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15 years 6 months ago - 15 years 6 months ago #78575 by johnomahony
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After owning my CGE 11 for 2.5 years I now thought it was time that it was upgraded to do proper astrophotography complete with full autoguiding.
I picked up a Megrez 72 APO from Ian King for use as am imaging scope and as a guiding scope for the C11. My ADM mini-dove tail arrived from the US today (again, no customs payable. I thought of getting this in the UK but the dealer mark up is outrageous). It looks very solid despite its light weight-no sign of flexure at all.
The dovetail and scope required an extra counterweight. I picked up an 11 lb weight for a Losmandy G11 which works a treat. Its much cheaper than the celestron weights and looks and feels better too.
Here is a shot of the complete kit. A Shoestring GPUSB is on its way and I aim to use my DFK camera for autoguiding. I only wish it was August/ September so I could get to use it.:silly:

The Lord giveth, the Revenue taketh away. (John 1:16)

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15 years 6 months ago #78578 by dmcdona
Replied by dmcdona on topic Re:Complete astrophotography kit
John - with the weather we're having, now is a great time to get the kit working as a whole. Its a nice setup - it would be nicer to get it working now than get some drop-dead clear skies in August only to find you need a few nights to "tweak" it...

Presumably, with all your new purchases, the current spell won't last long... ;)

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15 years 6 months ago #78579 by Frank Ryan
Replied by Frank Ryan on topic Re:Complete astrophotography kit
Nice set up now John.
Careful what you wish for..
The crappy weather will roll around soon enough! :silly:

I'm actually starting to get quite envious of your impending
move to OZ!

If you need to offload any gear to make your suitcase lighter
I live very near the airport.

My Astrophotography
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