Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P Review
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- I made an unboxing video of this scope, you can check it out here:
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My review of the Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P Newtonian reflector telescope for astrophotography. In this video I'll discuss its features, its pros and cons, and share many images I've created with various cameras combined with the Quattro 150P. I will also take you on a tour of my setup and show you some of the upgrades and accessories that I've added to make it work. Welcome to Robservatory!
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P
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Very nice!
I am elderly and feeble. I took my Celestron Omni 150mm Newtonian and my CG-4 mount with an Astro-Gadget motorized go to conversion kit out last night with my ZWO asi294mc non-cooled camera. Total weight - 47.0 pounds. Did a lot of huffing and puffing. Back is killing me this morning.
Two nights ago, I took my Orion Starprobe 130ST out with my Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi mount and my ZWO asi294mc non-cooled camera. Total weight 21 pounds. Pleasant.
Size does matter. Your scope is mighty fine and I am sure you can get great photos with it. It is too heavy for me.
I use Sharp Cap and usually do 15 second exposures as all 5,000 of the Space X satellites seem to pass over my house every 10 minutes. I do deep space celestial photography and remove any chromatic aberration with Gimp.
Results are pretty good. Have only been in the hobby since October 2023, so my work is not as good as yours, but hope to start posting some on my channel soon.
Just subscribed! 🙂
Great video review of the Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P telescope! I appreciate the detailed demonstration of its features and capabilities. The image quality looks impressive, and I love how easy it seems to be to set up and use. After watching this review, I am seriously considering purchasing one for myself. Thank you for sharing this informative and helpful video!
Thanks so much!
Love your video style--I love hearing people being being philosophical and artistic about our wonderful hobby instead of "Yeah, I imaged X using Y and Z and here's the results." I started with a Tasco 60mm and was amazed to see the moons of Jupiter and craters on the moon and have finally, in my mid 50's--been able to buy the equipment that I use on every clear night. Keep up the great work and you just found a subscriber here.
Sorry, I've been off the Tube for a little while. Thanks for the nice comment, it makes me want to continue with this! I am still easing into UA-cam, so more review/technical content is easier, but I would love to get to the point of been mostly focus on the art and philosophy. Thanks for the sub!
I just purchased this scope and my setup will be similar to yours with the exception of mount. It will ride on a EQM-35i and cameras. I’m also brand new with Astrophotography and just a young 71. I really appreciate individuals like yourself sharing your expertise with the world. As a professional giving back is an honorable trait. Bruce
Many thanks Bruce! I think you will like this scope a lot, it is a great balance between size and performance, and the price is unbeatable!
How are you liking it? I just ordered the eqm-35 and looking at buying this telescope too. Are you over the payload amount? The eqm-35 has a 22lb payload.
@@Rainy78 you can’t go wrong with this combination. The mount is a bit heavy to move around but with the payload you have a lot of options for different scopes
@@bruceking2327 I just purchased the EQM-35i yesterday and was told the quattro 150p will not work on this mount, payloadwise 🤷♂️ You have no problems? What accessories do you have on yours? Im pretty much sold on the quattro if I can make it work. Thanks!
@@Rainy78 If this is your first astrophotography rig then completely forget about reflector telescopes and get a widefield doublet like an astrotech at60ed. Reflectors are a lot harder to to use and maintain as they require frequent collimation which will be especially crucial at f/3.45 (the speed of this scope with a coma correct, which is absolutely required); in addition, your eqm-35 won’t work well with a telescope this big.
What a wonderful presentation! You cover so many topics, all of them important, in this earnest look at the 6 inch Quattro. I'm a fan of newtonians and have owned one or two for many years. If one is a 'visual person' (quite likely if you are attracted to astronomy!) you will quickly understand what to do to collimate your scope. These types of telescopes are the best value if you are looking for light gathering capability and resolution from of an optical instrument.
A super inspiring review of the Sky-watcher Quatro 150P with all pro's and some con's. You are absolute an inspiring Astro photographer - thanks al lot!
Just purchased one of these earlier today! Super excited to add this newt to my collection!
Congratulations, it is a great scope!
@@Robservatory thanks! You’ve got some really nice images out of it! That Melotte 15 shot is incredible!
Great review video Rob. Like your style and with equipment that is affordable by most amateurs. Thank you.
Thanks you! Have a lot more videos coming soon.
I love mine, it pairs perfect with my 533MM Pro and 3nm filters. The only gripe I have is the Crawford focuser. I would have gladly paid extra for a rack and pinion. I ordered one from featherlight but they have a 6 month waiting list. My best image to date was Orion shot with this rig!
I haven’t had any issues with the focuser apart from a bit of light leakage and the fact that the draw tube is bright silver, it should really be matte black.
Absolutely beautiful image my fellow star lover!
Just what I was looking for! Thank you for creating it!
Thanks for watching!
WOW! No nonsense review. Excellent presentation. Looking forward for some more of your reviews.
Great video, glad someone finally reviewed this scope, have been tempted for a while.
But now I am thinking something bigger like the Quattro 250p with .75 reducer :) 750mm F3!!! CS Greg
You will eventually want to go bigger anyways, that is what aperture fever leads to! I just bought and edge hd 8 and hyperstar so I can shoot at 2000 at f10, 1400 at f7, or 400 at f1.9! I have seen amazing images come out of that 250 and f3 is great because it is super fast but you don’t need high speed filters.
Great video! Eyeing a quattro myself so this was really helpful. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Thank you! It is a wonderful scope!
I think a lot about how long the light takes to travel to reach my tiny little scope--especially when I image galaxies. I think "How many civilizations have come and gone in the time it took this light to travel here?" Great video, by the way. I'm considering this very scope to compliment my 61mm refractor.
I often wonder if someone was looking our way wondering the same things when I look at galaxies.
here is one interesting thing , from the photons point of view , the light doesnt even experience time , it leaves the object and reaches the telescope in an instant , mindblowing
Hi Rob, really good review of this scope, subbed .
Thank you!
Great video! Would you share details about which fan, which dew shield, which red dovetail bar, and which compression collar you use. I am coming from a Redcat 51 with the same guide scope/camera, EAF (extra one for the Quattro that I just got Wednesday - Mother's Day gift from hubby), filter drawer, ASIAIR Plus, and a month ago I got the 533MC Pro after using my Nikon Z6ii to image. Also, what do you use for flats? I have 5 inch homemade light panel I modified to use on the Redcat - can I use that on the 150P or do I need a bigger panel? Thanks in advance.
Sorry for the slow reply, haven't had much time for UA-cam lately. My fan is by Asterion and I bought it from Teleskop Express as they were the only ones who had it. First Light Optics sells them as well, but are always out of stock. My red dovetail is by William Optics, I couldn't stand that little big of green haha. The compression collar I used is the Astro Essentials 2 inch compression ring adapter for Sky-Watcher Newtonians, you can find them at First Light Optics as well, couldn't find it anywhere else. I never shot flats on my 150P, but I also bought a light panel for my new shop (Edge HD 8). As long as the light panel is bigger than the 150mm aperture of the scope it should be fine, you just want to make sure that it fully covers the opening to fully illuminate the field. Make sure to shoot flat darks as well. After you shoot your flats, shoot some darks with the same exposure duration to calibrate your flats.
Awesome 39.5 hours M33 image! Just curious at how you get the star spikes to line up between imaging sessions, since you had to take out the camera to collimate every now and then
The ASIAIR plate solves the image and has a rotation tool to help line the camera back up. So helpful! They are releasing an automated rotator soon to do it for you.
I heard many say that the telescope was very problematic, it lost collimation easily and the focuser was considered horrible. Anyway, I liked the video, it gave a good explanation of the equipment and I believe I made the right choice, but I will go with 250p.
It depends where you buy the scope. Cuiv bought it in Japan and got a crappy focuser. I bought mine in Canada and got a decent one. All Newtonians will have to be collimated often, I doubt the 250P will be much better than this one in terms of collimation. The good news is that collimation is super easy and can be done in a minute or two. These quattro scopes are nice, they are fast, and produced really fine details. I think you will be very happy with a 250P, it is an awesome scope. You should get a Starizona Nexus coma corrector, it will take it down to F3!
I just received my Quattro and am trying to get it setup. Can you share a link to the fan? I'm sure I will need it in Alabama. Enjoy your videos!
The fan is by Asterion. I got mine from First Light Optics, and I believe Teleskop Express carries them as well.
Thank you for the nice review! I have the same setup (quattro 150p + 533MC pro)...did you use the suggested 55mm back focus for the included coma corrector ?
Bang for buck indeed. And that actually makes me think - could they have used a rejected mirrors so it would be impossible to use in planetary? Have you tried it for lunar/planets? Would be absolutely useful to know. Incredible review nevertheless
I haven’t tried it for lunar or planetary, it doesn’t have the reach for that. You really want something in the 2000-3000mm focal length range for planets because they are so small. For Lunar I had some amazing shots with the Skymax 102, very affordable scope. It gave decent views of the planets with a zoom eyepiece as well.
What I can say, you make me love this telescop, so I am thinking to buy it soon.
I am out of the budget, but I am thinking to build DIY EQ from OpenAstroMount and start from there.
thank you for this Review
Thanks! Good luck with building your new setup!
Have one too, with Altair 183 MM Pro and Antlia 3 and 3.5 nm filters. The only problem i have is balance with my Heq5 Pro, any suggestions ? Great video !!!
Thanks! I’ve never used an Heq5 but I try to mount my accessories in places to balance out the rig better, you could try adding a second dovetail on top and mounting things to it to put weight where you need it. People also attach a stack of washers or small weight to their rig to balance it out as well.
@@Robservatory thx will try to figure it out, or also a AM5 🤔
so that this telescope and more light I replaced the secondary mirror diameter 70mm with a diameter 62mm and of course I moved the mirror back 50mm with 3 threaded rods and changed the crayford with a shorter one + start arizona and sensor 4 /3 (sorry for the translation)
How much does that setup cost if I may ask? Enjoy your video's. Thank you very much.
It is probably around $4500 US at this point.
Hi Rob, really good video. And full respect for the 30+ hrs shoot 🙂
Would you be able to share the total hr split between L, R, G and B and exposure times used? Cheers
Do you have studio? You could Photoshop and combine overstretched galaxies and other deep space objects with photos of non deep space objects. Some multimedia work could enhance artistic effects.
Hi Rob!!
I use the same setup as yours with zwo 533mc pro.... But am getting vignetting .... What might be the issue... Please I need help
Excellent presentation
Great video but I do have a question about the back focus. I have an ASI533MC pro that I have been using with the Redcat 51, I moved it to the 150P and could not achieve focus,. I removed the M42-m42F-21lL and it is better but not great. Any suggestions? Thanks again for the video.
Try 55mm from the sensor to the corrector/reducer. It has a much tighter back focus tolerance than the redcat. Use the 21, 16.5, and 11mm spacers that came with the camera. You can swap one of those for a filter wheel or slider , just measure the thickness and trade it for the appropriate spacer.
Thanks, I'll give it a try with setup I have on the Redcat. @@Robservatory
so how well dos it hold collimation?btw where can i find dew shillds?
It holds well if you don’t move/bump it much. I have to carry mine up and downstairs to the roof, so I collimate often. The good news is that with a laser collimator it is very easy. I bought a generic 6” dee shield and then made some custom cut outs for the screes, it works perfectly.
Hi Rob, I just picked one of these up (lucky to find one in stock in Canada) and was wondering which 2" compression ring you bought for it? Looking forward to more videos with this scope :)
Hi Mark, congratulations on the new scope! I got mine from First Light Optics because I couldn’t find one closer at the time. It is Astro Essentials 2-inch Compression-Ring adapter for Sky-Watcher Newtonians and 72ED Refractor (M54). Clear skies!
@@Robservatory Thanks Rob, I will order that one from FLO as well. I had hoped to also order the Asterion cooler from them but it seems that the manufacturer is temporarily shutdown due to the war in Ukraine. Now if I could only get some clear skies here in Ontario lol.
Hi. This might seem a weird question. But what is the diameter of the actual tube (not the mirror) please. I've tried searching online but can't find the answer anywhere
The Crawford is the only thing keeping me from getting this scope
So you want fast? Try putting together a dual array. 8-)
I’ve done something similar. I’m running a Hyperstar at 390mm f1.9 and the newt at 430mm f3, both with 183 cams. Hoping to the combine the data. I got first light a few nights ago, but have not processed the data yet.
Hello! Super amazing video, top Quality with content and good looking cinematic shots. Are you considering making a workflow postprocesing editing video? Greetings all the way from Central America: Panama 🇵🇦
You shouldn't talk down astro viewing. Viewing through good eyepieces is so amazing instead of JUST watching a picture on a screen.
You’re right, I was being sarcastic. I only disparage visual astronomy as a joke because I’m an imager, I don’t actually mean it.
Nice video. Do you have any issues with EAF with the focuser? Mine is a little
loose.
Mine is working perfectly, so far at least.
Would you recommend having this one as a beginner?
No, this one is more of an intermediate scope. For A beginner I would suggest a refractor telescope with a focal length between 250mm and 400mm, look for one that is apochromatic. Refractors are zero maintenance and way more user friendly, so much better when you’re just getting started.
the thing is that i would love to have a reflector instead of refractor, even if you have to take care of the maintenance
@@emanuelauwu2708I feel the same way and want to get my hands dirty. Its the only way to learn, right!? 😉
Where did you get your dew shield?
I believe it was Telescopes Canada. It is just a generic dew shield for 6” telescopes.
Just ordered my 150 Quattro, what size filters do you use?
I use on my quattro 150P Antlia filters, lrgb and Ha-S2 3.5 nm and for O3 3nm, works great
@@RigoFromSpain what size 1.25 or 2” ? My current imaging train uses 1.25 Im hoping these will be ok looking at the usable imaging circle
I use 1.25” filters, but my camera sensor size is small. What camera do you plan on using with it?
@@Robservatory 183mm or sx694ccd. Relatively small sensors
1.25” works well with the 183, if you can afford it you could buy 2” filters and be covered for any cameras you get in the future. My only suggestion is to go with 3nm narrowband filters, the do make a difference vs wider bandpasses. I really like the set by Antlia.
so fucking good, cant beat a newt
How do you guide? Guide scope or off axis guider?
With this rig I use a guide scope
o oooo... a RASA coming in lol
Good guess! I went with an Edge HD 8”, but I did buy a Hyperstar as well. F1.9!
@@Robservatory well my friend.. welcome to the GAS club :) (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)
pretty basic set up .... dude .... that costs an arm and a leg