Category: Focuser
Re: call me crazy
Art Morton wrote: > You hit the cruxes of the matter, the secondary size. The other thing > I remember battling was f/ and being able to see the secondary when > […]
call me crazy
A, Just ordered a 3/4” travel drawtube from Moonlite. I have to wait for their next CNC run to get it, but he’s only charging me $50 for it. I should be […]
Re: shortest possible drawtube?
Hi Ron, When you get back from WSP, and during your next CNC run, whenever that is, I’d like a 3/4” travel drawtube with compression ring fitting. I’d also like to order […]
Astro knowledge / Focuser / Optics
Re: visual astronomy
It’s so cute when I use my a highly-tuned astrograph with an eyepiece of all things. Actually, I’m just lazy. Because I haven’t really figured out the whole motor focuser thing, I […]
focuser settings
1) rack focuser all the way in, set this to 30,000 (pos1) 2) drive focuser out until it stops, see what FM says the focuser pos is (pos2) 3) set one end […]
focuser direction swap
http://www.lazyfocus.com/docs/EasyFocus/EasyFocus_Manual.htm hold the “in” button (one closest to DB9) during bootup.
Re: focusmax + maxim 5.03 + binning
Art Morton wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Jimbo S. Harris wrote: > >> Let me screw around with that and see if I can get MaxIm and […]
Focuser / Maintenance / Optics
Re: scope getting dialed in
Art Morton wrote: > With a couple more moon nights you will have a perfectly calibrated G-11 I hope so; It really is a lot of new stuff to learn. Someday I’m […]
shortest possible drawtube?
A, In order that I can use my scope for either visual or photo, I have this long-ass drawtube. It’s racked in for the camera, racked out for the eyepieces, everything works, […]
shortest possible drawtube?
Hi Ron, Now that I’m all comfy with how the Moonlite focuser works in my photography setup, I’m ready to start tuning the drawtube length / extension so that I can stay […]
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Polar Alignment Calculations
Here’s a page that derives Polar Alignment Calculations. (update 5/2020: the original site is gone, so I found the text on Wayback and am inserting it below. This is by the original […]
Gear / Observatory / Telescope
Special Guest Star takes the mount at Hilltop O
The Astro Jedi needed somewhere to store his light sab—- I mean, bucket, and I was only too happy to accommodate him. I have decided that I need to come to a […]
General / Maintenance / Observatory
Dome shutter is motorized again!
I finally decided to bite the bullet and fix the shutter motor. Things went sideways last winter, and I’ve been opening the shutter manually (and tying it shut with rope, so we […]
Trixie 2017 – tube mods
I finally got around to cutting the MTA-UTA tubes to length; the only eyepiece that would come to focus with the focuser spacer in place is the Televue 55mm Plossl. If I […]
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