Rigging a WO Redcat 51 Telescope

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Table of Contents:
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0:00 Intro
01:00 Overview of the Redcat
03:55 Replacing the Dovetail
08:44 Camera, Spacers, and Lubricant
13:04 Cheese plate, Power, USB
18:24 Installing the Guide Scope
23:54 Cables
29:04 Notes on Balance
31:39 Image taken with this kit
31:49 Credits / Patreon

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[nttk]

Bortle 9?? No way! This gives me so much hope in attempting this hobby again from the heart of a big city

[andrechartier]

What an outstandingly good tutorial video. You are both an inspiration to those of us who are just embarking on this hobby, but you are also extremely generous to share the skills and experience you have gained. A very rare breed today. We are in your debt.

[RadgeCanary]

Great vid Nico!. To be pedantic - those are machine screws, not bolts. A machine screw is usually a smaller finer type bolt that is driven from the head end into a threaded hole(as you did). A bolt is usually larger, courser and fastened by the nut.

[naveenmalik]

Nice video, thank you. Tip on finding center of balance, you can flip the scope over and hold the dovetail and find the point where it's balanced without the risk of it falling off a finger. Works for larger scopes which would be hard to balance right side up. Well, limited by weight of course.

[vaguelysober]

This, this I’ve been looking forward to.

[lukomatico]

Brilliant video Nico! - Very thorough and paced really well, making it easy to follow along 🙂
Good luck with this rig man, I'm sure you're going to take some stunning shots with it!
Clear skies!

[matthewriecken]

Thanks for this video, Nico! I just received my Redcat 51 and you gave me some great ideas for my setup.

[davidaylsworth]

All that time with a Mechano set finally pays off. I enjoyed watching this video. Some interesting new info here.

[daft]

Proof you can learn anything on ytube. Thank you for the excellent video.

[ElemeStudios]

When I have enough width on my spacers, I tighten them loosely, and I use black electrical tape around the outside to keep them from moving. That makes it easy to take them off, simply remove the black electrical tape, and un-thread them.

[sanderreizevoort]

Great video Nico!
I just purchased the RedCat51 and this gave me some good inspiration on what else to include in the kit.

[Pheenix]

The only thing keeping me from moving beyond smart telescopes (other than budget) was the overwhelming complexity of these custom built setups. Looking at them made me feel like I needed a PhD to understand. This definitely helps me understand it a lot better.

[TheTriformationT]

Iam new to astrophotography and your video are really amazing and detailed 👌 thank you so much nico 👌👌👌

[avt_astro]

Great Review of The Scope Nico!! Enjoyed Watching!!

[DaveDurant]

Nice - I have one on backorder and am looking forward to this!

[krug]

You've got your filter wheel mounted backwards. Not such a big deal with unmounted filters, but some screw-in filters have a "direction" to them due to their AR coatings. Also, having the bulge facing backwards means you have more clearance for an off-axis guider in front of the filter wheel.

[douweodh]

Such a cool video Nico, thanks very much!

[robb]

Stellar presentation as usual Nico. The portion on balancing made me revisit my cable routing. I have the ASIAir Pro mounted on the front of the plate and given the number of cables its possible that the suttle difference in weight to one side could be causing some imbalance. Minor for sure, but maybe enough to impact the RA in a small amount.

[Userdentification]

As for german Users the product Permatex Anti-Seize lubricant is not available you can use this as an substitude: WEICON Anti-Seize Montagepaste 120 g hitzebeständiger Schutz gegen Korrosion, Festfressen und Verschleiß

[davidperry]

Rather than use a liquid to prevent cold welding I use a cloth 'scotch' tape around my spacers. If one sticks it is easy to grip the spacer and remove. No risk to getting an oily substance on your lens.