Hi all,
I have been thinking recently about selling my takahashi MT-160 to make an 8 inch f2.8 astrograph/buy a widefield frac, OR adding a moonlite to my tak so i can finally get proper infocus stars/full automation.
I am currently in a widefield/nebula/ha mood
What would you do in my situation?
I do have an autofocus system (Pegasus) I have been considering to sell. Make me an offer I won't refuse (it even has a Tak pinion sized collet, so it is ready to go)
I do have an autofocus system (Pegasus) I have been considering to sell. Make me an offer I won't refuse (it even has a Tak pinion sized collet, so it is ready to go)
cmon Lewis...
Its not that, my autofocus system i think works fine, its the crappy focuser is wobbly and has a ton of backlash. Also how would you mount the pegasus?
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Originally Posted by Atmos
You can go widefield by going down the black hole that is mosaics
If you sell a nice Tak to build a DIY scope, it would certainly be a bad investment decision. You will never, ever, get back the cost of the build; so think about that.
There is a new Celestron 8" RASA, which would give you that speed, and potentially have resale value, but they are not available in Australia yet.
No - it's a matter of feel and checking which of either the grub screw, teflon pad, bottom tensioner screws etc is the issue.
Pinions are easy to straighten - another thing I can do easily.
Take the focuser off, post it up, I'll fix it free of charge and post it back to you. Turn around of maybe a day maximum.
Considering it's sordid history, ANYTHING may be wrong with it Logan. It's the THIRD Tak focuser from "HIM" I have heard of that was BADLY adjusted or messed with (just ask Matt about Phil's CN212 focuser as received ex-Bentleigh)
Thanks Lewis. My issue is currently my stepper mount relies on using the 2 pinion tensioner screws to hold the stepper. Its either that or araldited to the tube!