EQ-Z – RA Bearing Blocks
I’ve started working on the Right Ascension housing which once assembled will be the single most massive part of the whole mounting. Two of the main parts of the RA housing are […]
Refocusing Script for MaximDL
I wrote a simple script to start a focusing routine. The idea is to run this script regularly in an AutoSave sequence. A typical imaging sequence would be compose of […]
AT10IN – Relocating the Focuser
As explained in one of my last post, in order to reach focus on my G3-11000 I need to have the first element of the Paracorr at the edge of […]
AT10IN – Moonlite Focuser
The stock focuser on the AT10IN is a large 3.3″ pinion/rack design, it has a 2″ drawtube. It is very similar to all of the GSO focusers I’ve tried (not […]
AT10IN – Introduction
Last month I had to let my AT8RC go because of the sudden death of my Canon T1i pushed me toward getting a CCD camera that would be a good match for […]
EQ-Z – Drive System
The equatorial mounting is designed around gears and worms made by Ed. Byers, CA. After visiting Mr. Byers shop I can say I am really proud of using his fine […]
G3-11000 – Unboxing
My cooled and modified Canon 500D died during my last imaging sessions in which I was imaging NGC7635, the Bubble Nebula. I still am confused about what exactly happened but […]
