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You gave a good walk-through (lose the USB atomiser) and can tell you've done some hard nights out, so mostly agree with your vid content. Carrying around that EAF assembled scares me. And no mention of packing & then stowing very wet scopes, gear & mounts, as I saw your dew shield. At -3 some nights, I use similar gloves to pack with, don't mind the wet but the ice, no. Cheers.

Great tips and very well done video. Thank you!

I do much of my imaging at home, despite light pollution. I do keep my telescope assembled to not only speed up set up time, but I don't have to shoot flats for every session and I also protect the threads too.

Some tripod, eh. More than 2K. Generally, looks very complicated and uncomfortable trips. Just buy land, and build remote observatory.

Nice rig! ❤

Brilliant ideas!! I especially love the bubble wrap - affordable and super effective. I haven’t tried it yet, but could an upside-down ice fishing tent work as a wind block? I really enjoy your videos - thanks so much!!

Great tip on the rubber gloves! Now I'm feeling a bit stupid, having taken my shoes off last time to unscrew stuck adapters 😅

Useful and simple ideas! Thank you so much

We have to buy a Tesla also? Elon perfectly use this video for the company :) Thank you for the video anyway.

I need to research the amperage draw from my setup - I have only run it on my Jackery 300 - EQ6-R Pro, ZWO cooled camera, heater, ASI AIR and an ASI EAF. I dropped from 99% into the 70s in an hour - when I lost my main target (I only had 1 or two images of my target before it went behind the trees), I need to see what the AMP draw on each of the items are to calculate how long it should run - or plug in the battery pack to the car/ car inverter to extend the usage. I do not think that I would go thru the trouble of running the setup for only 3 hours of pictures before the battery would die. This is a critical factor which I had not considered until August when I realized how much power my system was drawing. I may try to do the same setup with a different source for the heater and see if that helps.

Love your channel. So interesting and informative

Very good info.I have the ZWO AM5 mount and I like it very much!

Bubblewrap is a good tip. I have all my gear in cases too but when traveling with the family (wife + 2 kids) I needed to strip down everything. Thankfully we also have a Model Y which is extremely roomy and I confiscated the subtrunk for astro + 1 case in the regular trunk 😬 and the harmonic mounts are a blessing too.

Very practical tips. I am a dome-less amateur astronomer so I use semitransparent plastic-bags over the telescope to take flatfields. The only dome I have is a con-dome, way to small for a C14.

Thank you, good informations here :)

What about the counter-weights? You're really straining your telescope mount if you don't use counter-weights to counter-balance your telescope. I always put the counter-weights on my mount first BEFORE I load my Celestron 11 inch HD scope on it.

That’s how I mount my scopes in the observatory too. I use one of those observing chairs where you can adjust the seat up and down and I can get it right next to the pier.

With a little trial and error, some thick aluminium plate and angle you could probably make a hook like attachment to go on those black clamps and over the red saddle mount to hang and capture the scope, initally as an extra safety. Later with tweaks and refinement you should eventually be able to just plonk the scope on and snug it up quickly and efficiently without the stool.

Hi Luca, so nice to find your beautiful channel. I am considering buying an RST 300 harmonic mount, which I believe you have here, coupled with a carbon fibre supermount tripod. How do you find this set up? I was considering adding it to my RASA 11 as well as a Skywatcher 6inch refractor. I love the idea of a HD C14, but seeing this set up, the weight for me is a bit off putting. I would be a single observer too with no help. You manage it, but it looks a bit of a task and the strain on the motor initially to lift rather puts me off doing it that way. Like you I have alot of similar equipment so will really look forward to your videos helping me how to use it. I have an ASI air which is very useful. Best wishes Steve.

Wow, what a lecture! Thank you so much for the enlightenment regarding this subject. You provide much needed clarification.

C-14, eh? To mount it, even a little girl can do it? At the end looks way out of balance!

Thank you, for both the review & the self-scrutiny you went through. I've had ZWO stuff in shopping carts twice now, but abandoned the sale each time. My club has so many horror stories over warranty/ repair, shipping / customs drama - that I cannot pull the trigger. I like your work. Cheers.

Very impressive!

Good technic...and impressive tripod A shame is so expensive.

Very good technique. Which harmonic mount do you have? Do you need to balance it for imaging at native focal length?

This make my bones suffering it's better for observatory otherwise it may be damaged or the mount wear soon😊

I agree with your comment that ZWO is going in the direction of improved portability of the astrophotography set up. And that’s a great idea! I have several ZWO products and love them all. I prefer the individual 2600, guide scope and the ASI air because it just gives me more options for whatever set up I’m going to build for the night. Keep up the great work.

You're a myth, five stars!

Good job finding a solution to a tough problem. A suggestion: perhaps a more stable platform would reduce the possibility of a disaster. I'm thinking one of those white plastic top tables that fold in the middle and the legs fold inside for easy carrying. I have a four foot model with legs that telescope and lock; the low position might be the ideal height for your task and the scope would easily slide into position without any possibility of tipping over. Also, it is much easier to lift with your legs than arms. A low stable platform to step up on would eliminate the need to lift with arms alone. The MGHH Folding Table 4FT, Plastic Table Height Adjustable Table for Picnic, Camping, Kitchen, Beach, Party, Outdoor Indoor, 47 x 24 x 29 Inch,White on Amazon is $25 and adjusts to 19", 24", or 29" and can hold 500 pounds. They also have a variety of stable platform type step stools or even those aerobic step platforms would be super stable and easy to step up on. You got me thinking how an old guy like me could handle a monster scope. Clear skies.

Good job on mounting it alone! But you have a lot of courage to put that beast on that mount without counterweights. If you unlock by mistake the clutch, it will be history

Field mounting a C14 solo is a scary task for anyone. I think I held my breath until you had those saddle knobs secured. Good job! I'm guessing you had that mount near its maximum if you loaded up that scope for AP. You are a very interesting lady, keep it up, Michael

Very helpful, thank you!

Reminds me of when I mounted a cabinet to the wall in my bathroom by myself! I put it on top of an old table that was nearly tall enough, then added books and such to raise it a bit more. Got it level and screwed it to the wall.

wow, so beautiful

Focal ration does make a difference with respect to Spatial resolution! (not to be confused with angular resolution) Airy disk (spatial resolution) is directly proportional to focal ratio; this is the resolving limit for an optical system, any smaller detail is lost in the diffraction pattern presented on the sensor; width of disk ~= 2.44 *lambda*f/a; where lambda is frequency of incoming light, f is the focal length, and a is the aperture; f/a is the focal ratio;

Buy a Seestar s50 best telescope on the market 🎉

I think I held my breath through the entire video. Great technique! As I'm getting older, my scopes are getting heavier. This definitely gives me some ideas.

I actually have a 9.25 on order, but now I think I should have gone bigger...

Nice work. A weird camera. Not for me - something I knew. But thanks for a good review and for confirming my thoughts Luca.

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I am curious how you take flats on your 14 in. are you forced to use the T Shirt method at twilight? Thanks Bill

I would recommend not putting any pressure on the front corrector plate. So a larger surface area stool would be better if you need to do this method - or have the front cover fitted. Personally i would get a strap to hook onto the scope handles, and hang the scope around my neck like a massive medallion. Then attach the scope to the dovetail mount. You can stand on a small step if your mounting is too high, or simply adjust the length of the strap.

I'm a little guy and have been wanting to get a bigger scope but have been avoiding it because of not being able to mount it. This gives me hope :)

What?…..!! the telescope unprotected on the ground!? When I herd the noise hitting even gently the hard surface, I couldn’t continue the video..

I bet that thing can see the accretion disk around Sag A* 😂😂

Search for Motorcycle lift stand. The ones for motorcross bikes. They're only cheap. They are lower than your stool but with a lever, lift a lot higher. You would need to fix a board to the top of it, similar in size to your scope. Might work better. Sweet scope BTW ! wow.

Well done and I love that idea, so youre not putting yhe scope on the mount, youre pitting the mount on the scope 😊

That is an amazing mount to torque up that 50lb tube. Impressive idea, and thanks for the inspiration.

that looks scary

Technical Specs for C14: Focal length: 3910 mm ... WOW! Aperture: 355.5 Focal ratio: f/11 Highest useful magnification:: 840x ... WOW! weight: 46 lbs (21 kg) # of people who own one: 4