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Post by davy on Oct 10, 2015 13:57:52 GMT
hi folks I have just pulled the trigger and bought myself another bit of kit,,another early Christmas present lol... how often am I going to get away with that old chestnut lol.. the skywatcher ed80 matched focal reducer,flatner www.skywatcher.com/product.php?cat=28&id=178I had a look through the net ect and you tube and found this,,that changed my mind,,i also looked through posts on sgl imaging section and they all agree the scope is far better with this focal reducer on it,,hope it helps others ,,,wondering ,,,, why do I need focal reduction
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 10, 2015 14:54:30 GMT
Davy, I went into CCD Calc and saved screen grabs of the views of the ED80 with and without the 0.85 Focal Reducer you have bought. I used a Mallincam Xtreme sensor as an example so any 1/2" sensor should be similar. I then animated it so you can see the different fields of view with and without
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Post by davy on Oct 10, 2015 15:11:40 GMT
cheers ken ,,that works for me..i like my lunar shots...will help on getting a bit more fov,,all the image guys rave about it..it was £164 delivered was it worth it..phew hard one to answer.. I had looked at the altair astro reducer same focal reduction at half the price and was so tempted but ,,, the draw to the skywatcher focal reducer was that its matched,,and you know it will work..still a lot of dough to pay but that's astronomy for you,,,looked high and low for a second hand one but could not find one ,,so they must be holding on to them.
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Post by davy on Oct 10, 2015 15:24:05 GMT
the ed80/focal reducer will have either the qhy5l-11 or the canon 600d on it this year for simplicity,,and portability
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Post by davy on Oct 12, 2015 22:40:50 GMT
ordered the m48 to t adapter tonight £8.50 from ebay,,don't you just love bargains
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Post by davy on Oct 13, 2015 18:02:33 GMT
Focal refucer arrived tonight..tried a few combos. .cant find focal point.. probably the fact holding scope with one hand trying to check dslr and twiddle the focus nob... jes fair bit of weight on that bad boy now. . Carol says it looks like a rocket launcher...
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 14, 2015 4:57:47 GMT
LOL!!!! Isn't experimenting fun, especially when others laugh at us
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 14, 2015 18:43:51 GMT
For me, its the wife coming out - gauging my mood/success level - then quietly turning around and going back inside and not coming out again.
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