Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale; Universal Astro Sale; Various Used and Demo Scopes and Mounts; Astro-Tech College Tuition Sale; iOptron 20% Off Sale While Supplies Last; Meteorites. If I had a bit more money to spend I'd probably go for the 7mm and a Barlow to give me a 3. About Us. The Astro-Tech ATRF60 0. Its beginning to come into focus with the focuser ALL the way in. 00. It seems to me that while the AT-60ED in its case is probably not small enough to be. Loc: 3rd Stone from the Sun. One thing about the 17. Cannot acheive focus on Astro-Tech AT60ed - posted in Refractors : Hello I have a new Astro-Tech AT60ED. 25 inch diagonal an 32mm plossl will still show a 4. The reversed foot allows the focusing knobs to be oriented horizontally. Back to Beginning Deep Sky Imaging · Next Unread Topic →. But just three months later, Ive noticed the Dec is sticking. The AT60ED has FPL 53 glass, takes high magnification well. e. According to the testing. Help A Kid Through College. You can still get good images, but you would need to. I have been considering the Astro-Tech AT60ED 60mm and the Apertura 60mm FPL-53. Love it! I could probably put the tripod, scope, and full. For taking in as much as possible of Barnard's Loop all at once, this is the one for me. AT60ED vs. hamende. Reviews. If the screws of the mounts clamp. I know the reviews for both of these are real good, and the opinions are usually that these are a. ASTRO-TECH AT60ED 60MM F/6 FPL-53ED AND LANTHANUM DOUBLET. 60 second Firecapture and back in the house to do a quick. And I. . Makes. The Starblast has a focal length of ~450mm vs 360mm for the AT60, so the Orion is capable of marginally higher magnification for lunar/planetary viewing. My 41lb CGEM mount is a beast carrying it in and out of the house!I would be using the Pi with the AT60ED on a Skyguider Pro tracker with an ASI120MM guide cam with it's matching 120mm scope. 9 specification likely results from a lens cell with a slightly larger entrance pupil). $99. This will replace my AT60ED for ultra-wide field observing. No matter what, it wouldnt correct, being off by around 3, and the suddenly it would guide fine. I am using the declination bracket, but the end result is that camera + telescope is slightly. This only works mounting the scope to the right, as shown. I like to have motors on the focuser of all my scopes and manual camera lenses so that I can do critical focus at the computer during my imaging sessions. My friend uses it for quick DSO viewing, even though aperture rules. at F/4. Astrophotography and Sketching. I got rid of my Orion ST80 guidescope + Orion StarShoot Autoguider camera to fund this purchase thinking Ill replace the functionality of the ST80 with this 60mm scope. Just got the Panoptic 41 yesterday, and unfortunately the clouds mostly ruined the evening. This Astro-Tech ED refractor has:• 72mm f/6 fully multicoated FPL-53 and Lanthanum doublet refractor optics• dual-speed Rack and Pinion 2” focuser with 10:1 ratio fine focusing and built in Camera Angle. The Astro-Tech AT60ED, with iOptron Cube Pro Alt-Az GoTo mount, Explore Scientific 2" diagonal, and the TeleVue Panoptic 41mm eye piece. It's designed as a portable mount, and that payload capacity is quite. I tried it out this evening and I cannot achieve focus. Both have FPL-53 glass. Hughes Thompson. (and to clarify this is not. doc 3Version 1. I bought the 0. The Astro-Tech ATRF60 0. Unfortunately, it virtually never seems to be in stock. The 60mm, f/6 air-spaced doublet is fully multi-coated and composed of highly desirable low-dispersion FPL53 glass and a matching lanthanum element for. 56 AT60ED @. My AT60ED is a finder set into rings on my 152mm f/8 apo. The same stack that was shown in Post #11419. AstroTech AT60ED vs William Optics ZS61II - posted in Refractors : Just judging from the descriptions, these two scopes appear to be very close to the same thing. 8X reducer+flattener for the AT60ED. The AT4060 is a cardioid tube condenser microphone with a transformer-coupled output circuit. In this review, I’ll tell you why I think the William Optics. The William Optics wedge is, in my opinion, a dramatic upgrade. 2mm DeLite gives a larger TFOV that is sharp in the APO's I compared (61mm f/5. Obviously they are small. If I had a dedicated astro cam, the OAG would be the. With reducer/flattener you will get shorter focal length, wider field of view and faster scope. You can crop out the soft edges. Page 22 of 37 - AT60ED: Something Small From Our Sponsors - posted in Refractors : Im sure its in the long thread but, if so, I missed it. Page 2 of 3 - Seeking user experience with the AT60ED refractor with eyepieces and a diagonal - posted in Refractors : I have the Altair Astro Version of the AT60ED. I think it actually looks better through a straight 5mm without the PowerMate. 38 degrees. Regarding 0. Focuser: 2" Rack & Pinion with 10-to-1 Microfocus. Never saw anything like this before with refractor - the stars in the corners look like comets. It has an excellent focuser and is easy to outfit with an RDF and 2" diagonal, which minimizes the operating length, while allowing a much wider TFOV than a. Obviously the RedCat 51 is a class act and Ive heard good things about the Raptor 61, too. doc 6 3. Scopes: ES ED-102 FCD100 CF, ZWO Mini Guide Scope, Astro-Tech AT60ED, Askar FMA180, Sky-Watcher Skymax 102. The particular sample of AT60ED that I own shows spherical undercorrection. Best view high power is most likely with a 5mm eyepiece. The 18. Reviews. Astro-Tech AT60ED 60mm or Apertura 60mm FPL-53 Doublet APO Refractor - posted in Refractors : I am looking for a terrestrial scope that can also be used for a grab-and-go scope. 0. ago. I was hoping my Orion 0. If you are able to, I would look at the AT72ED, or the AT60ED (the latter of which I use for my imaging). Never even heard of Telescopes Canada before but they were prompt and it only cost $7 more than US list price. I managed to get 2 good images for a short imaging session on Oct 14, 2022 (Oct 15, UT. Stars are diamonds on a black velvet backdrop and every object we observed was tack sharp. 25" diagonals. To improve the stability of the setup, though, I upgraded to the William Optics High Latitude Vixen Base. I was. I use it with just two lenses, a 50mm Nikon f/1. 5 to f/7 range that use a 2" focuser. Sometimes when I press the coarse focus I can see the focuser visibly move out. I bought the 0. One of the possibilities is the RedCat51 from William Optics. William Optics RedCat 51 (Upgraded Version) + William Optics 48mm T-mount for Sony E-mount 2. Hughes Thompson. William Optics RedCat 51 (Upgraded Version) + William Optics 48mm T-mount for Sony E-mount 2. Do I need a reducer/flattener? - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Hi there I just purchased an Astro Tech AT60ED 60MM F/6 FPL-53ED doublet to do Astrophotography with my ioptron Skyguider Pro. The AT60ED has a 2-inch focuser, so it can use 2” accessories, making it more versatile than the TV 60 and costs 1/2 as much. Theres two mounting screws on each side of the scope. Unfortunately a bahtinov mask will not help with planets. I own one and I also own the Skywatcher AZ-GTI wedge. 25″ eyepiece adapter that has a non-marring compression ring. The AT80ED is bringing ED optics to you at a fantastic price. Add To Cart. In fact, their body designs look completely identical apart from the Bahtinov mask. The 130EQ has a weak mount and flawed spherical optics. Loc: Clinton, TN. 00. In addition to reducing the focal length of the telescope and thereby increasing the photographic speed, the ATRF60 flattens the normal field curvature. Chondrites (Carbonaceous) CI (Ivuna-like) CM (Mighei-like) CO (Ornans-like) CV (Vigarano-like) CK (Karoonda-like) CR (Renazzo-like) CH (high Fe. It is designed as a true telescope. WO ZS61 or AT60ED? - posted in Refractors : After 1 1/2 years of frustration with extreme field curvature and optical axis tilt of my ES ED80, finally I decided to go for a new scope for wide field imaging. Nice 360mm F/6 doublet with FPL-53 synthetic fluorite and Lanthanum lenses. At the very least you want to double or near double your focal length if you want to get a refractor. First attempt at imaging m45. The Astrotech AT60ED and William Optics Z61 seem to be ~60mm doublet refractors, both with FPL-53 glass (so colour correction should be identical). 5mm of backfocus, barely enough to reach focus with cooled and uncooled astro cameras. But the AT60 really isn't intended for planetary visual use. Loc: Canada, British Columbia. 25" mirrors. 25" eyepieces. They are 48mm. The home to all amateur astronomers & telescopes! Feel free to discuss anything astronomical here, from…. The video above shows every step of capturing and processing the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) with a DSLR, small telescope, and an iOptron SmartEQ mount. AT60ED vs. The TS PhotoLine 60mm, f/6 FPL-53 apo arrives on the market amid some stiff competition from the suspiciously similar Astro-Tech AT60ED, the Altair 60EDF and the William Optics Zenithstar 61 apo (the Zenithstar’s 61mm, f/5. except for the AT60ED. AT115EDT. I can verify that the TSFLAT2 from Teleskop-Express does NOT work well for visual . 4x (189mm f/2. This Astro-Tech ED refractor has:• 72mm f/6 fully multicoated FPL-53 and Lanthanum doublet refractor optics• dual-speed Rack and Pinion 2” focuser with 10:1 ratio fine focusing and built in Camera Angle Adjuster (Same mechanism as our EDT series)• 2” and 1. At that time I started a thread titled Anyone with an AT60ED to ask a few questions about my new scope, and the thread became. Hughes Thompson. 25 limitation as to the focuser. 800-422-7876. ? Basically, as my first proper scope, is it worth to spend that $100? I also. Backfocus Confusion - AT60ED w/ field flattener - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: In the brief time ive been into imaging, my imaging train has been AT60ED > Apertura Adjustable Field Flattener @ 3mm > 16. 2mm DeLite was nearly sharp to the edge. We carry all brands and products, like Meade telescopes, Celestron telescopes, and more. I dont know where to begin on figuring out which of the two provides the most aperture and magnification with my PVS-14. Some thoughts that I have on the two units are listed below. You can buy the 0. IMG_0266. My previous views of M8,. I know the Evolution mount is made to handle Celestron’s 9. I only wish it had the chrome finish like the AT66 I purchased 11 years ago. The finder bracket generally has two narrow rings, each with three nylon or nylon-tipped metal screws that hold the finderscope in place. If the finish and focuser is comparable to my AT 80ED, then it is really quite good. It works well in all the achros and ED/APO's in my sig that have 2" focusers. The 80-ED has a little bit of false color, but not bad, and. Also looking at Televue TV60, nice but too expensive for me. The TS PhotoLine 60mm, f/6 FPL-53 apo arrives on the market amid some stiff competition from the suspiciously similar Astro-Tech AT60ED, the Altair 60EDF and the William Optics Zenithstar 61 apo (the Zenithstar’s 61mm, f/5. The AT60ED has a supplied ring/clamshell with the. I was looking for a light scope almost got the AT72 ED. It seems like it’s similar, and yet quite a different design than their. 3x Magnifier vrs AT60ED Refractor - posted in Night Vision Astronomy: I would really appreciate some help with this comparison. As a short refractor, it's meant for wide-field views and astrophotography. I would like to find something that is a good overall value though. The Astro-Tech AT60GS guidescope is a 60mm aperture 240mm focal length (f/4) achromatic refractor with a helical focuser. It looks better from the outside, but when youre observing or doing astrophotography in the dark, you. ) I was at my new location on a pretty clear night (at first) and getting good sub-images without any LP filters. Page 18 of 37 - AT60ED: Something Small From Our Sponsors - posted in Refractors : These were my thoughts exactly. The width of the foot on the AT60ED (38ish mm) exceeds the width of the Synta dovetail bar (30ish mm), so all you need to do is bolt the AT60ED foot onto the bar and you're done. 2lbs. I was trying out a Astro Tech AT60ED scope to see how well it might work as a telephoto lens. "fully-multicoated Astro-Tech ATRF60 converts the 360mm focal length f/6 Astro-Tech AT60ED refractor into a 288mm f/4. Very light, compact with extremely sharp views. QHY mini guidescope for new AT60ED? - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I am considering the QHY 30mm mini guidescope for either the new AT60ED or the new AT72ED II. Cameras: ZWO ASI120MM Mini, ASI224MC, ZWO290MM Mini, ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Canon M6 Mark II. Focal Ratio: f/6. Capture: 52 images, 8k frames/image at 10ms/frame, best 10% stacked. If you don't want the reducer, the William Optics adjustable one for the Z61 will work just fine for the AT60ED, plus it comes with the camera angle adjuster. 1. Aperture: 60mm. I think my copy has some defect, since. How to capture a GALAXY with your DSLR. Page 1 of 2 - Oblong stars using Astrotech 0. . michael. What I could use help with, is other than the flattner, and t-ring specific to my camera body are there any other accessories will be needed to hook this up to my Canon full frame and APS-C bodies?Piggyback on an Evo 8 - posted in Celestron Computerized Telescopes: I’m curious about piggybacking my AT60ED refractor on my Evo 8. I would get an Erect Image Diagonal for correct terrestrial viewing. You need additional stuff to use an EAF. 8x Reducer/Flattener on Advanced VX Mount. Now you can do planetary and deep space imaging with it as well, so don't be fooled by the main objective when ZWO designed the camera. ago. Help with achieving a flat field with AT60ED - posted in Refractors : I purchased a used AT60ED about 6 months ago and I havent yet had any luck with achieving an acceptably flat field with this scope and Im hoping someone might be able to help me out. 25" accessory adapter, both with compression rings: The precision-made rack-and-pinion focuser has dual-speed focusing. AT60ED to guide AT72EDii? - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I am starting to plan out a beginner imaging rig based around the AT72EDii (already have in hand). 25" Solarlite Film Solar Filter. Last night I was finally able to test it and I see some really bad aberrations. I have done little. However, it is about $190 more than the Astro-Tech AT60ED and I found a place that will be getting some AT60ED scopes in a month. AT152EDT. 72 arc sec/pixel with my camera. AT60ED as a travel scope - posted in Refractors : 16 x 9 x 7. In a color camera setup, the tilt plate is attached to the camera directly. At the moment I am unable to afford for a better built triplet APO so I decided to go for a smaller ED doublet with FPL 53 elements. The Astro-Tech AT60ED is priced at $369US and comes standard with a 2″ to 1. 25” eyepieces, but it’s probably the lightest most compact 60mm available. $19. While this Astro-Tech ATRF72 0. I like having a natural orientation for the field of view, particularly when observing at low power. Both have FPL-53 glass. For the planets, you need to focus on a particular detail and try to catch good moments of seeing to adjust the focus. The same scope is sold by other vendors, like William Optics, for a lot more money. Add To Cart. And when it does come back in stock, I've always missed reordering it. How do I go about making flats in a non-complicated way?Figure 2: Relationship between HFOV, Sensor Size and WD for a given Angular FOV. Ive always imaged with a telephoto lens and decided to move to a refractor. A poor man's Takahashi is gonna need to have at the very least an FPL-53 ED element or better yet a Fluorite element and be on the slower side to really be a poor man's Takahashi contender. g. Chondrites (Carbonaceous) CI (Ivuna-like) CM (Mighei-like) CO (Ornans-like) CV (Vigarano-like)Well, that's gonna cost a lot more, but you could get various front mounted etalon options from Lunt or you could plug something into the eyepice end from Daystar. You get a single ring with a. Posted 30 August 2021 - 02:24 PM. 2. • Precise focus control for planetary and deep sky imaging. FILTER SELECTION. Star test results using an artificial star at a distance. Due to the bracket being thicker you will have to put longer bolts in. 3. Astro-Tech AT72EDII Refractor OTA FPL-53 f/6 $469. You get a 2" Rack and Pinion focuser with a microfine 11:1 fine-focusing ratio finished in our Aston Martin Grey trim. → Astrophotography and Sketching. TrevorW - Nov 09 2023 07:40 AM. 00. g. Im using the TeleVue PowerMate 2. Star test results using an artificial star at a distance of 60 feet. I hope you guys will like it. AT60ED Autofocus and Support parts by. Posted 07 January 2021 - 09:17 AM. Sharpstar 400F5. Do I need a reducer/flattener? - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Hi there I just purchased an Astro Tech AT60ED 60MM F/6 FPL-53ED doublet to do Astrophotography with my ioptron Skyguider Pro. According to the testing done by Astronomics (We could not detect a hint of spurious color (chromatic aberration) Oh my its mighty temping. 00 Not FPL-53. AT60ED as a travel scope - posted in Refractors : In the flesh, the TV60 is a very tiny and very impressive scope. 124K subscribers in the telescopes community. 8x reducer in AT60ED - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Im having a problem with the Astrotech 0. Page 3 of 3 - Differenced between 60mm refractors - posted in Refractors : Not sure why no one is answering these more directly. One issue with the Sharpstar is that while it may have nicer optics, it is almost 2 lbs heavier than the AT60ED which once you factor in the weight of a camera would overload the mount. Report. Page 15 of 37 - AT60ED: Something Small From Our Sponsors - posted in Refractors : The screws that are on the focuser provide enough length with the base we have. 5mm Morpheus gives a larger TFOV, the 18. 5mm Morpheus vs. . The website for the field flattener states "Backfocus from the rear shoulder of the AT60FF to the image plane is 54. 5-Pound Counterweight for EQ5, EQ6, and EQ6-R. $69. * ZWO ASI533MC Pro. Dual speed 2" rack-and-pinion focuser with 2" accessory holder and 1. Download Augmented. It works perfectly with my AT60ED which has the same type / style of mounting foot as the AT70ED. 2" mirror diagonals come with 1. Joined: 26 Jul 2020. Mounts: Rainbow Astro RST-135, ES iEXOS-100, SkyGuider Pro. N. Although it only guides in RA Id like to make use of it in the near future. But now that I attached the Reducer, I get these weird star patterns, and it doesnt make sense. We feel this is truly a lifetime instrument. The other night I tried my Sony Alpha 230 DSLR with a 1" APS-C sensor in the AT60ED at F/6 and the result was a huge field of view but with what appears to be severe coma along the edges of the frame. This camera is very high resolution at 60 megapixels. The Astro-Tech AT60ED is priced at $369US and comes standard with a 2″ to 1. Business, Economics, and Finance. Thanks so much for your help. This page lists items that the ASCOM Initiative has made available for download. AT102ED. stars). Product Description. Thank you. Last week, Mike told me that a shipment has been stuck in customs for about a month, but I haven't heard any other updates. Hard Case: The Astro-Tech AT130CA hard case is designed to hold the Astro-Tech AT130EDT 130mm triplet ED apo refractor. My father was at the office for 6 hours yesterday getting all the manuals finished up. Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale; Universal Astro Sale; Various Used and Demo Scopes and Mounts; Astro-Tech College Tuition Sale; iOptron 20% Off Sale While Supplies Last; Meteorites. 8 reducer. Feel free to give us a call if you have a question about your scope if it isn’t an Astro-Tech product. F/5, 300mm. AT60ED vs. $79. Chondrites (Carbonaceous) CI (Ivuna-like) CM (Mighei-like) CO (Ornans-like) CV (Vigarano-like) CK (Karoonda-like) CR (Renazzo-like). The 66mm units from Taiwan are advertised as “apochromatic” and boast a price of $329, shipping included. Kevin Krumwiede. Adding. The handle will help making set up much easier as you have a solid part to grab onto and not just the tube. As mentioned above the 3-6mm Tele vue would be a good candidate. Product #: ATVUPSB. The AT60ED gave me the absolute max true field of view for a well corrected refractor, and the smallest overall package. Or they'll want to upgrade the inexpensive mount that came with their prepackaged. so I ordered the specific T ring they told me for the canon DSLRs, but I dont have a eye piece for me to connect it to? On the. Andrew Burwell. 2mm DeLite gives you a 3. I did how to videos for both applications to show the. Same scope for around $200 less than the WO Z61. The AT60ED with a 2 inch diagonal and an eyepiece such as the AT UWA 28mm is a finder. Unless you want a super-finder, or are doing astrophotography, a 2" focuser on a 360mm scope is super-wide. Cloudy Nights. Great build quality and superb optics. TV-60 should be a lot less bulky. Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020. Refractors. Which opens up some options for both the 135mm (allowing easy rotation and framing) and the AT60ED, providing there's a good set of mounting rings for it. 1. Astro-Tech uses two ED (Extra-low Dispersion glass) elements in the optical design of the AT60EDP. Ditto for the Lambda Orionis nebula (Angelfish. 34mm and that is the thickness of the. My conclusion was that you need to be willing to pay for something in the class of Skywatcher EQ5 or EQ6 (or similar models from competing brands) to get something that is likely to satisfy, be flexible, stand the test of time and actually get used. It doesn't seem practical enough to buy the 81mm for $150 more than the 73mm, but both have that FPL-53 element in the lens design. The flattener produces wonderful flat fields as well as a 41mm image circle. 0 out of 5 stars Great for a MK67. 5" rack-and-pinion focuser with 10:1 ratio fine focusing. 00. Ive always imaged with a telephoto lens and decided to move to a refractor. Mea culpa. It has a very small overall pixel size at 3. I use this for guiding and polar aligning with a Celestron AVX and my AT60ED. so additional costs. Too long an F/Ratio, wobbly focuser. It is only good for point source (i. The 2” nosepiece is attached to the tilt plate. Typical of Astronomics it's priced $200 less than the StarField. It has dual. Svbony SV550 - Total Disappointment - posted in Refractors : I figured i would try out the new Svbony SV550 triplet with FPL-53 glass at 80mm. Gonna be about $1. AT72II - posted in Refractors : Hello! Please, does anyone know how does compare AT60ED and AT72II from Astro-Tech? Im looking for a starter refractor and I understand the 72 gathers more light but I was wondering whether there are any other differences? Perhaps one is shaper, corrects aberration better, . They too made the choice to make portability their top priority and they’ve succeeded with the tapered tube and 1 1/4 helical focuser. Anyone an idea at what time frame this is? Im going on a holiday in the middle of july and i would like the have the telescope before that time so i can take it with meAT60ED with AT60FF flattener - nowhere close to being flat - posted in Refractors : I purchased an AT60ED from a fellow CN member a month or so ago in like new condition. → Beginning Deep Sky Imaging. You’ll want your overall output resolution around 1” per. It does great with the 50mm, and mostly good with the 135mm. AT80EDT. Visually the AT60ED is well configured for use with 2" and 1. Page 7 of 37 - AT60ED: Something Small From Our Sponsors - posted in Refractors : Ordered mine. The Skywatcher base requires Allen wrenches to secure the. The focuser can rotate as well to help you get the perfect framing. 2mm DeLite gives a larger TFOV that is sharp in the APO's I compared (61mm f/5. You might want to consider this set instead, and mount the Vixen clamp where you now. qswat72, on 11 Dec 2020 - 10:19 PM, said: Yes, there is a little knob on the top to lock focus down. Pros vs Cons of an OAG - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Ive got an ASI183MC arriving this weekend, and an AT60ED on order. AT60EDP. The 60mm f/6 FPL-53 and Lanthanum air-spaced doublet really shines. Page 4 of 5 - Anyone with an AT60ED? - posted in Refractors : Attached the Rigelsys NStep focus motor to my Z61/AT60 tonight. I started out a year or so ago in AP with a Canon t3i, the Star Adventurer, and an AstroTech AT60ED. When I purchased the AT60ED, I also bought the WO front cap/bahtinov mask, the WO Red finder scope shoe and WO 50mm Red finder scope with 50mm rings and added the Explore Scientific 2" 99% dielectric diagonal. 5" rack-and-pinion focuser with 10:1 ratio fine focusing. Ive give it another try. com. 80mm. At that time I started a thread titled Anyone with an AT60ED to ask a few questions about my new scope, and. I. Sturdy, capable but manual. There are three holes in the cap, similar to the circular holes in a Hartmann mask, that help you focus during imaging and visual use. The 1. The AT60ED is excellent for sure. 63x reducer Exposures range from 1/100s to 1/4000s at ISO-100 to ISO-800 Thousand Oaks Optical solar sheet in homemade filter hat for both telescopes No processing done on the images aside from cropping and fitting into the grid Thanks for looking!Astro-Tech AT60ED Imaging Cameras Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i / Kiss X4 (modified) Mounts Celestron Advanced VX Accessories Astro-Tech . I added to it their field flattener which improves the images. I also like to use barlows to snap pics of the moon and you definitely need extensions. The ZWO ASI678MC is a fantastic entry level ZWO camera you want for planetary imaging. I havent been able to get a response from anyone at Astronomics after I ran their suggested test of rotating the camera, so I thought Id run these by anyone here. I recently got ASI533mmPro, and need recommendations for a scope to go with it. I use the mounting foot of the scope unmodified in my small Alt-Az mount (VAMO traveller). However I have not been able to use it for astrophotography yet because the field flattner for it is on back order. I havent been able to get a response from anyone at Astronomics after I ran their suggested test of rotating the camera, so I thought Id run these by anyone here to see if the problem might be the reducer or. I use a Rigel QuickFinder on my AT60ED. Mounts for Astro Tech AT60ED - posted in Refractors : Hi folks, I recently picked up an Astro Tech AT60ED as my first scope and noticed the mounts on each side of the scope for spot/guide scope and other peripherals. Page 3 of 12 - So, what good is a 60mm refractor anyway? - posted in Refractors : I LOVE my little AT60ED. Astro-Tech Finderscope Mounting Shoe. But it's a personal choice. Aperture: 60mm.