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the tp14 rail is our
“vixen” sized rail. this
rail is used on Stellarvue
mounts that use the
tdlv shoe (m2c &
mg2), the celestron vX,
avX, vixen gp, and
many more
the tp6 rail is our
“losmandy” sized rail. this
rail is used on the
celestron cgem and cge
pro, losmandy mounts,
Stellarvue mounts that
have the large td7 dove-
tail shoe and many more.
MOUNTING THE TELESCOPE
your telescope came with two hinged mounting rings. these attach to most
mounts using one of two optional rails.
tp14 rail
USING A DSLR CAMERA
1. purchase a t-ring for your model
camera available from a camera store.
2. remove the camera lens from your camera body.
3. thread the t-ring to the adapter on the focuser. use
both adapters for the standard t-ring (m42 and only the
larger adapter if using the oversized 48 mm t-ring.
4. attach the camera to the t-ring/field flattener.
6. focus and shoot.
USING A CCD CAMERA
ccd cameras offer many advantages over dSlr’s but each camera is designed
differently. most ccd cameras come with a standard t thread attachment. Simply
screw it on, focus and shoot.
ccd cameras come in all sizes and many other items
may be purchased that are placed between the cam-
era and the focuser. these items include a filter wheel
and off axis guider. this means that different camera
set ups come to focus at different distances from the
front of the telescope. we designed the SvQ to work
with as many different set ups as possible. the image
plane (point of focus) is about 6 inches back from the
focuser. So depending on your camera equipment, you
may need an extension tube to reach focus. if you
cannot come to infinity focus through direct attachment as
outlined here, contact Stellarvue for the correct, threaded extension. fortunately,
the Q does not require any field flatteners so flattener spacing is not an issue.
T-ring Camera
tp6 rail
CCD Camera
GUIDESCOPES
astrophotographers often use a top-
mounted guide scope when engaged in
astrophotography. the guidescope is
mounted on adjustable rings on top of the
main scope. it can be pointed at a rela-
tively bright guide star while the main
telescope is centered on the target.
Stellarvue makes guidescopes and
adjustable guidescope ring systems that
will work perfectly with your SvQ100.
visit our website at http://www.stellarvue.com/guidescopes-1/
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