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Old 18-08-2017, 02:20 AM
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billdan (Bill)
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There are some disadvantages for replacing the secondary with a camera
(thinking of a newt here)

Hiding the cables to the camera,

Extra weight of a coma corrector and spacer installed would mean a stronger spider needed,

Coming up with a method for adjusting the tilt and collimation of the camera,

Coming up with a focusing method

Locked into OSC (you could swap one filter at a time with a mono, but then run the risk of dropping a filter onto the primary, in the dark)

No OAG, which means a guide scope for guiding and probable flexure issues

Personally I think you back yourself into a corner doing this method (converting a newt).

Bill
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