Finger lakes pdf focuser

Adapter for takahashi 88mm dovetail male for pdf this fli adapter was designed for the takahashi 88 mm dovetail male and the fli precision digital focuser pdf. Special precautions are necessary for those cold nights, ice buildup must be in kept in check in order to allow the focuser parts to move freely. It has been housed exclusively in my climate controlled observatory, attached to my takahashi fsq. This shot depicts the numerous cables and other tubing when set up including the air green tubing and water blue tubing systems, electronic.

To remove the focus knob from the focusing shaft, first loosen the set screw on the knobs stem. The backlash will be applied to focuser movements whenever the focuser reverses directions. The zero tilt adapter locking mechanism implemented on both sides of the focuser is designed to achieve a rigid and tiltfree connection to adapters and other hardware. Starlight xpress sxvfh9 ccd guided by sx autoguider. Focuser installation the focuser is easily attached to a telescope tube with three m4 screws not included spaced 120 degrees apart on the flange. Tsoptics 2 dual speed crayford focuser for newtonian. When removing the phillips head screws, use your thumb to apply downward pressure on the focusing shaft cover plate. The pdf precision digital focuser is a large aperture format with very high resolution. Alternatively, if you already own a finger lakes pdf or atlas, or a similar optec focuser you are good to go with a few adapters. Open box fli ad 12 adapter pdf focuser to stl camera. By default, kstars ships the meade, robofocus, optec tcfs, and focuser simulator drivers. Why would i spend more for a focuser than the scope cost. Accufocus 4 phillips head screws electronic focuser. All of our focusers are ascom compliant and are compatible with most software.

Binary packages for these drivers are available for several distributions, including ubuntu. Autofocusing with an fli focuser in order to autofocus with your df2. Fli ad14 adapter pdf focuser to takahashi 88mm male. Jmi telescopes is a world renowned manufacturer of astronomical telescopes and aftermarket accessories for the amateur and professional astronomer. The atlas focusers thin design allows focusing with shorttravel optical designs. The white telescope is a different kind of astrograph. Fli adapter 3 external thread to 2 internal thread for cfw345 and ad22. Finger lakes instrumentation digital focuser users i guide. Finger lakes instrumentations device interface software is open source, making it easier for our customers to directly interface flis devices. Mechanically, the optec tcfs temperature compensating focuser is a robust crayford style motorized focuser with high repeatability. The pdf focuser was designed to be nearly universally adaptable to any telescope and camera combination. The pdf is also threaded on one side and has a large pocket on the other. The crayford design allows for a solid friction roller focusing system with no play and very little backlash. It is in perfect working order, and boy does it do the job.

We manufacture telescopes and accessories such as telescope wheels, carrying cases, guiding computers, focusers, motors and motor controls and much more. The rack and pinion focuser on my st80 is not very smooth. Finger lakes pdf replacement focuser modification improves load handling capability of epsilon 180ed extending its utility to large format ccd cameras. Installation is usually a 5 minute job that involves removing your old focuser, sliding in the new crayford focuser, and screwing it on to the telescope tube. The finger lakes pdf focuser has been tested and works well, the preciseparts adapter was found to be right on for spacing and everythings ready to image. Finger lakes instrumentation, llc october 2012 engineering excellence because your image depends on it 1. Astrophysics field flattener, fli atlas focuser, astrophysics ap206edf refractor. Feathertouch ascom software setup starlight instruments. Add our me2 autoguider for a complete imaging solution. Atlas focuser october 2012 welcome thank you for purchasing an fli atlas focuser. Other focuser drivers are shipped separately as 3rd party indi drivers.

Fli atlas digital focuser for heavy payloads fli atlas digital focuser. Finger tight will be sufficient to hold the focuser securely in place. I bought a used c11, and purchased a mi250 from mountain instruments. Finger lakes pdf focuser with custom made adaptors first light takahashi fct76 guide scope. Specializing in amateur telescope making components. Fli stocks a large variety of adapters for the most popular telescopes. These planewave adapters allow the fingerlake ccd cameras and filter wheels to attach to either the planewave 3. Kstars supports a large number of astronomical instruments provided by the indi library. Focuser simulator included in platform focusmax client focuser interface. Jan 22, 2015 take panoramas using the nodal ninja nn4 with rd16 ii advanced rotator duration. Typically the threaded side of the pdf is intended to mount to the telescope side and the pocket is intended for cameras and accessories such as color filter wheels.

It consist of the fc10 fiber collimator plus a focusing cell. Fli finger lakes atlas focuser cn classifieds cloudy nights. Gso 2 linear bearing crayford focuser for refractors dual. The fiber focuser is optimized for singlemode fiber but also works with large mode area lma fibers and multimode fibers with different results. The information in this guide pertains to the following focusers. I used a finger lakes instruments pdf focuser and color wheel. Miniature 105,000step motor driven by microstepping controller with a resolution of 150 nm per step. Planewave finger lakesfli ccd camera to hedrick or securefit. Fli ad14 adapter pdf focuser to takahashi 88mm male dovetail. When differences between these products exist, information is clearly specified. Fli finger lakes atlas focuser cn classifieds cloudy.

Fli precision digital focusers finger lakes instrumentation. Achieve critical focus with heavy payloads up to 25pounds with the fli atlas digital focuser. Finger lakes pdf retrofit increases camera load carrying. It is designed specifically to meet the heavier equipment and stability requirements of astrophotography equipment and heavy eyepieces. Telescope equipment used by steve riley at the buena vista observatory. Please see our web page for a more current set of distances and help the backfocus distances for some popular large format cameras at the time of this writing are. Finger lakes img6303e imaging camera operated at 26c. High tpi precision adjustment screws translate into high positional accuracy.

Spaciual shout our for moonlite telescope accessories and their product. If the directions in this guide are followed properly, the atlas focuser will recall its. A gallery of images taken with this modified epsilon 180ed. We know that the accessory will bring you years of enjoyment and excellent imaging results. Take panoramas using the nodal ninja nn4 with rd16 ii advanced rotator duration. The sdk is supported on the following operating systems. Digital focuser users guide finger lakes instrumentation. On top, is the takahashi tsa102s fitted with a finger lakes instruments pdf focuser followed by a takahashi reducer 0. Wait till the port is detected and the focuser starts moving. The setscrews will leave a mark on the inside of the focuser housing but this is unavoidable and was designed this way. With the optional base, the extension can be adapted to newtonian telescopes.

Download a pdf drawing of the fli ad14 adapter for accurate measurements. If you have, could you share the proscons of the pdf and what accessories were needed to connect the focuser to the ota and an sbig st2000xm. On the other hand, i have an old st90 with surprisingly good optics it was made in taiwan. Finger lakes pdf retrofit increases camera load carrying capacity of. Tsoptics 2 dual speed crayford focuser for newtonian telescopes the 2 crayford focuser allows focusing free from play and is suitable for observation and astrophotography.

Fli finger lakes instrumentation scientific cameras. The fiber focuser is of a multielement design that gives a tightly focused diffraction limited spot with long working distances. The button may change to yellow while the driver searches for the com port where the focuser is plugged in. In accordance with directive 2011 eu, and regulation no. Sep 29, 2014 locking the focus posted in lx850 series. Hoping someone out there has some experience with the finger lakes pdf and the tak fsq. Everyone knows that the optics are the number one ingredient in any telescope, but the focuser is of comparative importance when it comes to the viewing or imaging experience.

Cfw45s filter wheel five positions, 50mm square filters and precision digital focuser pdf. Additional information about the focuser is available in a separate document, focuser users guide that is supplied with this product. But for focusing my dslr attached to the telescope i need to go to the scope with the laptop and drag the usb cable with me just so i can see the liveview image of the camera on the laptop while adjusting focus on the telescope. Finger lakes instruments ccd atlas focuser anacortes telescope.

I can now remotely control almost all the functions of my telescope and its mount. Proline system with color filter wheel, digital focuser, and lens. The focuser is the link between the telescope itself and the eyepiece or camera. Fli atlas digital focuser for heavy payloads best brands. Installationindi finger lakes instruments fli ccd, filter wheel, and. Veil nebula widefield in halpha, oiii and sii from. Fli software and documentation finger lakes instrumentation. If i just put the bolt back in that my scope was shipped with is that good enough for locking it. Open box fli ad12 adapter pdf focuser to stl camera. Ive had it a few years but honestly, i used it to take maybe seven image sets. Available filters include the new 50mm square halpha, lrgb, ubvri, sulfur ii and oxygen iii filters. Telescope focuser control software for the arduino board and a visual basic ascom driver for windows. The kde education project focusers supported under kstars. At the back of the fsq is a finger lakes instrumentation fli pdf temperaturecompensated focuser and behind the focuser at the lowerright corner of the photo is.

Indi finger lakes instruments fli ccd, filter wheel, and precision digital focuser driver is available for download as a 3rd party driver from indis download page. If the focuser needs to be repositioned at any time feel free to do so. Finger lakes instrumentation digital focuser users i guide nstallation. Finger lakes instrumentation, llc produces imaging systems and accessories for scientific applications including astronomy, microscopy, xray and medical imaging. Options include finger lakes df2 digital focuser and five filter sets, ranging from the standard 28mm lgrb set to the 50mm. As most will know i am a bit iof a fan of moonlite focusers. The arduino board is used with a stepper motor driver and then connected to a pc. This gso dualspeed linear focuser for refractor telescopes features the most recent innovation in focuser design to hit the astronomy market in recent years.

Flis atlas focuser is specifically designed for modern ccd imaging where the digital imaging system is mounted very close to correct focus. I designed and built a set of adaptors to replace the tak focuser with the much more robust finger lakes pdf to extend the utility of the e180 to include large format ccd. Atlas focuser atlas focuser finger lakes instrumentation. The staff at cloud break optics and finger lakes instrumentation for arranging a proline pl09000 and cfw15 to assist in integrating native fli camera and filter wheel support. Fsq and finger lakes pdf ccdcmos astro camera imaging. Select the focuser model ft2020 shown click on initialize zero point. I roughly manually set the focus using the tsa focuser, then during the night use the automated pdf focuser to refocus. The focuser handles operation in temperatures below 25c thanks to a highperformance lowtemperature lubricant. I started researching the equipment in late 2004, and started purchasing it then, i finally got everything by may of 2005. Gso 2 linear bearing crayford focuser for refractors.

I own two a tri knob dual rate for my 8 newtonian and tri knob dual rate with all the bells and whistles on my maksutov. Stock photos provided by the manufacturers may not represent the actual item. Crayford focusers, helical focusers and laser collimators. Has anyone locked their focus to use an electronic focuser like optec or finger lakes.