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Old 18-03-2010, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pmrid View Post
I'm looking at extending the capabilities of my QHY8 and wondered what others are doing about replacing the nosepiece filter element with something else. I'm in an area where I am not overly constrained by light pollution and my prime interest is in imaging nebulae and galaxies.

Peter.
I have a null adapter now and got rid of the standard nosepiece. I put the filters further away from the sensor as to minimise reflections. the QHY8 works very well in Ha and even better in Oiii. Bit of a struggle in Sii: very long exposures needed in excess of 20min on an F/5 system.
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