....
Learning! I'm at f.l. 530mm and 2.1 arcsec/pixel. My mount is an AP900 GTO, so pretty good. Maybe not dead nuts polar aligned.... CG
OK. Spent several hours, caliper in hand, trying to get some numbers. The @f5 back focus is measured from the very end of the OTA. This is what I...
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