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Arthur,OMG thats awesome  . Whats the blue bit  hanging off the Meade N6???? |
That "blue" bit is an Artemis, actually an ART-285AL, I'll have you know...
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
I can see how you slide that bar to balance the Yaw of the system.
Nice pier, and construction details on that one???
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Simple - there's a 24" lump of 8"x4" square section cemented into the garden with a drilled and tapped (M20) flange on top. The little bit of the pier you can see is 8"x4" with a flange drilled on the bottom and a plate on top. This is bolted to the bit in the ground and the mount sits on another plate on top - adjusted for level by the four bolts.
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
now I notice that you have the Skyscan ,and not the synscan. how did you setup the computer link. Can you sync the camputer with the scope? Will that Sync the mount at the same time?
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Oh yes, proper kit
It is ver. 2.04 ISTR, just plug the two together really. Scope should be aligned first and then just put it into RS232 mode. Computer then can communicate and it's then just a case of telling the computer where the mount is pointing. On this syncing thing, I realised last night it's no big omission if you can get a list of the alignment stars. There's usually one near where you are pointing so you can do a quick one star align on the closest one to your target and away you go. Bit like the HPP but you have to do it manually.
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I am like a kid in a lollie shop, what to look at next.
Hey , hang on a minute is the Megrez II the guidescope? what have you got in it? |
Umm, yup, that's one of the Megrez semi's in there. It has a QC Pro in the hole in the pics which I took out of the original case and fitted into an old 50mm camera lens case I had laying around.
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BTW, is that a bucket of plaster in the background, I am looking for some more ceiling fixers?
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Truth be told, I believe that is Dried Fish Blood and Bones for the roses
Incidentally, that SN-6 is about to go off to somewhere as soon as I can find a buyer - looking at an SN-8 now...
Yes, I like the EQ6, it's soooo quiet after the coffee grinder LX200 and tracks real well. Not actually got any LX pics with it yet as every time I get set up something goes wrong. Last time it was a dead PSU (after I had converted all the leads to fit!).
Arthur