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Gibraltar Amateur Astronomers Society

The Gibraltar Amateur Astronomers Society was created in 2013.

​It was founded with the sole purpose to learn and sharing knowledge. We are a
 group of people of all ages who are interested in the science of astronomy. While many are accomplished observers and astrophotographers, others are new to the hobby. GAAS tries to respond to all levels of interest. Various members own large telescopes with difference equipment attached to them. On the other hand, some members don't own any telescope at all, but simply enjoy observing the night sky with their unaided eyes. GAAS meets each month. The meetings are free and are open to the public
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The society is very active with observations and astrophotography in Gibraltar and nearby Spain. 
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A society for everyone

Flip-Flat Equipment

2/8/2020

2 Comments

 
 I purchased the Flip-Flat for my FSQ-106 and like it a lot. It’s well-made, and it's a necessary for my camera images, thou I found the included plastic strap for mounting is a bit loose, I can replaced it with a large metal “hose clamp.” if necessary. Using with SGP for automation while I sleep, it’s very handy that it will record flats and close to cover the scope at the end of the night. As others have said, I don’t trust it for bias or darks in daylight, because it seems light will leak in, so I simply record those with the camera unmounted and capped during the night.

This equipment can be a bit over prices I disagree that it is a luxury item... any more than filters, reducers/correctors or PixInsight.

Good quality flats are a requirement and anything that makes taking good flats consistent and reliable is worth every penny. Look at the hundreds of posts on CN about problems processing lights with flats, the majority of which have to do with the quality of the flats in the first place. High quality, astro-dedicated like the Flip Flat eliminate that problem. iPads, cheap LED panels from Amazon and the like are NOT valid substitutes.
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4/21/2020 07:11:49 am

These equipments are important if you want to do a good job. It is in my complete understanding that the equipment that you have here were all relevant to your project. There is nothing that is here that has no meaning. I see lots of people who buy equipment that are not really important, and to me, that is just insanely wasteful. I do hope that we can make perfect use of the equipment that we have at the moment.

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Anirban
3/1/2021 09:55:29 pm

Can you please help understand how the flip-flat can be attached to the hose clamp?

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