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haha STOCK focuser would you believe!! Very light imaging train - just a five position FW and the ATIK 428ex. I focus with a home brew Bahtinov.
I do want to upgrade but can't afford to at present.
But, on the horizon is a motorised focuser for the winter months (temperature changes between 10 and 15 C from day to night here in NZ, and fast). I've made the ascom compatible version following the guide on the yahoo users group.
Works brilliantly, just need to finish making a bracket and then some cloudy nights to complete the project.
Tim
BTW, I've been experimenting with adding dark frames (none on the original image) and despite what others say about the 428ex not requiring darks, I can say that it does make a noticeable difference during processing. I can only cool to -5C at the moment at current temperatures (single stage cooling).
So, I may add another image at some point to show the comparison with 10 darks at -5C...
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