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Old 23-05-2006, 11:51 PM
Entropy
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Focsusing with a Newtonian

Hi all.
I own a Saxon 8inch Newt at f/5 and this camera
http://www.spaceandastronomy.com.au/prod548.htm.
I seem to be having problems achieving focus. It seems that even when i turn the focuser all the way in, i still seem to be out of focus. Am i not being patient enough and have just missed the focal point ? or is this a probable problem with my setup ?

This was photographing at prime focus, i also own a variable length camera adapter. Could i use this with, say, a 20mm eyepiece to overcome this ? Any other ideas on what i can do to fix it (assuming it is a actual problem and not my fault)?

Thanks in advance
Entropy
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