My 8" Skywatcher Newtonian Rig (David Moore)

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My 8" Skywatcher Newtonian Rig

My 8" Newtonian rig with ZWO ASI 2600MC colour or 2600MM mono cameras and ASIAIR Pro recently installed. Also a ZWO EAF automatic focusser, ASI290M camera and Altair Astro M60 guide scope. All attached to a Skywatcher pillar mount weighed down with sandbags. It is covered with a Telegizmos 365 cover, tied off at the base with bungies to stop the air getting in and kept dry with 2 large tins of silica gel which I dry off periodically in the microwave. I also have a temperature and RH sensor linked to a receiver in the house that monitors for how dry it is inside. This works well all year round though the inside of the cover got badly torn as it caught on too many edges so I have removed the foil inner. I should have thrown a small blanket over it from the first to stop this happening. The RH is often drier than inside the cottage. When it gets to read about 80% RH I dry it out. The ASIAIR works well with my tablet inside the extension but loses connection quite easily in most parts of the cottage which has thick walls. One of the issues is that the aerial is always moving during the night and may not always be in the best position.

Westgate

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