|
Thank you gents!
I am VERY keen to properly test the Riccardi reducer, as well as the flattener. With the Riccardi the scope will be operating at f/4.5, as fast as I would like to go with a refractor and also with 3nm filters.
FT looks very solid and it is certainly a beautiful focuser, but there are a few things I preferred in my Moonlite, specifically I would like motor engagement ring in Boss II to lock in place more firmly, so I knew that the motor is properly engaged. Also, laptop connection with the focuser seems to be occasionally dropping; it never happened with my Moonlite. Already tried connecting it without the hub but the issue remained. It must be either SGP Pro issue or perhaps my laptop is too slow, because it only happens during running an imaging sequence. Again, had no issues like that with my Moonlite and with the same hub, same laptop and with SGP.
Greg, yes, Catalin told me that this telescope has 52 mm illuminated circle (because of machined baffles in the OTA) and 44mm corrected imaging circle at f/6 with their monster flattener. CFF's larger refractors have a larger corrected circle, with their next one up (132mm) having 52 or 55mm corrected imaging circle.
Will report further as soon as I get a chance to properly test the rig.
Suavi
|