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Old 12-03-2018, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by glend View Post
Did you remove the diagonal mirror, and calculate the backspacing needed for your camera?
Like I stated, I am a newbie, but yes i removed the diagonal mirror, but can you shed light on calculating the backspacing?

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Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
For first time setup, maybe try during the daytime .... say on a distant tree. That way you can work out roughly how "far back" your camera needs to be. Then tweak the focus at night time on the moon or stars.

It's possible that you just need a spacer to extend your focuser travel so that you can bring images to focus on the camera sensor. Something like one of these:
https://www.bintel.com.au/product/bi...-tubes-2-inch/

Good luck!
Jeff
I will check that out thank you!
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