Yay! Just got a fsq 106n 2nd hand - now to wait for the g11 to arrive.
I really wanted the newer one with the f/3.6 reducer but doing the sums versus this 2nd hand one it would have cost about 3k extra.
First light might not be for a few weeks The g11's might be a bit away.
Just have to get the camera adapter for it, and a diagonal for the odd visual. I'll prob get rings as well once I decide if I'm going to piggyback something on it.
Congratulations on your fabulous scope purchase. Wise choice.
The Tak clamshell is very good and you can piggyback a guide scope on them. You simply whack a screw through the top hole and make sure it screws into the guidescope mounting hole (assuming it has one).
I use an Astrotech 66ED scope which has a mounting hole. It came with a microfocuser, is light, I always find a guide star, and it simply screws onto the clamshell with one screw through the top tightened into the mounting hole under the focuser.
The Astrotech scope cost me about US$200 2nd hand through Astromart and was one of the best astro purchases I've made.
You could use just about any guiding camera as it has plenty of light and gudie stars.
If I get the FS60 with the tube holder for it, would it just screw straight onto the tube holder/clamshell on the 106N or do you need something else between them?
- now to wait for the g11 to arrive.
The g11's might be a bit away.
