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Dave Grennans new scope
- Jed Glover
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19 years 2 weeks ago #15347
by Jed Glover
Dave Grennans new scope was created by Jed Glover
Hi all,
Dave and I spent an interesting 5 hours last night working out the finer points of using a ST-4 with his new Celestron 9 1/4 scope.
We certainly found all of the bugs one after another and with luck the Losmandy piggy back bracket and rings (when they arrive) should remove all play and make setting up guide stars a snap.
During a quite moment I snapped dave and his setup for posterity!
Enjoy
Later,
Jed.
Dave and I spent an interesting 5 hours last night working out the finer points of using a ST-4 with his new Celestron 9 1/4 scope.
We certainly found all of the bugs one after another and with luck the Losmandy piggy back bracket and rings (when they arrive) should remove all play and make setting up guide stars a snap.
During a quite moment I snapped dave and his setup for posterity!
Enjoy
Later,
Jed.
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19 years 2 weeks ago #15349
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Martin Mc Kenna
coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680
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WOW!
That is some set up Jed!
That is some set up Jed!
Martin Mc Kenna
coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680
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19 years 2 weeks ago #15351
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Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Dave Grennans new scope
Jed,
thats a very nice setup you have there.
Are you guiding with a webcam
thats a very nice setup you have there.
Are you guiding with a webcam
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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19 years 2 weeks ago #15355
by Jed Glover
Replied by Jed Glover on topic Re: Dave Grennans new scope
That setup is Dave's not mine.
We were using my Sbig St-4 autoguider to check if it works OK with the Celestron CGE.
The guiding is all done with the dedicated Sbig ST-4 autoguider, they are small, you don't need a PC and once you figure the parameters that are required for a given drive system, very reliable. We were getting .4 of a pixel error on a quite poor night in Dave's back garden.
Later,
Jed.
not mine.We were using my Sbig St-4 autoguider to check if it works OK with the Celestron CGE.
The guiding is all done with the dedicated Sbig ST-4 autoguider, they are small, you don't need a PC and once you figure the parameters that are required for a given drive system, very reliable. We were getting .4 of a pixel error on a quite poor night in Dave's back garden.
Later,
Jed.
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19 years 2 weeks ago #15359
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Damn good set up there!! 
Yours enviously,
Keith..
Yours enviously,
Keith..
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19 years 2 weeks ago #15360
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If you think thats impressive wait till you see Jed's rig!!!
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
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Replied by DaveGrennan on topic Re: Dave Grennans new scope
Jed,
thats a very nice setup you have there.
If you think thats impressive wait till you see Jed's rig!!!
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
J41 - Raheny Observatory.
www.webtreatz.com
Equipment List here
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