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Originally Posted by Stephane
Martin, well done for producing a beautiful Triffid. I particularly like the rainbow diffraction spikes on the brightest star. Good old Newts! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Stephane,
Appreciate it
Only a couple hours needed under those dark skies to resolve some nice detail , different story in Sydney
Being down at my Dome on a clear moonless night imaging is an absolute joy, then when I have to return to Sydney and image under all that heavy LP muck not to mention the moon when it’s up , makes you appreciate what you have.
I love my big 10” Carbon Newt , to me it’s big but compared to a CDK17 or CDK20 it’s tiny , but in my Dome it’s a monster , she just fits inside.
After weeks of testing and tweaking my new 8” f5 Carbon fibre in Sydney is now dialed in properly.
I had to rebuild my secondary holder with longer screws and central bolt and spring as the supplier KH , the drilling pattern for focuser and Spider were 12mm out compared to my old metal GSO Newt
I also had to shift the focuser around by 5mm as it was not centrally aligned to the secondary. Plus the north / south spider vane was out by 4mm
If I ever buy a third carbon fibre newt , I’m going to have it supplied with no holes and drill my own , that way there’s no mis matching or foul ups
It’s been a frustrating and timely exercise I must say ( no fault at all to Sidereal or KH as it’s a standard product with standard drilling pattern )
Anyway the move to Carbon fibre option for Newts has proved successful
Cheers
Martin