I just received mine today with all three accessories and I am impressed with the quality of the scope and the reducers. I'm really excited about this purchase. My other scope is an 8 inch Edge HD and I was actually looking for less focal length and a wider field, and the nice part about this scope is it's like getting three scopes in one. I will also enjoy visual observing while using the ASIair for assisting EAA. Great stuff, I'm happy with this one ! Cheers from the high desert in Utah.
I'm getting such good results from mine. I haven't tried the reducers yet, but I saw they have a few problems but nothing serious. I hope you enjoy it for years to come. Also I'm trying to make it out to Utah in May!
@@deltaastrophotography Very good, I'm just SE of Moab in Spanish Valley, and you are welcome to look me up if your out this direction. I have only just revived my interest after about a ten year break. I am excited to see how the tech has come so far in that time, the ASIair almost feels like cheating compared to my setup I had before. It was one of the reasons it got me back into the hobby. Now if we can just catch a break with the weather ! ;-)
Always enjoy your videos Walt! Keep up the quality educational and entertaining videos. You have got me back into Astrophotography after a 6yrs lapse. I appreciate all that you do to spread the wealth of information you possess. Thanks bud!
I love my 103, I sold a Stellarvue 103 and replaced it with the Askar and it's every bit as good. I really love the focuser as well, autofocus runs are perfect every time.
Perfect timing. I was just ordering this telescope and I have the same 6D that I’m going to eventually convert for astrophotography. Your review is perfectly timed and on-point for me. Thank you!
I have this scope with all the attachments. I use a full frame Nikon Z5. But I shoot using the M54 option with an Askar t-ring adapter. This allows for a true full frame image. My stars in the corners are a bit better because of this. I do have a bit of vignetting in the corners. Overall I love the flexibility this system provides. I also traded out the dovetail for an Askar 300mm losmandy base more stable in my mount. Great video!
First I've seen your channel and wanted to say this was a great video. I appreciate the balance of entertainment and information more than I can say. I just got my Askar 103 last week and haven't had much of a chance to test it out yet, thanks to the terrible weather here but hoping to get out there soon. It's a big upgrade from my ZenithStar 61 and I'm excited to have double the focal length. I also picked up the 0.6x reducer for some fast imaging and versatility. Happy to see that the stars are pretty awesome at the edges even with a large sensor.
I think that the coma appearance of your stars in the corners is simply from not enough back spacing. I had a similar problem on my AP 130 which was completely fixed by adding a 24 mm spacer that came with the ZWO camera kit. Correct backspacing is a trial and error thing.
I have been phototographing with the Askar APO 103 since last October. Weather hasn't been nice but I have really got fantastic data so far. Only processed one 2*2 mosaic of M31. Very pleased with the scope but ASI533 MC Pro is pushing it on 0.8x reducer flattener along with iOptron CEM26. I can get good round stars with 180s subexposure max in Bortle 6/7 backyard in NorCal.
@@deltaastrophotography it's better to be underrated so that more people can afford it. Remember what happened with your Skywatcher EQ6R Pro. It was $1599 in 2019....then the demand increased its price
What a difference a telescope and astro camera does huh :) Congrats on your new scope! I'm doing the same as you but backwards - just got the RedCat51 WIFD. It's gonna be brilliant on the AM5 ;)
Debayered images will usually have a green tinge across the frame due to the extra green pixels (RGGB), You can use SCNR with the default settings to clear that up.
@@deltaastrophotography it has been good. I did notice the weird star points like you showed. I am using the 1x for galaxy season as soon as the moon goes away. I agree I have no intention of taking mine apart either. Lol. Clear skies my friend
I went for the 120 APO with the .8 reducer /flattener. Got first light on it at the weekend and I am over the moon with the performance. side note, I had to get an extension for the counterweight bar to achieve balance
Hell yeah! Glad you are enjoying it as much as I am with the 103. How much does the 120 weigh? I'm able to balance the scope with one counterweight if I don't have any accessories. The second I add a camera, guide scope, and the ASIAIR I have to add a second counter weight.
@@deltaastrophotography 6.5 kg with rings 0.8 reducer is 0.75 kg WO 50mm guide scope is 460g. I used both counter weights and extension on HEQ5pro mount, I know you use the HEQ6 mount. btw my guiding was 0.6 arc sec
The 120 is 840mm, f7. I also have the 120 with 1.0 X! Galaxy Season is the reason. I had it under the stars a few hours. I wasn't prepared for this beasts size. I also got an AM5. My 360mm Doublet on a SW SA GTI, is dwarfed by it.
I bought this scope about 6 months ago and love it. I only got the 1x reducer. I have not notice ant comet tails in the corners so this might just be from scope to scope. Who knows. Anyway, nice review.
Great to see you again Walt & interesting video. We've had pretty much constant overcast skies since December (Brisbane, Australia) so we get our fix off UA-cam.
I just purchased the APO 103 along with flattener and the .8 flatter/reducer. Having used all of the flattener/reducers would you recommend the .6 reducer as an option considering the amount of work to install and uninstall it?
I'm running a t5 and seeing that is pretty wild. Never had a lens like that but had a few others and had a somewhat similar experience. That's not bad at all
I don't know if you noticed my death stare when removing the focuser, but I'm not a fan of taking my telescope apart. I'll probably pass on the .6 reducer for a while.
I’m assuming the ED glass is FPL 51? Seems like a very nice scope. I have a WO FLT91 and I can see the difference in the stars between FPL 51 and FPL 53. I absolutely understand the cost factor and how the Askar scopes can help promote this hobby.
Love this scope! 420mm f4 and 700mm f6.8. Two 4” APO scopes for $1300? With the 533mc pro there is no distortion at all. I’m not even using the flattener at native (didn’t buy it just to see how it went) and great images. Couldn’t be happier at this price point.
This could be my dream telescope with 2 changes - get rid of the orange color (green, blue, purple, red, grey anyithing could be better) - 2nd: FCD 100 glasses. I would pay 50% more for this versatile scope
As you know, the "comet tails" are coma, an optical aberration endemic to wide angle images that it can be remedied by using a higher focal ratio. But f/6.8 is already moderate. I suppose there wouldn't be any benefit to trying to increase that optically over just cropping the image.
I was looking at this variable fl APO for some time now. The .6 reducer produce some terrible corner stars and most from what I’ve read that the .8 reducer and flattener was acceptable. With BlurX AI 4 could correct just about any aberration and elongated stars there is while using the .6 reducer. Askar also have back focus adjusters or those plastic shims to begin with adding a few mm to the back focus. Although resolution at f4 103 aperture won’t be that sharp. But almost anything can be fixed at post. What might give me a go in getting this refractor is due for its budget price tag and my time to use it if I’m adding an AM5 mount in the mix. Practically a new field setup that’s portable enough. Great review!
I actually went over BlurX while making this video but in the end cut it out. I wanted to show what the telescope could do without processing. I've seen where the reducers don't perform as great, but nothing BlurX can't handle.
Purchased an Askar 103 APO a few weeks ago and unfortunately mine had enough chromatic aberration for red stars to have a purple tinge. Saw the same issue in units purchased by two others in the last few weeks. I suspect one of the primary tradeoffs they made in getting the price lower than alternatives is loose quality control. It’s too bad mine didn’t work out because the mechanics of mine were fairly nice, especially for the price point.
Congratulations on your new scope! Very nice video Walt and Thank You for all your other awesome video's! I just bought the Askar 120 with 2 reducers. My first real telescope. I only have a canon 5d marklll, but I haven't had any little star trails in the corners yet. Hope you do a few more video's with this scope and have a great day!!
That one was very high on my list. But in the end I really wanted the 700mm focal length. It was a choice between the Askar V with a max of 600mm at f/7.5 or The 103 with a max of 700 at f/6.8.
hello, i am watching your video in korea, and the explanation is very helpful for me, so i started subscribe your channel. I recently bought and wating askar 103apo telescope and celestron avx mount, hope that my telecope and mount work very well for first astrophotograpy. Thank you.
@@deltaastrophotography it was really a huge yes or no decision. Currently I use a TS Optics APO 80 Douplet with FPL-53/Lanthan Glas. Together with an adjustable 0.8 Reducer, it delivers really good results! But I want to get a bit deeper. My AM3 can’t handle more that a 103 APO, and I don’t want all that trouble with Newtonians (I always drive by car and build up everything every night). So I was torn between the 102 version of my 80 TS-Optics, because the reducer would fit -> a total cost reduction of about 500€ vs the ASKAR 103 with a native 0.8 ASKAR reducer. But overall I think, I HOPE, that the ASKAR will be worth the extra money….
Walt, I don’t know if you already have a fix for your comet tailed stars, if you want to keep as much of the frame as possible, but Siril has a dynamic PSF feature which fixes any and all stars which have roundness issues. Similarly, it desaturates the stars extremely well also.
Oooo! I will try that out for sure! Especially for saturated stars. I never shoot deep sky with a full frame camera, but I'm still interested to see what it does with stars. Thank you!
Perfect video Walt. I was thinking of a Sky Watcher 80mm but what heck. An ASKAR looks like a better solution. On a different note, we are driving from Colorado to Dallas for the eclipse. Are you planning a solar adventure
A lot of users are getting chromatic aberration with flattener and reducer. The scopes that are reviewed by top youtubers are not the same you will get.
I got mine directly from AgenaAstro. Not seeing many problems other than coma in the corners with a full frame and the 1x flattener, but I've seen where it gets worse with the reducers. Not in a huge rush to get those anyway.
Hi, the coma shaped stars in your images is due to a problem of the correct backfocus of th4e camera to the 1.0X Flattener. You need to check the measurements in this case. According to the coma your camera is to close to the flattener. IMHO
Not too impressed with the performance of the comet like stars in the corners. Do you think it's because of the sensor size of the DSLR? I have a 533MC Pro and I'm thinking the smaller sensor size would not create that.
@@deltaastrophotography if you remove the dew shield you will find 3 or 4 rows of 3 screws. 1 screw per lens. If those screws are putting pressure on the glass, it will give those spikes on brighter stars. They need to be loosen until you feel no pressure. Very little movement at a time and then test it. If you loosen them too much there is the danger of messing up the collimation. BUT BEFORE DOING THIS, I'd contact the dealer to discuss the situation and get the green light to do so.
Just take darks. They remove it no problem. The hard part is flats. The amp glow is really bad with exposures under five seconds, so you need to take flats that are at least five seconds and take dark flats instead of bias. Once you get used to taking long flats though it's pretty simple.
I was also using Tamron 150-600. A GTI, OTA, dedicated astro camera, asiair changed everything for the better. I knew with the Askar 120 (for me) the AM5 was part of the package. $4k in. I was going to wait to save enough, but galaxies appear small. Why wait?
How you received your package is not far from the truth. What kind of guide scope and camera are you using, or what kind of guide scope and camera are you planning to use.
budg·et - adjective: Inexpensive. inexpensive - adjective - not costing a great deal; cheap. I'm tired of people in this field saying "by comparison" when calling something "budget". By comparison a Ferrari 296 GTS is budget compared a Koenigsegg Jesko but that doesn't make the Ferrari budget.
There are people out there that would find a $1200 telescope a lifelong investment. I'm one of them. It took me two years to save up that kind of money. This $1200 setup may not perform as well as a $4000 rig, but it's the best some of us can ever get. And so I'm trying to relate to the broke ass people like me. The word budget is important. It means cheap and lower quality. But what parts are low quality and is it worth buying? That's important!
@deltaastrophotography I get it. Hats off. You're out there doing it and making videos to help people like myself (I have a more budget-ier scope the SV48p). My point was every time I see someone call out the use of the term budget for a piece of equipment that's several hundred or thousand dollars the counter argument is always "this hobby isn't cheap" or "it's alot less than the alternative". I'll admit I made my comment while the beginning of the video was still playing and in fairness you did address the price and call it a very expensive telescope. Either way congrats on the new scope and thanks for making the content you do.
The entertainment-value of your videos is as good as the informational and educational value.
I just received mine today with all three accessories and I am impressed with the quality of the scope and the reducers. I'm really excited about this purchase. My other scope is an 8 inch Edge HD and I was actually looking for less focal length and a wider field, and the nice part about this scope is it's like getting three scopes in one. I will also enjoy visual observing while using the ASIair for assisting EAA. Great stuff, I'm happy with this one ! Cheers from the high desert in Utah.
I'm getting such good results from mine. I haven't tried the reducers yet, but I saw they have a few problems but nothing serious. I hope you enjoy it for years to come. Also I'm trying to make it out to Utah in May!
@@deltaastrophotography Very good, I'm just SE of Moab in Spanish Valley, and you are welcome to look me up if your out this direction. I have only just revived my interest after about a ten year break. I am excited to see how the tech has come so far in that time, the ASIair almost feels like cheating compared to my setup I had before. It was one of the reasons it got me back into the hobby. Now if we can just catch a break with the weather ! ;-)
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Great review and very encouraging!!!! I just received mine with all three flatters/reducers - so someone else making some videos about it 😉
Always enjoy your videos Walt! Keep up the quality educational and entertaining videos. You have got me back into Astrophotography after a 6yrs lapse. I appreciate all that you do to spread the wealth of information you possess. Thanks bud!
I love my 103, I sold a Stellarvue 103 and replaced it with the Askar and it's every bit as good. I really love the focuser as well, autofocus runs are perfect every time.
This might be my permanent rig for the next year or so, so I think I might try an EAF with it!
Perfect timing. I was just ordering this telescope and I have the same 6D that I’m going to eventually convert for astrophotography. Your review is perfectly timed and on-point for me. Thank you!
Great review Walt
I’ve had the 120 APO since Christmas and love it
Cheers Simon
I have this scope with all the attachments. I use a full frame Nikon Z5. But I shoot using the M54 option with an Askar t-ring adapter. This allows for a true full frame image. My stars in the corners are a bit better because of this. I do have a bit of vignetting in the corners. Overall I love the flexibility this system provides. I also traded out the dovetail for an Askar 300mm losmandy base more stable in my mount. Great video!
Oh sweet! I rarely shoot full frame, but that M54 option sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the info!
Nice job! I went with the ZWO FF107, but kind of have my eye on the Askar 185. 👍
First I've seen your channel and wanted to say this was a great video. I appreciate the balance of entertainment and information more than I can say. I just got my Askar 103 last week and haven't had much of a chance to test it out yet, thanks to the terrible weather here but hoping to get out there soon. It's a big upgrade from my ZenithStar 61 and I'm excited to have double the focal length. I also picked up the 0.6x reducer for some fast imaging and versatility. Happy to see that the stars are pretty awesome at the edges even with a large sensor.
I think that the coma appearance of your stars in the corners is simply from not enough back spacing. I had a similar problem on my AP 130 which was completely fixed by adding a 24 mm spacer that came with the ZWO camera kit. Correct backspacing is a trial and error thing.
I have been phototographing with the Askar APO 103 since last October. Weather hasn't been nice but I have really got fantastic data so far. Only processed one 2*2 mosaic of M31. Very pleased with the scope but ASI533 MC Pro is pushing it on 0.8x reducer flattener along with iOptron CEM26. I can get good round stars with 180s subexposure max in Bortle 6/7 backyard in NorCal.
I'm so happy to hear other people are having good experiences with this scope. It blows my mind it's not getting more attention
@@deltaastrophotography it's better to be underrated so that more people can afford it. Remember what happened with your Skywatcher EQ6R Pro. It was $1599 in 2019....then the demand increased its price
@@framed-tales Oh man good point! That thing jumped way up!
What a difference a telescope and astro camera does huh :) Congrats on your new scope! I'm doing the same as you but backwards - just got the RedCat51 WIFD. It's gonna be brilliant on the AM5 ;)
Debayered images will usually have a green tinge across the frame due to the extra green pixels (RGGB), You can use SCNR with the default settings to clear that up.
I have the 103 with the 1x and the .8 reducer. I have really been enjoying it.
How does the .8 perform for you? I'm not really that interested in the .6 because I don't want to take my telescope apart.
@@deltaastrophotography it has been good. I did notice the weird star points like you showed. I am using the 1x for galaxy season as soon as the moon goes away. I agree I have no intention of taking mine apart either. Lol. Clear skies my friend
This review is so sweet... My very first documentary on Space Pipes!
I went for the 120 APO with the .8 reducer /flattener. Got first light on it at the weekend and I am over the moon with the performance. side note, I had to get an extension for the counterweight bar to achieve balance
Hell yeah! Glad you are enjoying it as much as I am with the 103. How much does the 120 weigh? I'm able to balance the scope with one counterweight if I don't have any accessories. The second I add a camera, guide scope, and the ASIAIR I have to add a second counter weight.
@@deltaastrophotography 6.5 kg with rings 0.8 reducer is 0.75 kg WO 50mm guide scope is 460g. I used both counter weights and extension on HEQ5pro mount, I know you use the HEQ6 mount. btw my guiding was 0.6 arc sec
I bought the Askar120 APO and love it but was looking at this one as well. Chose the longer focal length and haven't looked back.
What's the focal length of that one? I know I can just look it up but it's just nice asking a real person 😂
The 120 is 840mm, f7. I also have the 120 with 1.0 X! Galaxy Season is the reason. I had it under the stars a few hours. I wasn't prepared for this beasts size. I also got an AM5. My 360mm Doublet on a SW SA GTI, is dwarfed by it.
@@mikehardy8247 Yeah I have a C11 that I've been using for Galaxy Season, but it's just a bit too much. I like these refractors a lot better.
I bought this scope about 6 months ago and love it. I only got the 1x reducer. I have not notice ant comet tails in the corners so this might just be from scope to scope. Who knows. Anyway, nice review.
Great to see you again Walt & interesting video. We've had pretty much constant overcast skies since December (Brisbane, Australia) so we get our fix off UA-cam.
It's been rough here too. So much rain!
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I just purchased the APO 103 along with flattener and the .8 flatter/reducer. Having used all of the flattener/reducers would you recommend the .6 reducer as an option considering the amount of work to install and uninstall it?
I'm running a t5 and seeing that is pretty wild. Never had a lens like that but had a few others and had a somewhat similar experience. That's not bad at all
You certainly need a comedic element when you even start taking that that white piece out for the 0.6 reducer. Great review.
I don't know if you noticed my death stare when removing the focuser, but I'm not a fan of taking my telescope apart. I'll probably pass on the .6 reducer for a while.
@@deltaastrophotography yup I do notice those too. These funny things, in a relevant way, make your reviews more engaging and interesting
Thanks for the very helpful review.
I’m going to buying my first askar soon so excited
This guy definitely hits the space pipe before filming
😂😂🤣
Dopest channel bro. I cant sfford expensive stuff so i gotta know from here how sky looks. Good work haha
I’m assuming the ED glass is FPL 51? Seems like a very nice scope. I have a WO FLT91 and I can see the difference in the stars between FPL 51 and FPL 53. I absolutely understand the cost factor and how the Askar scopes can help promote this hobby.
Love this scope! 420mm f4 and 700mm f6.8. Two 4” APO scopes for $1300? With the 533mc pro there is no distortion at all. I’m not even using the flattener at native (didn’t buy it just to see how it went) and great images. Couldn’t be happier at this price point.
This is the stuff I love to hear! I don't understand why this scope is not blowing up in popularity.
This could be my dream telescope with 2 changes - get rid of the orange color (green, blue, purple, red, grey anyithing could be better) - 2nd: FCD 100 glasses. I would pay 50% more for this versatile scope
Oh man if this thing was green... I would never want to look at another scope again! 😂
As you know, the "comet tails" are coma, an optical aberration endemic to wide angle images that it can be remedied by using a higher focal ratio. But f/6.8 is already moderate. I suppose there wouldn't be any benefit to trying to increase that optically over just cropping the image.
I was looking at this variable fl APO for some time now. The .6 reducer produce some terrible corner stars and most from what I’ve read that the .8 reducer and flattener was acceptable. With BlurX AI 4 could correct just about any aberration and elongated stars there is while using the .6 reducer. Askar also have back focus adjusters or those plastic shims to begin with adding a few mm to the back focus. Although resolution at f4 103 aperture won’t be that sharp. But almost anything can be fixed at post. What might give me a go in getting this refractor is due for its budget price tag and my time to use it if I’m adding an AM5 mount in the mix. Practically a new field setup that’s portable enough. Great review!
I actually went over BlurX while making this video but in the end cut it out. I wanted to show what the telescope could do without processing. I've seen where the reducers don't perform as great, but nothing BlurX can't handle.
Absolutely excellent pointing that out. People would know exactly what they are getting.
Purchased an Askar 103 APO a few weeks ago and unfortunately mine had enough chromatic aberration for red stars to have a purple tinge. Saw the same issue in units purchased by two others in the last few weeks. I suspect one of the primary tradeoffs they made in getting the price lower than alternatives is loose quality control. It’s too bad mine didn’t work out because the mechanics of mine were fairly nice, especially for the price point.
Man I really hate that, but I think you are probably right. They had to have sacrificed something to get that price so low.
Nice to see you again dude! Great review and pictures!
January-March is always a rough time for me. It's good to be back!
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Congratulations on your new scope! Very nice video Walt and Thank You for all your other awesome video's! I just bought the Askar 120 with 2 reducers. My first real telescope. I only have a canon 5d marklll, but I haven't had any little star trails in the corners yet. Hope you do a few more video's with this scope and have a great day!!
It will be my main scope for the rest of the year so I'm sure there will be more. I would like to hear more about the 120!
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What do the corner stars look like with full frame and crop sensor camera with the 0.6x reducer?
What caused the slight spikes in some of the stars? Just curious.
Nice video Walt. What size refractor would I need to resolve some of the planets for EAA
What do you think about Askar V? I'm more inclined to that. Get multiple scopes with one module.
That one was very high on my list. But in the end I really wanted the 700mm focal length. It was a choice between the Askar V with a max of 600mm at f/7.5 or The 103 with a max of 700 at f/6.8.
hello, i am watching your video in korea, and the explanation is very helpful for me, so i started subscribe your channel. I recently bought and wating askar 103apo telescope and celestron avx mount, hope that my telecope and mount work very well for first astrophotograpy. Thank you.
How long is this lens with the focusser removed? Is there screw on caps provided for this scenario? Thinking about carry-on luggage.
Ordered!!! 🤩
Nice! Let me know how you like it! It's definitely my favorite telescope I've ever bought at the moment.
@@deltaastrophotography it was really a huge yes or no decision. Currently I use a TS Optics APO 80 Douplet with FPL-53/Lanthan Glas. Together with an adjustable 0.8 Reducer, it delivers really good results! But I want to get a bit deeper. My AM3 can’t handle more that a 103 APO, and I don’t want all that trouble with Newtonians (I always drive by car and build up everything every night). So I was torn between the 102 version of my 80 TS-Optics, because the reducer would fit -> a total cost reduction of about 500€ vs the ASKAR 103 with a native 0.8 ASKAR reducer. But overall I think, I HOPE, that the ASKAR will be worth the extra money….
Merci c'est très intéressant 😊
Walt, I don’t know if you already have a fix for your comet tailed stars, if you want to keep as much of the frame as possible, but Siril has a dynamic PSF feature which fixes any and all stars which have roundness issues. Similarly, it desaturates the stars extremely well also.
Siril is a DOWNGRADE from Pixinsight
Oooo! I will try that out for sure! Especially for saturated stars. I never shoot deep sky with a full frame camera, but I'm still interested to see what it does with stars. Thank you!
Perfect video Walt. I was thinking of a Sky Watcher 80mm but what heck. An ASKAR looks like a better solution. On a different note, we are driving from Colorado to Dallas for the eclipse. Are you planning a solar adventure
I might be driving over to Hot Springs, Arkansas to visit with friends if the weather is decent. I might consider driving to Texas if I have to.
Any experience with ZWO2600mc duo camera? Does the comet trail effect noted affect the guiding perfomance of the second image sensor of the duo?
11:30 You have problem with flattener distance so stars are stretched
I'm really ton between this 103 APO and the 80PHQ ...😩
A lot of users are getting chromatic aberration with flattener and reducer. The scopes that are reviewed by top youtubers are not the same you will get.
I got mine directly from AgenaAstro. Not seeing many problems other than coma in the corners with a full frame and the 1x flattener, but I've seen where it gets worse with the reducers. Not in a huge rush to get those anyway.
Hi, the coma shaped stars in your images is due to a problem of the correct backfocus of th4e camera to the 1.0X Flattener. You need to check the measurements in this case. According to the coma your camera is to close to the flattener. IMHO
Hi. Must have missed it, did you use a .8 flattener for 6d?
I would love to get everyone’s thoughts on if Askar 103 will be a good fit with the strain wave mounts like AM5 or the yet to be released SW 150i ?
Thanx
Not too impressed with the performance of the comet like stars in the corners. Do you think it's because of the sensor size of the DSLR? I have a 533MC Pro and I'm thinking the smaller sensor size would not create that.
Yeah that was a full frame DSLR. I use the 294MC and the stars are perfect from corner to corner.
@@deltaastrophotography Really good to know as this scope is on my radar.
Just noticed the scope has pinched optics. 12:21
I was noticing that as well but didn't know what to call it. Thank you! Is there something I can loosen on a refractor to correct that?
@@deltaastrophotography if you remove the dew shield you will find 3 or 4 rows of 3 screws. 1 screw per lens. If those screws are putting pressure on the glass, it will give those spikes on brighter stars. They need to be loosen until you feel no pressure. Very little movement at a time and then test it. If you loosen them too much there is the danger of messing up the collimation. BUT BEFORE DOING THIS, I'd contact the dealer to discuss the situation and get the green light to do so.
Were you able to address the pinched stars??
How do you eliminate the Amp glow from the asi294 ?
Just take darks. They remove it no problem. The hard part is flats. The amp glow is really bad with exposures under five seconds, so you need to take flats that are at least five seconds and take dark flats instead of bias. Once you get used to taking long flats though it's pretty simple.
. Thanks I'll give that a try
Nice, but too heavy for my Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi.
Yeah sadly it's probably a bit much for that. You would be better off with a telephoto lens. What lens/scope are you using now?
I was also using Tamron 150-600. A GTI, OTA, dedicated astro camera, asiair changed everything for the better. I knew with the Askar 120 (for me) the AM5 was part of the package. $4k in. I was going to wait to save enough, but galaxies appear small.
Why wait?
Good video covering the features and optics of the 103. But I am not that impressed with the optics and variation from scope to scope.
Do you play the Flute?
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Oh, it's worth a crap for sure. I have had mine for 9 months now. Love to show you some of my OSC photos.
Find me on Instagram or Patreon and share away!
9:51 Fullframe ❤
How you received your package is not far from the truth. What kind of guide scope and camera are you using, or what kind of guide scope and camera are you planning to use.
I've been using a ZWO ASI120mm-S and the 30mm f/4 guide scope with great results.
😅 Nice intro
One hour later lol
If only it really worked that way 😂
Great review and I love your video style
Thank you!
budg·et - adjective: Inexpensive.
inexpensive - adjective - not costing a great deal; cheap.
I'm tired of people in this field saying "by comparison" when calling something "budget".
By comparison a Ferrari 296 GTS is budget compared a Koenigsegg Jesko but that doesn't make the Ferrari budget.
There are people out there that would find a $1200 telescope a lifelong investment. I'm one of them. It took me two years to save up that kind of money. This $1200 setup may not perform as well as a $4000 rig, but it's the best some of us can ever get. And so I'm trying to relate to the broke ass people like me. The word budget is important. It means cheap and lower quality. But what parts are low quality and is it worth buying? That's important!
@deltaastrophotography I get it. Hats off. You're out there doing it and making videos to help people like myself (I have a more budget-ier scope the SV48p).
My point was every time I see someone call out the use of the term budget for a piece of equipment that's several hundred or thousand dollars the counter argument is always "this hobby isn't cheap" or "it's alot less than the alternative".
I'll admit I made my comment while the beginning of the video was still playing and in fairness you did address the price and call it a very expensive telescope.
Either way congrats on the new scope and thanks for making the content you do.