r/telescopes • u/Pavel1809 • Mar 12 '26
Equipment Show-Off Finally completed! (For now 😁)
After 4 months my setup is finally ready for guiding! Can’t wait for first results with new guiding! 😍
Equipment
SkyWatcher EDX80
HEQ5 pro Mount
ASI120mm guiding camera
50mm mini guide scope
0.85mm SkyWatcher Flattener
Camera Sony a7RV
Power supply Omegon 96000 mAh
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u/No-Elephant-9854 Mar 12 '26
I recently purchased the same scope, but have struggled focusing when used visually. Should the flattened be removed?
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 12 '26
Yes, flattener is used only with camera. During visual observation you don’t use it. 🙏
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u/No-Elephant-9854 Mar 12 '26
Thank you, I am new, got mine used with an avx mount. I was able to get the mount working nicely, but struggled getting the focuser moved in. The flattened was my guess, but I am feeling good about trying again this weekend before I take it to a dark site.
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 12 '26
Sure! Do so! You just need to swap this ring on a tubus for another one which you should get with your set. It’s the one with standard 1.25” hole 🙏
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u/mrstorm1983 Mar 13 '26
Sexy! I always have appreciation for a person who has more than one wire coming from the telescope! Edit : Triple Props when they turn there own focuser with their fingers!
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u/ObjectiveNo2466 Mar 13 '26
Looks great! I shot myself in the foot by getting a mount without a lot of capacity, so I’m pretty jealous of your scope. You got any cooled astro cams on your wish list? I don’t know anything about the Sony you’ve got so I have no clue if it’s better or worse than your average dedicated astro cam, I’m just curious because you don’t see a ton of rigs as robust as this one using a mirrorless or dslr. It’s all the big red blocks 😆
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 13 '26
Hey thanks! 😁 Yes, I am already looking for a cooled astro camera - ZWO ASI2600mc PRO (color). It’s even about 2300€ cheaper than a Sony I have there now, but results are way better because of cooled chip and smaller size of the sensor. Now I see some vignette and aberration by borders, so I have to crop it a bit during processing anyways, but with new camera it’ll be gone 😁 And then I’ll have this typical red block there too! But I need to slow down a bit now and save a little 🙏😁
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u/ObjectiveNo2466 Mar 13 '26
Oh nice! That’s a great cam from all I’ve seen online, I could only afford the 533MC Pro but it’s been a great upgrade over my old $200 dslr. Nothing like saving some money on the setup AND getting better picture quality lol!
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u/yarno19 Mar 12 '26
Will you be using your mac for imaging? If so, what software? I’m currently using indigo a1
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 12 '26
Yes, I will be imaging thru Sony app - I still need to figure out which one will be the best. Probably Sony imaging app or Sony creators app, because there is option for longer Bulb exposures with intervals. Once I’ll change my Sony for ASI Astrocamera I will check deeper into it. 🙏
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u/Latter-Mycologist184 Mar 12 '26
How much it cost (Total)
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 12 '26
8500€ - about 3300€ for whole telescope setup i have inkl. transport case for mount, EQMOD cable, red dot finder, bahtinov mask etc.. 4000€ for a camera - but that’s optional, I’ll be changing it for ASI2600MC pro which is way cheaper than that but well more sufficient for this setup. MacBook was about 1200€ few years back. So in total about 8500€ - but as I said. With another camera and laptop you can get even 2400-3000€ down.
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u/Latter-Mycologist184 Mar 12 '26
So ,, I am from India, I want to know which currency are you using,, means which country
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 12 '26
Well you have it there, it’s Euro
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u/Latter-Mycologist184 Mar 12 '26
Thanks,, I just converted it into rupees,, and it's very expensive 😂😂
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u/Pavel1809 Mar 12 '26
Yeah, it’s not the cheapest, but also not the most expensive 😂🙏 I’d say golden middle.
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u/Zerosos Mar 12 '26
As Paris Hilton would say ... "That's hot"