HEQ5 Pro
William Optics Zenithstar 70ED
SBIG ST-10XEi.
Inbound:
SW 120mm F/5 Achro - Guidescope.
The ST10XEi will be replaced by a QHY8/Orion Star Shoot Pro V2 as soon as it sells...
Future plans for this setup would be use the ZS70 as a guider for something like a TMB 80/480 or TMB 92 Signature series imaging scope...
For the time being, this setup should suffice... A fair step down from the EQ6/RC combo.. But its a different path!!
Thanks Alex,
You setup is nothing to sneeze at mate, you have been producing some nice images with that setup, me on the other hand have not produced a single one yet...........Damn the weather
Good to see your still in the running there alex. And here's mine finally all setup and shooting. Capturing tonight with the QHY8 on the Vixen with the FS-102 Guiding. Top guide Scope
I've been collecting bits and pieces for the last few months and I finally had my mount delivered last week. Managed first light on Tuesday night. Spent the night sorting out all the software, learning to polar align etc etc. It was a productive night with nothing to show for it.
FSQ106-ED
ST2000XM + CFW9
EQ6Pro + EQMOD
Setup for Narrowband
My double stack of William Optics refractors..
Zenithstar 70ED Doublet APO
Megrez 90 Fluorite Doublet APO
These scopes will play double duty, I will guide through one whilst imaging through another... This gives me the option of 621mm F/6.9 or 434mm F/6.2 or by adding the WO flattener, 496mm F/5.52 and 347mm F/4.96...
Should be a nice holiday from super long focal length imaging...
Oops, looks like I have not updated this in a while and much of my equipment has gone on to new, worthy homes (Nudge, Alex ).
Here's the overview of the setup here:
Meade LX200-ACF 12" OTA
William Optics FLT98 (Aluminium Tube version)
Celestron CGE German Equatorial Mount
Losmand DUPS side by side plate, and lots of assorted connectors
My wife gets home from her extended vacation next week, so this is likely how the gear will look for a while
The next few nights should be clear, time to break it all in!
I am now the proud owner of a brand new G11G...couple of images attached...I have it on the LW tripod as my setup is not permanent - yet so the mount/tripod combo is portable - just.
I have even had some clear nights to go with it so have been able to measure the PE and familiarise myself with the Gemini system a little.
I would appreciate it if fellow G11 owners could share any tips/trips/tricks when using the G11 for AP, in particular the best use of PEC function and what guide parameters might be a good start (I have PHD, Guidemaster and AA4 that I can guide with).
The guidescope is a WO66 SD with a QHY5 - 2.75" / pixel
The imaging scope is a 127mm ED with Opticstar 145m and Atik usb filter wheel - 1.4" / pixel so I need to guide to about +/- 0.5 pixels which I think should be achieveable with this combination.
I would appreciate it if fellow G11 owners could share any tips/trips/tricks when using the G11 for AP, in particular the best use of PEC function and what guide parameters might be a good start (I have PHD, Guidemaster and AA4 that I can guide with).
The guidescope is a WO66 SD with a QHY5 - 2.75" / pixel
The imaging scope is a 127mm ED with Opticstar 145m and Atik usb filter wheel - 1.4" / pixel so I need to guide to about +/- 0.5 pixels which I think should be achieveable with this combination.
John it's best if you start a new thread in the equipment forum to ask for specific advice on this issue.
You'll get more of a response and so that we don't sidetrack this thread.
Apogee Ortho-Star 80mm F/6.. which employs a TMB/LOMO triplet lens, shown with the HEQ5 Pro, WO ZS70ED, QHY5 and Orion Starshoot Pro just prior to first light.
I'm keen to see what you get from it - I'm heading down the same path before too long.
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