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@@Stegibbon I used the Meade LX200 classic setting when I used SkySafari to control my Skywatcher EQ6 R Pro. You have to enter the correct baud numbers or something. It’s been so long since I’ve done it, I can’t remember all the steps.

@@daansteegmans I almost went with a Sony camera when I first started out. Canon and Nikon seem to be more supported on software and hardware in Astrophotography. ZWO might make an adapter for the Sony style lens, but I mostly see Canon and Nikon adapters. You can check ZWO site to see if they make one, or maybe someone else does.

@@LeslieBocskor links in the description.

@@signalsgone8503 700mm focal length? That would really be pushing it with a star tracker. That’s getting into the realm of needing guiding with an equatorial mount.

@@roxchan4506 it’s possible as long as your cables are long enough and don’t snag.

@@Sockchucker welcome to the hobby! You’re gonna love it! I used my Seestar last night, because I don’t have much time on week nights. It’s such a quick and easy setup!

@@ErnestGWilsonII Thanks, Ernie! Hope you are enjoying your Seestar, I just set mine up last night for a couple of hours. Last clear night for a while.

@@alejandrohenriquez7316 are you using a filter wheel or filter drawer? I don’t think I’ve used mine without a filter, but I can usually reach focus. You may have the “infinity focus” issue. I think @NebulaPhotos has a video on adjusting the infinity focus on the Rokinon/Samyang 135.

@AstroDanno Thanks!

@AstroDanno filter drawer

@@alejandrohenriquez7316 your lens may not be able to reach focus. Mine is very close to the end. It can be adjusted but I didn’t have to do it.

@@brunoqueiros2971 if someone is on a tight budget, and only has minimal gear, it’s a good starting point. I still use mine with small lenses/scopes.

@@stephenc2738 it’s really like a star tracker that has go to. It’s great for small scopes and lenses, but if you get up to midsized refractors and larger, you’ll be over the payload capacity in no time.

@@JeffGraham-b2z it’s off by default when you start up. When I slew to something it turns on. You can turn it on if you like once you power everything on.

@AstroDanno Thanks for the quick reply!

@@dross24MA I don’t see the Wattfun on Amazon anymore. I wish they had made a bigger one too, because I would’ve definitely bought one.

@@bass117 much easier to carry out than that C8! Enjoy it!

I’m looking forward to the new update. Siril just keeps getting better.

@@scotthunter3892 yep! You have to get the short adapter from ZWO that is made for the EFW. I put a mini EFW(1.25”) on there. It’s a little tight to get on with the dovetail, but it worked.

Awesome, thank you! And great video!

@@scotthunter3892 glad to help, and thanks!

@@Billsbob awesome! Glad to help!

@@Jcom3030 you can do it, but it’s not designed for that.

@@ClassicTrialsChannel that’ll help too. I just make sure I don’t twist it too much now, and they’ve stayed in there.

@@freddyacosta2358 I’ll have to go back and look. I watched another UA-cam video on the ES ED102, and saw how he had his guide scope mounted on there. I’ll see if I can find the exact parts.

@@duanecollings2828 hope it helps! My plumbers tape on the screws is still holding up!

@@BillMeador I just went by what the recommended time was on the framing mode. I think it said 1.2 hours, and it took a little over 2 hours to get to that in stacked images time. I stopped it when I got to the recommended amount of time.

@@AstroDanno Ok, makes sense............I'll pay closer attention to the "shooting time" in the framing window and work with that. Clear Skies!

@ that’s what I did on my first attempt. Clear skies!

@@ColleenVR Thanks, Colleen! Clear skies!

@@Vic-pz5oh the neighborhood is slowly filling up with LEDs. It’s pretty bad.

​@@AstroDannoI miss the orange glow which was easy to filter out😢

@@Naztronomy thanks, Naz! They’ve really done something awesome with that mosaic mode. I’m excited to try it again, but of course, we have a week full of clouds forecasted. It’s about time I get my big scope back out now that it’s cooled down a bit.

@@lukpascal thanks!

@@patrickvandervalk9622 I’m in about a Bortle 5/6. I’m surrounded by street lights and tall trees. Luckily, my best window is shooting toward the east where Pleiades, Orion, etc. are all rising. I use a dew shield to cut down on the street light pollution and it has helped a bit.

@@NMHC1978 how well does that work? Someone posted a time lapse of the frames they shot in mosaic mode on the Seestar Group. They used pixinsight to make it, and the frames are all over the place.

And they in turn copied it from astronomers that have been using this for decades

@@NMHC1978 I can see why they went this route with an alt-az. A simple 4 panel mosaic would have too much rotation in it.

If mosaic ain't trademarked (tm), it's open game and a win for consumers.

@@antn8387 Vaonis registered it. What i heared is that they are informing them what they can do because the system used in the mosaic aka framing mode is a copy of what vaonis had developed.

@@dirttrack1123 that’s what has kept me from trying it. I have a wedge that would work, but most everything I shoot from my front yard is towards the south.

@@seriousbassface were you able to return them? Maybe try a lens rental place and then purchase once you get a good copy. I just tried my Rokinon 24mm, and the stars are pretty bad wide open. I’ll have to do some more tests with it, but I’m sure I’m past the return window.

@@AstroDanno That's a great idea! I'll have to look into some rental places that let you purchase after. Yes, luckily I was able to return them, stars were bad until I stopped it down to about F8 or 9 or something lol. It's a shame because in the center I see the hype, it did look great/super sharp there. Corners on even a M4/3 were very very bad though, which blurX surprisingly fixed but I didn't want to settle for terrible. So my search continues, I'll try your advice!

@ I’ve had a couple of friends rent and then buy. I shoot at f/4 with my 135, and that helps. This is my second one, I shot wide open with my first one, and I think it was better. I unfortunately dropped it one night when a screw wasn’t tightened down on my Skyguider pro. 😖

@@AstroDanno ooooooof that's rough, well at least it wasn't a Takahashi! lol Only downside with rental though is then I'm paying the rental price if it's still not a good copy as opposed to buying and returning/exchanging. B&H was nice and let me exchange one and ultimately return the replacement. I just didn't want to keep playing the lottery and sending them back and forth.

@ it is a game of chance. My Rokinon 14mm is good, the 24mm… not so much. I’ll have to shoot with it again to see if there is a sweet spot.

@@Musclehedz what’s happening!? Who is this muscelhed? 😂

@@AstroDanno mike byrd

@@Musclehedz what up dude? Long time!

@@AstroDanno Indeed it has been... I will reach out to you on facebook..

@@icecorebaby if I could leave an EQ mount outside that was polar aligned the night before, I would go that route for time lapses after using the Solarquest. But, it’s a quick setup, and it usually goes right to the sun(most of the time). I tried a couple of time lapses with it, and it’s just too much field rotation to do anything longer than 30 minutes or so. I set it up last weekend and got some cool shots of the sun.

@@محمدعلاءالدين-د1ص I never used the star adventurer 2i, but it’s probably similar to the Skyguider pro in performance. They are both good for tracking widefield without guiding with a good polar alignment.

@@StarPicturesMiami my Seestar has always found the sun and moon. I know other people have had issues, mine usually goes right to it.

@@zalllon I saw that dew shield. It’s a smart design. Yep, the in house stacking on the Seestar is pretty good, but processing in Siril produces much better results. All the images at the end of this video came straight out of the Seestar. I think it does a great job for people with no experience in editing Astro photos, but they can be taken to another level with some post processing.

@@myketripp3838 it definitely speeds up the leveling process. One of the best accessories for the Seestar.

@@jerjaws you can check to see if your Sony camera is compatible with the air. You can use the SynScan app to control the mount as well, but I like using the air for polar alignment and control of the mount.

@@OliverHext thanks! Hoping to make more of these this season.

@@mindartis4081 glad to help!

@@arjundhannyify I’m having mixed feelings about it lately. After the last ASIair update, the guiding has been doing some odd things. Guiding going off the charts, numbers not consistent. I don’t think it’s the mount backlash or anything like that. I think it’s the ASIair mostly, because other users are reporting issues as well.

@@arjundhannyify I was still able to get 5 minute subs on my last image, so I don’t hate it. It does well with small rigs most of the time.

@@tullyfisher it’s the smallest and lightest for sure!