Thanks for the insight, Steve! I have found some extensions online, but I'm headed to Zion this Sunday to help out with that star party Monday night, and I'd love to get some practice time in with my new toys before the eclipse. So if anyone has one available to borrow or purchase, please let me know! Thanks!!! On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
Chrismo:
Stay giddy! Don’t get discouraged. I had a similar problem some years ago and found that if I unscrewed the lens off my 2” Barlow it made a great extension and just right for the type of problems you are having. I no longer use a barlow at all and I sold mine but I’ll bet someone has one they can loan you until you make sure you “have a fix”. You can buy a good 2" ED barlow now days cheap and it may serve double duty.Good Luck.
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 18:05:21 -0600 From: djchrismo@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] oh boy! okay, i need a little help here...
So I'm giddy as a schoolgirl. I got real lucky and found a super-sweet heavy tripod on ksl.com for my Chuck Hards sun spotting scope. It's awesome and it was only $50. That's not the problem.
I also got my awesome Orion glass solar filter for my Dob, and a "True 2" 2-inch prime focus adapter for my DSLR. I took it all out for a spin this afternoon and the results were awesome, until I tried to focus the sun with the camera attachment. From what I'm reading, I think I may need an extension tube to get the camera further from the secondary. Anyone have any experience with this? Anyone know where I can buy a 2" extension tube locally? Anyone have a spare they can loan me to see if that's what my problem is?
Any input would be appreciated!
-- Chrismo I fix things, all kinds of things...
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