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ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM That really depends. If you don't have set point cooling and don't use advanced algorithms - best course of action is to do half / half. Shoot half of your darks prior to lights and half after. MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS Persistence is key, and they are only going to get bigger and better .. I ditched all my h-alpha in favor of calcium long long ago. Its a

shame you were

AUTOGUIDING A HEQ5 PRO Im looking to get setup in time for the winter so that I can get guided long exposures. What Im looking for is the most simple and elegant way to get autoguiding using PHD to control my mount (HEQ5 Pro, Synscan v3.21).Ive done some initial research and come up REVIEW: HELIOS 20/40X100 QUANTUM 'OBSERVATION' BINOS Mine arrived in a huge, substantially padded outer box. Inside, a rather better than expected aluminium reinforced lockable suitcase suitably lined with high compression foam. Size overall: 23 x 12 x 9 inches.So far so goodOpening up revealed the binoculars themselves, snugly seated with a con

CEM26 BACKLASH

I got the CEM26 at the beginning of the month, the weather being what it is Ive only had 1 evening with it. I noticed the guiding (especially in dec) was not great. I took a look at adjusting the backlash yesterday and noticed that both axis have terrible slop in the mesh, I tried adjusting it, b ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING So I’ve just received my new 533mc pro and plan it’s first light at gain 100, thats the point the read noise drops, but what offset do I need to use if anybody has got this camera thanks in advance AZ-GTI COUNTERWEIGHT I have had the AZ-GTi for a few days and I have been very impressed by how stable and accurate it is. I will put it down as one of my more successful astro purchases. I want to try out the mount in roughly EQ mode to reduce field rotation while doing EEA, but for that I will need a counterweight

AL'S COLLAID

MIRE DE COLLIMATION

LOL - when I did that the assistant looked at me as if to say "what's film !" To be honest, given the fine adjustments required for decent collimation, cutting a hole in a film canister or using tape to try and centralise the webcam would not be the best way to go about this. HOW DO I FORCE DEBAYER IN DSS? When I capture raw frames in Sharpcap they are saved as .png files. DSS assumes they are debayered so the final result of stacking is a black and white image. Can ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM That really depends. If you don't have set point cooling and don't use advanced algorithms - best course of action is to do half / half. Shoot half of your darks prior to lights and half after. MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS Persistence is key, and they are only going to get bigger and better .. I ditched all my h-alpha in favor of calcium long long ago. Its a

shame you were

CEM26 BACKLASH

AL'S COLLAID

MIRE DE COLLIMATION

LOL - when I did that the assistant looked at me as if to say "what's film !" To be honest, given the fine adjustments required for decent collimation, cutting a hole in a film canister or using tape to try and centralise the webcam would not be the best way to go about this. HOW DO I FORCE DEBAYER IN DSS? When I capture raw frames in Sharpcap they are saved as .png files. DSS assumes they are debayered so the final result of stacking is a black and white image. Can WILLIAM OPTICS ZENITHSTAR 81 APO REVIEWS? Hi everyone, Im looking to buy my first refractor scope for imaging. My current scope setup is the Skywatcher 200pds with HEQ5 pro mount and Canon 70d dslr. I have been fairly happy with the results of this set up and I have recently started doing more guided imaging with a recent purchase of a REVIEW: HELIOS 20/40X100 QUANTUM 'OBSERVATION' BINOS Mine arrived in a huge, substantially padded outer box. Inside, a rather better than expected aluminium reinforced lockable suitcase suitably lined with high compression foam. Size overall: 23 x 12 x 9 inches.So far so goodOpening up revealed the binoculars themselves, snugly seated with a con

IOPTRON GEM 28

Id steer clear of iOptron EC versions as they had issues with the CEM60 and 120 versions when it came to guiding. Unless you don't want

to guide of course.

EQM-35 PRO - DISCUSSIONS - MOUNTS - STARGAZERS LOUNGE Hi, i have tried this mount now for 2 times and both times failed to make it guide. The first time i've connected it to my laptop via EQDIR cable, so no HC, and used the HEQ/EQ6 option in the EQMOD telescope chooser, calibration in PHD2 failed time and time again ==> "Star didn't move enough" i tried different values for the microsteps, in the end i adjusted some value's in the EQMOD toolbox REGISTAX INSTALLATION for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator' for the application, right click the short-cut & select

properties.

IDEAL FOCAL LENGTH TO GUIDE The guide star will be spread over multiple pixels in the guide camera, and by analysing the relative brightness of all the pixels over multiple frames the software can determine the centre to an accuracy in the fraction of a pixel range. GREASE FOR BINOCULAR FOCUSERS Hi All.Just wondering if anyone could advise me on a suitable reasonably priced grease for the focuser mechanisms on old porro prism binos that I have restored and also for the focuser on the Skymax 90 Maksutov. Ive read that a damping grease is the DE-FORKING A CPC 1100 Hi all, advice if you please I am about to place my CPC 1100 in an observatory and I am looking at either mounting it on a pier and wedge or if possible can it be taken off the forks and mounted on EQ mount ! Has anyone carried this out and is it it difficult, this is with a view to the future if NEED TO GET THE BEST LENSES FOR THE CELESTRON 8SE First things first I am a beginner. I have the celestron luminous 10mm lens and the stock 20mm that came with it. I only see the moon amazingly clear though. All the other stars do not seem to be magnified at all, I dont see planets well either. I read somewhere a focal reducer clears up the imag EQ6R PRO CONTROLLING WITH LAPTOP AND STELARIUM The clear plastic plug on the USB-Serial cable (RJ = Registered Jack). Also, does it fit the smaller RJ socket on the handset ? The RJ12 plug used in the smaller socket will fit the larger RJ45 socket (handset and mount) but it is not designed for that purpose. ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS May 21st 2021 Ar2824 , small flare captured through clouds. solar flares. By Kitsunegari, 2 hours ago in Imaging - Solar. ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

CEM26 BACKLASH

Posted February 23. I got the CEM26 at the beginning of the month, the weather being what it is I've only had 1 evening with it. I noticed the guiding (especially in dec) was not great. I took a look at adjusting the backlash yesterday and noticed that both axis have terrible slop in the mesh, I tried adjusting it, but it seems to not

have any

EQMOD TOOLBOX REGISTERING AND SETUP I use CdC but similar process. Connect up your mount, double check the comms port. Open the planetarium program, look for connect telescope, open and select EQMod ASCOM HEQ5/6, select properties and ensure all the settings are correct. then connect the telescope WILLIAM OPTICS ZENITHSTAR 81 APO REVIEWS? Hi everyone, Im looking to buy my first refractor scope for imaging. My current scope setup is the Skywatcher 200pds with HEQ5 pro mount and Canon 70d dslr. I have been fairly happy with the results of this set up and I have recently started doing more guided imaging with a recent purchase of a

AL'S COLLAID

Al (of Als reticule fame..) has released a nice little program which, with the use of a webcam (or similar), helps you to determine what adjustments need to be made to improve your SCT collimation.Highly recommended.Give it a go.AlsCollAidV11.zip NEED TO GET THE BEST LENSES FOR THE CELESTRON 8SE First things first I am a beginner. I have the celestron luminous 10mm lens and the stock 20mm that came with it. I only see the moon amazingly clear though. All the other stars do not seem to be magnified at all, I dont see planets well either. I read somewhere a focal reducer clears up the imag REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353. TESTING THE ASI385MC IN DSO Dear friends, Last Friday I went out to test the combination of my new acquired ASI385MC, with several targets, the Moon and some DSO as I want to use this camera for lucky imaging coupled with a SW200PDS. The results were very interesting, for planetary at max resolution it is a

roadrunner 170fp

ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS May 21st 2021 Ar2824 , small flare captured through clouds. solar flares. By Kitsunegari, 2 hours ago in Imaging - Solar. ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

CEM26 BACKLASH

have any

AL'S COLLAID

Al (of Als reticule fame..) has released a nice little program which, with the use of a webcam (or similar), helps you to determine what adjustments need to be made to improve your SCT collimation.Highly recommended.Give it a go.AlsCollAidV11.zip NEED TO GET THE BEST LENSES FOR THE CELESTRON 8SE First things first I am a beginner. I have the celestron luminous 10mm lens and the stock 20mm that came with it. I only see the moon amazingly clear though. All the other stars do not seem to be magnified at all, I dont see planets well either. I read somewhere a focal reducer clears up the imag REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353. TESTING THE ASI385MC IN DSO Dear friends, Last Friday I went out to test the combination of my new acquired ASI385MC, with several targets, the Moon and some DSO as I want to use this camera for lucky imaging coupled with a SW200PDS. The results were very interesting, for planetary at max resolution it is a

roadrunner 170fp

EQMOD TOOLBOX REGISTERING AND SETUP I use CdC but similar process. Connect up your mount, double check the comms port. Open the planetarium program, look for connect telescope, open and select EQMod ASCOM HEQ5/6, select properties and ensure all the settings are correct. then connect the telescope OPENING FITS FILES IN PHOTOSHOP Then there is no need for a plugin. All stack programs can export to TIFF or PNG so the need for Photoshop to read FITS files only exists if you want to stack with Photoshop. Han. Edited February 16, 2020 by

han59. 1.

EQM-35 PRO - DISCUSSIONS - MOUNTS - STARGAZERS LOUNGE COMPLETED - *SOLD* Sky-watcher r.a. motor drive for eq2/cg3 mount. By chrobakx. Selling the Sky-watcher r.a. motor drive for eq2/cg3 mount. I was using it on my Celestron Astromaster 130eq. I was able to do some astrophotography with it, 15-20 seconds exposure time. ASCOM for the EQM 35 pro. By Sidecontrol. REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353. AUTOGUIDING A HEQ5 PRO Im looking to get setup in time for the winter so that I can get guided long exposures. What Im looking for is the most simple and elegant way to get autoguiding using PHD to control my mount (HEQ5 Pro, Synscan v3.21).Ive done some initial research and come up IDEAL FOCAL LENGTH TO GUIDE 0.2 x Guide Pixel Size (microns) x Imager Focal Length (mm) Divided by Imager Pixel Size (microns) In my case,: 0.2 x 3.75 x 1280. Divided by 4.7 = 204mm. I use a 200mm Telephoto Lens. Assumption is that PHD2 can measure Centroid to 0.2 of a pixel, a conservative assumption. This happens to be a ratio in arcsecs/pixel of 1.05 to 3.87.

LUNT LS50THA

ZWO ASI533MC PRO

Hi. I need some advice on choosing a suitable camera. Im currently using a modified Canon 450D but have decided to upgrade to a one shot colour camera. Im hearing good things about the ZWO ASI 533MC Pro but Im not sure if it is suitable for use with CAN'T SEEM TO GET COLOR IMAGES Hi, Been using a zwo385MC color cam in sharpcap 3.1 , selected RAW16 and saved in TIFF (I know now I probably should have saved it in FITS). Did 30 frames at 120s and preprocessed everything following tutorials in PI. But I seem to fail miserably at the LRGB combination. I just dont get any color COM PORT NOT FOUND IN EQMOD??? Need help please! I would like to run my mount through my laptop using eqmod because Ive just bought the kit to go guiding with phd. I connect everything by usb and power up, apt and canon works, phd and lifecam works but with regards to the mount, I ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS May 21st 2021 Ar2824 , small flare captured through clouds. solar flares. By Kitsunegari, 2 hours ago in Imaging - Solar. ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

CEM26 BACKLASH

have any

IOPTRON GEM 28

Id steer clear of iOptron EC versions as they had issues with the CEM60 and 120 versions when it came to guiding. Unless you don't want

to guide of course.

WILLIAM OPTICS ZENITHSTAR 81 APO REVIEWS? Hi everyone, Im looking to buy my first refractor scope for imaging. My current scope setup is the Skywatcher 200pds with HEQ5 pro mount and Canon 70d dslr. I have been fairly happy with the results of this set up and I have recently started doing more guided imaging with a recent purchase of a

AL'S COLLAID

Al (of Als reticule fame..) has released a nice little program which, with the use of a webcam (or similar), helps you to determine what adjustments need to be made to improve your SCT collimation.Highly recommended.Give it a go.AlsCollAidV11.zip WIFI REPLACEMENT FOR MEADE AUTOSTAR II HANDBOX michael8554. There's a complete WiFi replacement app for the Autostar II handbox available, running on an iPhone or iPad. You don't even need the Autostar II handbox to set up the mount. The app is called ScopeBox and it's on half-price at the moment, £4.99 in the App Store. A) You will need a Wifi RS232 Adapter. REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353. ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS May 21st 2021 Ar2824 , small flare captured through clouds. solar flares. By Kitsunegari, 2 hours ago in Imaging - Solar. ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

CEM26 BACKLASH

have any

IOPTRON GEM 28

Id steer clear of iOptron EC versions as they had issues with the CEM60 and 120 versions when it came to guiding. Unless you don't want

to guide of course.

AL'S COLLAID

Al (of Als reticule fame..) has released a nice little program which, with the use of a webcam (or similar), helps you to determine what adjustments need to be made to improve your SCT collimation.Highly recommended.Give it a go.AlsCollAidV11.zip WIFI REPLACEMENT FOR MEADE AUTOSTAR II HANDBOX michael8554. There's a complete WiFi replacement app for the Autostar II handbox available, running on an iPhone or iPad. You don't even need the Autostar II handbox to set up the mount. The app is called ScopeBox and it's on half-price at the moment, £4.99 in the App Store. A) You will need a Wifi RS232 Adapter. REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353. IDEAL FOCAL LENGTH TO GUIDE 0.2 x Guide Pixel Size (microns) x Imager Focal Length (mm) Divided by Imager Pixel Size (microns) In my case,: 0.2 x 3.75 x 1280. Divided by 4.7 = 204mm. I use a 200mm Telephoto Lens. Assumption is that PHD2 can measure Centroid to 0.2 of a pixel, a conservative assumption. This happens to be a ratio in arcsecs/pixel of 1.05 to 3.87. EQMOD TOOLBOX REGISTERING AND SETUP I use CdC but similar process. Connect up your mount, double check the comms port. Open the planetarium program, look for connect telescope, open and select EQMod ASCOM HEQ5/6, select properties and ensure all the settings are correct. then connect the telescope AUTOGUIDING A HEQ5 PRO Im looking to get setup in time for the winter so that I can get guided long exposures. What Im looking for is the most simple and elegant way to get autoguiding using PHD to control my mount (HEQ5 Pro, Synscan v3.21).Ive done some initial research and come up OPENING FITS FILES IN PHOTOSHOP Then there is no need for a plugin. All stack programs can export to TIFF or PNG so the need for Photoshop to read FITS files only exists if you want to stack with Photoshop. Han. Edited February 16, 2020 by

han59. 1.

ZWO ASI533MC PRO

Hi. I need some advice on choosing a suitable camera. Im currently using a modified Canon 450D but have decided to upgrade to a one shot colour camera. Im hearing good things about the ZWO ASI 533MC Pro but Im not sure if it is suitable for use with EQM-35 PRO - DISCUSSIONS - MOUNTS - STARGAZERS LOUNGE Hi, i have tried this mount now for 2 times and both times failed to make it guide. The first time i've connected it to my laptop via EQDIR cable, so no HC, and used the HEQ/EQ6 option in the EQMOD telescope chooser, calibration in PHD2 failed time and time again ==> "Star didn't move enough" i tried different values for the microsteps, in the end i adjusted some value's in the EQMOD toolbox

LUNT LS50THA

Lunt LS50THa Review The Lunt LS50THa telescope is my first solar scope. It is also my first refractor. I am using it on the older model Vixen Porta 2 mount via a Lunt dovetail plate. The scope has the addition of a Televue sol finder.From Transit The package arrived well protected. The outer box REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353. STELLARMATE, ASIAIR OR ASTROBERRY? Hi, I am playing with astroberry on my rpi 3b latest version think it is the + running his version so far so good at first yes a big learning curve and the developer @RadekK is on this forum so feel free to ask him some questions the rpi is local to the scope then you run COM PORT NOT FOUND IN EQMOD??? Need help please! I would like to run my mount through my laptop using eqmod because Ive just bought the kit to go guiding with phd. I connect everything by usb and power up, apt and canon works, phd and lifecam works but with regards to the mount, I ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table

CEM26 BACKLASH

have any

AUTOGUIDING A HEQ5 PRO Im looking to get setup in time for the winter so that I can get guided long exposures. What Im looking for is the most simple and elegant way to get autoguiding using PHD to control my mount (HEQ5 Pro, Synscan v3.21).Ive done some initial research and come up ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

LUNT LS50THA

AL'S COLLAID

Al (of Als reticule fame..) has released a nice little program which, with the use of a webcam (or similar), helps you to determine what adjustments need to be made to improve your SCT collimation.Highly recommended.Give it a go.AlsCollAidV11.zip COM PORT NOT FOUND IN EQMOD??? Need help please! I would like to run my mount through my laptop using eqmod because Ive just bought the kit to go guiding with phd. I connect everything by usb and power up, apt and canon works, phd and lifecam works but with regards to the mount, I DIFFERENT STACKING MODES IN DSS Just wanted to share my experience about different stacking modes in Deep Sky Stacker.1. General settings2. Median Kappa Sigma3. Median Kappa Sigma with Drizzle 3X (Next time I think Ill just use 2X. Alot of memory consumption)I think 3 is best followed by 2 and 1 is worst. At least for me. This CELESTRON GPS PROBLEMS Any Advise Welcome ( i have read through the forums of many sites with no real luck ) Ok i got a AVX mount a few months back and over xmas decided to buy myself the add on GPS (skysync), followed the instructions by turning on the GPS in my controller, BEST EYEPIECE FOR SATURN hey guys i have had my celestron explorascope 114 az for around 5 months and i have seen saturn and jupiter through my 3x barlow and 20mm eyepiece and it was a bit small to see. i recently bought a 2x barlow, a 6mm plossl eyepiece and a 15 mm kellner eyepiece along with some filters. i was wondering what would be the best for viewing saturn and jupiter (mainly saturn) if there are eyepieces ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table

CEM26 BACKLASH

have any

AUTOGUIDING A HEQ5 PRO Im looking to get setup in time for the winter so that I can get guided long exposures. What Im looking for is the most simple and elegant way to get autoguiding using PHD to control my mount (HEQ5 Pro, Synscan v3.21).Ive done some initial research and come up ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

LUNT LS50THA

AL'S COLLAID

Al (of Als reticule fame..) has released a nice little program which, with the use of a webcam (or similar), helps you to determine what adjustments need to be made to improve your SCT collimation.Highly recommended.Give it a go.AlsCollAidV11.zip COM PORT NOT FOUND IN EQMOD??? Need help please! I would like to run my mount through my laptop using eqmod because Ive just bought the kit to go guiding with phd. I connect everything by usb and power up, apt and canon works, phd and lifecam works but with regards to the mount, I DIFFERENT STACKING MODES IN DSS Just wanted to share my experience about different stacking modes in Deep Sky Stacker.1. General settings2. Median Kappa Sigma3. Median Kappa Sigma with Drizzle 3X (Next time I think Ill just use 2X. Alot of memory consumption)I think 3 is best followed by 2 and 1 is worst. At least for me. This CELESTRON GPS PROBLEMS Any Advise Welcome ( i have read through the forums of many sites with no real luck ) Ok i got a AVX mount a few months back and over xmas decided to buy myself the add on GPS (skysync), followed the instructions by turning on the GPS in my controller, BEST EYEPIECE FOR SATURN hey guys i have had my celestron explorascope 114 az for around 5 months and i have seen saturn and jupiter through my 3x barlow and 20mm eyepiece and it was a bit small to see. i recently bought a 2x barlow, a 6mm plossl eyepiece and a 15 mm kellner eyepiece along with some filters. i was wondering what would be the best for viewing saturn and jupiter (mainly saturn) if there are eyepieces ASI 533 OFFSET SETTING Posted August 28, 2020. The default offset setting in the ASCOM driver is 70 which seems high to me and I plan to try going down to 50 or maybe as low as 20 but I will have to be careful not to clip the bottom of the histogram. Let us know how the 50 offset works. John.

CCD-Freak.

MAY 21ST 2021 AR2824 , SMALL FLARE CAPTURED THROUGH CLOUDS May 21st 2021 Ar2824 , small flare captured through clouds. solar flares. By Kitsunegari, 2 hours ago in Imaging - Solar. REVIEW: HELIOS 20/40X100 QUANTUM 'OBSERVATION' BINOS My only grumble, or disappointment with the Helios 20/40x100 'Quantum 5' concerns the close focussing range. Advertised somewhere or other I saw as being 20 metres. That is nonsense, more like 50, which will prevent me using them for some daylight activities I had in mind. IDEAL FOCAL LENGTH TO GUIDE 0.2 x Guide Pixel Size (microns) x Imager Focal Length (mm) Divided by Imager Pixel Size (microns) In my case,: 0.2 x 3.75 x 1280. Divided by 4.7 = 204mm. I use a 200mm Telephoto Lens. Assumption is that PHD2 can measure Centroid to 0.2 of a pixel, a conservative assumption. This happens to be a ratio in arcsecs/pixel of 1.05 to 3.87. EQM-35 PRO - DISCUSSIONS - MOUNTS - STARGAZERS LOUNGE COMPLETED - *SOLD* Sky-watcher r.a. motor drive for eq2/cg3 mount. By chrobakx. Selling the Sky-watcher r.a. motor drive for eq2/cg3 mount. I was using it on my Celestron Astromaster 130eq. I was able to do some astrophotography with it, 15-20 seconds exposure time. ASCOM for the EQM 35 pro. By Sidecontrol. REGISTAX INSTALLATION Posted November 3, 2015. for the installer, right click the executable file, & select 'run as administrator'. for the application, right click the short-cut & select properties. On the compatibility tab \ settings section, put a tick in the "Run the program as an administrator" box and click apply. Link to post. Share on other sites. groberts 353.

EQ8 USERS VIDEO

Hi, i have uploaded a video of an EQ8 dec axis being dismantled! The reason for dismantling it was that it suffered from excess Dec axis Backlash. Prior to the strip down, this measured a range from 1.8 secs to 2.5 secstoo much for imaging at high declinations, after reassembly; several checks CELESTRON GPS PROBLEMS Any Advise Welcome ( i have read through the forums of many sites with no real luck ) Ok i got a AVX mount a few months back and over xmas decided to buy myself the add on GPS (skysync), followed the instructions by turning on the GPS in my controller,

LUNT LS50THA B600PT

I have been wanting to make a start in solar imaging for a while, and now have the opportunity to buy a new Lunt LS50THa B600PT . What imagery and views can I expect from this scope, or will I need to spend £££s to get something other than a white disc. Any example images would be great. Many tha EQMOD: "CONNECTION ERROR: PORT NOT AVAILABLE I selected each COM1, 2, 3, etc to 16 'OK' then hit connect and each time 'Connect Error: Port Not Available'. But again, I move the mount cable to my laptop and connects no problem. On my NUC I updated the drivers, it shows under Ports, 'COM1' and 'COM2'. The NUC is a 10th Gen I-5 processor and the laptop an I-7. ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION FORUM Heritage 150p - Stand ideas. By Tiny Clanger · Posted 6 minutes ago. I'm not sure if the 150 dob base is the same diameter as the 130 dob base, but if it is, I've read of many folk using the 130 heritage on an Ikea KYRRE Stool, they only cost £10. I made my heritage a 3 legged triangular table

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