Hrllo,
I have a 14" LX200GPS that is just giving me fits....never snaps into focus, no matter how long I wait for thermal equilibrium, or how long I wait for good seeing. I am hoping that it is just out of collimation.
It seems that when looking at out of focus stars, the SCT "donut" is not quite symmetrical, which indicates collimation issues.
I decided to look at a sun glint off a power line insulator this morning, and try to capture what I have been seeing. To keep things relatively monochromatic, I used my CCD Ha filter for kicks.
Does anyone have any opinions? This is a simple stacked sum of about 100 images from a Toucam.
Thanks for your comments!
Keith
I have a 14" LX200GPS that is just giving me fits....never snaps into focus, no matter how long I wait for thermal equilibrium, or how long I wait for good seeing. I am hoping that it is just out of collimation.
It seems that when looking at out of focus stars, the SCT "donut" is not quite symmetrical, which indicates collimation issues.
I decided to look at a sun glint off a power line insulator this morning, and try to capture what I have been seeing. To keep things relatively monochromatic, I used my CCD Ha filter for kicks.
Does anyone have any opinions? This is a simple stacked sum of about 100 images from a Toucam.
Thanks for your comments!
Keith
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[COLOR="Navy"]“Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground” --Dante[/COLOR]
