M45 Pleiades 9-10 October 2015

[JohnP]

I know... In similar boat (not the bit about the house to build but putting two kids through uni simultaneously must be close... ) - Anyway I'm looking to resurrect my old Intes Micro MN56 - 5-inch F6 - with really good Russian optics... Only problem is to use it with my current setup I'll need to move primary up the tube... so hey ho here goes with the Black & Decker... It also has a really small secondary like 20% so am thinking vignetting may be an issue with the CCD in my Atik 314L - dunno though need to do some testing - like you say its fun seeing what you can get with the equipment you have...

Anyway, look forward to seeing the results of your tests...


John