Popular Post +RonC Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) Checking out a mod I made to the scope yesterday, I flocked the top 6" of the 150PDS to see if I could rid myself of the gradient on a lot of my images. Think it's worked reasonably well but more testing to do! M51 40 x 150s at Gain 800 150 PDS NEQ6 Hypercam 183c Triband Filter guided. Don't mention Gradient Exterminator, tried to add it and lost my HLVG!! Edited April 25, 2021 by RonC +DaveJW, +Glafnazur, alis80b and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 There still seems to be a gradient but in a different place to your last M51 image? And what's HLVG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, Clive said: HLVG Hosts la vista gone or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hasta la Vista Green gets rid of any green tint. Clive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Ron Have you flocked the inside of the draw tube yet. Bit fiddly but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Graham I have flocked the first 8" or so of the OTA (Reflector) and the only thing I have not done on this scope is blackened the focuser tube that shows inside tube! I'll be mounting the ED80 soon for the Summer so I'll do that then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Its surprising how much good flocking will do to reduce that light scatter.....nicely done +RonC and +Ibbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Try flocking the inside of the focuser tube (draw tube). you can get a lot of light scatter inside there. +RonC and +Ibbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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