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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Derry" data-source="post: 1236028" data-attributes="member: 55358">fine clear day today for my test,, can sure see the need for a macro focuser on the scope doing this,, used live view at 10X and even the slightest touch on the focuser was wild,, found the best of the photos taken,, can see higher line count on the original than on the reduced ones posted,,Make and model of DSLR: Olympus E3Make and model of scope: TeleVue TV85Type, make and model of camera adapter: Olympus 4/3 to OM T mountLength of spacer needed to reach focus: 50mmFocal length of complete setup in mm: 1200mm (camers has 2X crop)Measured distance between target and telescope in meters: 10.05m (33 feet)Evaluated resolution number: 13 with 14 on the verticalSpeed setting of camera: 1/500 secISO: 100Original picture format: RAW then to JPEG, final 9.75 million pixelsDate and time: 2008-07-04  13:08:56Weather conditions (sun and wind): Sunny, no clouds or windOther pertinent information:</blockquote>