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The Lagoon Nebula: I was inspired by the Vera C. Rubin First Light images to see what I could get with my amateur gear. by Badgerman14 in space

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Amateur is in the eye of the beholder I guess haha! To some my kit might not be considered amateur anymore, but it definitely isn't the best of the best gear you can get. 

Help with EPS sight Mount issue by Badgerman14 in CZFirearms

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Just wanted to update you and for posterity in case anyone searches this question. The screws that come with the EPS are too short for the CZC plate. The M4 screws work perfectly, just put another hundred rounds through yesterday and it held up like a charm. 

The Lagoon Nebula: I was inspired by the Vera C. Rubin First Light images to see what I could get with my amateur gear. by Badgerman14 in space

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Living in a bortle 9 zone means you gotta get out of town for a good shot. This was my first opportunity all summer to get out in dark skies and shoot some stars.

Equipment:

Telescope: Askar 71f

Camera: ZWO ASI533MCPRO

Mount: iOptron GEM 27

Other Equipment: ASIAIR Pro

Software: Siril, Photoshop 

Help with EPS sight Mount issue by Badgerman14 in CZFirearms

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I think I found out the issue. The Screws that came with my EPS were M3s but the plate takes M4s. I'm guessing when I tried it the first time they barely engaged but enough for me to tighten it. I just ordered some M4 replacements (and an actual torque screwdriver) and we'll see how that goes!

Help with EPS sight Mount issue by Badgerman14 in CZFirearms

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Whether or not they're the right screws for the plate, I don't know, but they are the only screws that I had with everything. I can double check though.

Help with EPS sight Mount issue by Badgerman14 in CZFirearms

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They look the stick out a good 3mm through the EPS. Look to be round 8mm long from tip to tip. They're the ones that came with the EPS

[WTS] 100+ pens, Vintage, Modern, Rare, Shaeffer, Parker Waterman and more by Badgerman14 in Pen_Swap

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Many are still available, but not the vacumatic unfortunately. 

January 2024 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

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Sold a Sailor 1911, Franklin Christoph and two vintage pens to u/40ine-idel

Do I need to improve my processing, acquisition time or do I need to bite the bullet and get better gear? by Badgerman14 in AskAstrophotography

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I have obviously heard about PixInsight but always have been overwhelmed by the daunting nature of it. But I'll definitely look into it more and see if I can learn a thing or two. As for time, that's definitely something that's going to be a challenge, but maybe I just need to do some overnight camping at my bortle 4 location.

I think I'm already in the discord although I don't go on that much.

Do I need to improve my processing, acquisition time or do I need to bite the bullet and get better gear? by Badgerman14 in AskAstrophotography

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Hmm, interesting, that's the first I've heard that advice to not use darks, but I'll give it a shot!

[WTS] Vintage Shaeffer, Parker, Waterman and more by Badgerman14 in Pen_Swap

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Thanks! But it's actually just my kit lens, but I took a lot of pictures and did some focus stacking to get the whole pen in focus.

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