Bunglesastroimaging Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 So having sold my C8 I've put together a wider field rig, this be it. Altair Wave 80mm Altair 60mm guide scope Pegasus focus cube AA 269c OSC All sat on one losmandy par. Connected this to 2 x clamps which are fitted to the piers, can interchange scopes with ease then and just minimal rewiring if I do so. Sat under is a mini pc and a power box. Can now set up, remote into this from laptop and once polar aligned I can then run everything from wherever, indoors or out via WiFi network. Going to move from APT to NINA I think later this year and see how that shapes up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpowers Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) very nice indeed , i have a smaller 72 EDF with same 269c camera, a Pegasus focus cube (simpler version using the controller from the powerbox) and same guide scope. Pegasus PowerBox. I also use, and can highly recommend NINA for when you take that leap, NINA has kept me going for 6 months or more. Good Luck with the new Rig PS: not sure it will make any difference but i stuck my dot finder scope on the opposite side to the focus cube, it helped my balance a little . nice to see the polemaster (they're great). Edited June 19, 2021 by gpowers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Nice to see the Altair brand so prominent. Couple of nice set ups there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 7 hours ago, MarkAR said: Nice to see the Altair brand so prominent. Couple of nice set ups there. I have also noticed that the Altair brand makes regular appearances on this forum. It seems to be very well thought of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunglesastroimaging Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 I've got two altair scopes. 80mm and 115mm Wave. Well impressed with the 115 hence the 80 purchase. Not used it yet though roll on some dark clear nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpowers Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 i think virtually every piece of Astro Hardware I own has come from Altair, they have always gone out of their way to help and support me ( 1 yr into the hobby ). and yep, i also love the 115 along side my 72, we seem to have pretty well the same bag of tricks . great minds etc ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunglesastroimaging Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 I'll be giving my 115 ago but going to try using my 80 to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 My Wave 115 has been superb with the .79X Planostar, it's a great size for many DSO's but recently I thought lets have a go at so and so but balked as it would have been a 12 pane mosaic. Waiting to get a 1.0X FF to use on slightly smaller targets then will probably get a smaller scope for Widefield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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