Problem solved. Doug was right on the money, the cause was light leaking through a spacer thread. I did a visual inspection of the shutter as well...
Thank you Doug, I'll let you know how it all goes.
Sorry Doug, fits are attached. The dark frame was binned & resized to reduce the file size to make the upload possible. Also, what would be the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a couple of test images. 1 x 60 second dark & 1 x 1/10th sec light frame shot in a darkish room. I took a series of...
It's an ST8300C Bill & thanks for your input, I'll set it up & take some darks without the cooling. Cheers, Tony
Hi Doug, thanks for the quick response. I'm somewhat relieved by your reply. I shut the camera down as soon as I noticed it so I don't have any...
Hi all, I was putting my scope with my camera attached on the mount last night & I managed to knock the camera against the tripod leg. It wasn't...
Ok, time for an update. I received the heater strip & desiccant. Shipped very promptly, thank you Bill. At this stage I have installed the heater...
I apologize for not updating this thread sooner. I have had a discussion with Bill Lynch who has organised a heater & some correct desiccant...
No problem Bill, it was basically a cut & paste of my first post at the top of this page. I'll send another to you now. Cheers, Tony
Fair comment Doug, I guess I'm assuming the fogging issue to occur under my normal humid imaging conditions (in my backyard) in which case I can...
I did Colin, unfortunately it was not successful in preventing the problem.
You are correct about it not being exposed to open air Doug, whenever this has occurred a field flattener has been attached & I might add that I...
Thanks for your reply Doug. In front of the camera is a T2 spacer for backfocus attached to a Field flatenner & the telescope is an FLT98 refractor
S/N is 831002219 I appreciate your suggestion Colin, an upgrade may not be a viable alternative given the fact I'm located in Australia, although...
Thank you for your reply Colin, I have sent Bill an email a few days ago but I thought I would post my inquiry here in case there was a certain...
Hi all, I have an ST 8300C which I am very fond of. I bought the camera used & recently have had the problem of fogging on the chamber window or...
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