Helical microfocuser vs. traditional https://youtu.be/LgTmL3pGtmY For guiding, and imaging in general, we prefer – by far – the traditional focuser (the black one in the video, our EZG); way more travel and, above all, much more rigidity. Rigidity is, for sure, the most important feature of a guidescope, with (probably) field of view being […]
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This month we tested a versatile focus motor manufactured by Lunático; the so-called Tarsier. It is a fully autonomous motorized focuser system, without the need for a computer and compatible with most of the focusers on the market. Let’s see how it works.
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Autoguiding is one of the most challenging tasks to master in astrophotography; nowadays, with digital cameras (CCD or CMOS), manual guiding makes no sense, as it is almost impossible to keep the required accuracy, even more with the ever-increasing exposure times everyone is using.
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