Hello, A11!
Well, I have had my 14" LX200 for awhile, but the sucker is just too big for my portable setup situation right now. I've had it up for visual use, but never for CCD work.
I finally bit the bullet, though, and set 'er up last night. As you all may be aware of, the first time setting up with the cameras and the piggyback scope can get somewhat amusing...I chased polar alignment around for about an hour until I realized that my counterweight system wasn't getting the job done, and I had slippage in one axis (or both, probably).
Sooo, just finally settled on a rough polar alignment, and tried to shoot something bright and easy to find, good ol' M27.
Total: 20 x 180 sec. using Starshoot (forgot to use the thermoelectric cooler), at f/3.3 on the 14", autoguided with the DSI Pro on the ZS80FD.
Thanks for looking, and comments are appreciated!
Keith
Postscript: Methinks that this scope needs collimation, focus seems soft no matter what I do, or how the seeing is.
Well, I have had my 14" LX200 for awhile, but the sucker is just too big for my portable setup situation right now. I've had it up for visual use, but never for CCD work.
I finally bit the bullet, though, and set 'er up last night. As you all may be aware of, the first time setting up with the cameras and the piggyback scope can get somewhat amusing...I chased polar alignment around for about an hour until I realized that my counterweight system wasn't getting the job done, and I had slippage in one axis (or both, probably).
Sooo, just finally settled on a rough polar alignment, and tried to shoot something bright and easy to find, good ol' M27.
Total: 20 x 180 sec. using Starshoot (forgot to use the thermoelectric cooler), at f/3.3 on the 14", autoguided with the DSI Pro on the ZS80FD.
Thanks for looking, and comments are appreciated!
Keith
Postscript: Methinks that this scope needs collimation, focus seems soft no matter what I do, or how the seeing is.
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