Someone was asking about the set-up of a solar imaging system, so I took these photos of mine “in action”. There’s really nothing special here other than the motor focuser that I cobbled onto the back of the Mak. The camera is a Canon 450D with a T2 adapter fitted straight to the visual back on the telescope. It has an external PSU and is controlled by a laptop using APT via a USB cable. The mount is my somewhat ancient EQ3-2 with dual axis motors. The solar filter is home-made, using Baader Solar Film.
Hello,
Finding your page by chance.
May I ask you about the motorize focuser that you add on your SkyMax?
It’s the Auto-Ficuser from SkyWatcher or something else?
Myself I have a SkyMax 102 and I’m interested in a motorized focuser as well.
Thanks in advance for your support and feedback.
Catalin
It is Skywatcher’s auto-focuser, yes.