You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Telescope Specific Forums >> Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) justabob scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/05/07 Posts: 841 Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: NeoDinian]       #2402635 - 05/17/08 08:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Not much to it. Just removed the eyepiece on the finder and the nose piece on the dsi. Roughed them up a bit with sand paper and super glued in place. Got the idea here. -------------------- http://www.pbase.com/rkn/astro Vixen Sphinx SXW LXD55 Self modded 350d 450d will mod soon 73 DE W9HS Post Extras:       NeoDinian Experienced Postmaster Reged: 10/05/05 Posts: 11523 Loc: Rockford Illinois Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: justabob]       #2402812 - 05/17/08 10:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   -------------------- Neo... (Jeff) -=-=-=-=-=-=- 10" LX200-GPS/SMT UHTC "Draco" Rockford, Il. NeoDinian's Eye on the Sky! Coming soon: Post Extras:       nik hodges professor emeritus Reged: 04/20/07 Posts: 596 Loc: UK Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: NeoDinian]       #2403170 - 05/18/08 05:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very neat -------------------- Flurostar 110 [TMB] Megrez 80mm triplet apo & mkIII FF "LX200R" (8") with AP CCDT67 reducer & moonlight focuser StarlightXpress SXVF-H16 camera/trutek filter wheel DSI Pro II AstroEngineering MegaWedge Maxim DL/Maxpoint + adobe PS3extended On AP900 notification list Post Extras:       nytecam Post Laureate Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 4548 Loc: London UK Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: justabob]       #2410800 - 05/21/08 01:50 PM Attachment (8 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice one JAB For the time being I'm reluctant to use my new SX Lodestar cam soley for electronic finder duties and as the grandchildren have returned a PC I'll be using it with an old SX MX5 CCD via the slow RS323 lead - the software has a rapid refresh rate in 'focus mode' - set-up below - the shelf above PC for laptop used for LX200 imaging -------------------- Nytecam 51N 0.1W Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+DS-2090+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs Starlight SXVF_M9/Lodestar/Canon 300D DSLR/Fuji E550 My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-spectro page Post Extras:       nytecam Post Laureate Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 4548 Loc: London UK Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: NeoDinian]       #2606851 - 08/27/08 10:15 AM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   some more experiments with the finder-cam with a larger Jupiter 85mm f/2 lens and some 'deep' DSO imaging in 1m-2m exposures like M57 fov -------------------- Nytecam 51N 0.1W Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+DS-2090+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs Starlight SXVF_M9/Lodestar/Canon 300D DSLR/Fuji E550 My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-spectro page Post Extras:       nytecam Post Laureate Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 4548 Loc: London UK Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: nytecam]       #2606854 - 08/27/08 10:16 AM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Vega's fov Post Extras:       nytecam Post Laureate Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 4548 Loc: London UK Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: nytecam]       #2606860 - 08/27/08 10:19 AM Attachment (2 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pegasus I galaxy group on Peg/Psc borders - enlargement here Post Extras:       nytecam Post Laureate Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 4548 Loc: London UK Re: Finder-cam for LX200 [Re: nytecam]       #2606874 - 08/27/08 10:25 AM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   and finally M31 through haze - nicely framed and amazing for such a tiny setup. Must redo when higher in sky I've updated my e-finder webpage with these and other images -------------------- Nytecam 51N 0.1W Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+DS-2090+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs Starlight SXVF_M9/Lodestar/Canon 300D DSLR/Fuji E550 My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-spectro page Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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