In various wavelengths, wider and narrower bands.






So here’s the problem: I like redundancy and I like control, fine grained, precise control of my devices. These are obviously not the aspects that drove me to choose the EQ3 mount when purchasing it, but since it is the mount I have at hand, and no physical room nor real opportunity for something better, I decided to hack this mount.
Independently of Hernán De Angelis who looks like he did a great job, from the same starting point — so kudos –, I got my hands dirty and my screen full of code. (tovább…)
ASI 120MM (cooled), Baader K-Line Filter 1.25″ (double stacked), Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM, mountpusher, EQ3-mod
ASI 178MM (cooled), Lunt CaK B600 LS6CAKMDS2, Skywatcher 72/420 ED-APO, mountpusher, EQ3-mod — not ideal, but enough to dig out some protuberances.
ASI 178MM (cooled), Baader K-Line Filter 1.25″ (double stacked) mapped to cyan, ZWO IRpass 850 mapped to orange, 3x Barlow, TS-Optics 76/342 TS76EDPH, mountpusher, EQ3-mod
ASI 178MM (cooled), Lunt CaK B600 LS6CAKMDS2, Skywatcher 72/420 ED-APO, mountpusher, EQ3-mod
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