Here's today's rainy day project... I've assembled my SBIG widefield camera. It's an SBIG ST-8i camera, with an SBIG CFW8A colour filter wheel, Custom Scientific CRGB filters, Brady Johnson widefield adapter plate and various of my collection of OM lenses (50mm fitted in photo).
Now if the rain would stop, I'll take it out to the obs and power it up for the first time... and if it it'll clear up I'll give it first light
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I was a little disappointed to find that the filters don't block IR, so I have to source an IR blocking filter to use in series. I have a 49 to 48mm step down ring on the way and I'll get a 2" IR blocking filter for the purpose
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Al.