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Bill R.
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  • Saint Louis, MO
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Orion EQ-G & EQMOD
APM/TMB 105mm LW2 APO
SGIB ST8300C
Canon 50D (stock)
Nebulosity 2
Panasonic Toughbook CF-29
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William Optics Zenithstar II 80mm ED
Orion Deepspace Color Imager
PHD

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Newer Guide Train

Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:59pm 1 Comment

Well I played around with the guide scope model long enough. The WO Petzval is a nice little scope, but I couldn't get the flexion out of the system (in time). I started playing with using a third guide ring on the focuser and had some success (this will work), but not until I had way too many frustrations.



I searched and searched for a good Off Axis Guider (OAG) and never found a good deal on one, plus I was scratching my head trying to figure out spacing and back focus, ad… Continue

New Guide Train

Posted on May 31, 2011 at 7:44pm 0 Comments

I bought a Meade DSI Pro mono and a William Optics 66mm Petzval scope along with some 90mm Losmandy guide scope rings all off of A-Mart. I've reduced the size and weight of my rig and my first test run of the guide train last Sunday/Monday was very successful, I think. The wind was so strong that I had bad star shapes and the PHD graph looked like my EKG the last time my wife said "I'm pregnant". Need more clear skies for testing!

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At 8:41pm on March 27, 2011, Marc Basti said…
Bill, thought you might know. In Neb2 after I finish taking a capture sequence of subs, say 3,5, x# is there any way to view them (they are saved in fit format), quickly before starting the next capture sequence. Thanks, Marc
At 8:03pm on March 13, 2011, spike77 said…
cant wait to c some pic bill
At 10:14pm on February 22, 2011, Trevor Woodrow said…
Welcome Bill! Make yourself at home.
 
 
 

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