Hi, second video of yours I've watched and I like the video's but I have a super hard time hearing you. The sound has lisps, distancing and echo's, I recommend you get a good mic for your next bit of kit. Sure MV7's are highly regarded, but also Blue Yeti X, Rhode VideoMic Pro and Hyper X Quadcast which is less than $75 USD. I'm not sure what is available in Australia, but an upgrade would be good.
I agree and I did what I could, the microphone is a Sennheiser MKE400, very good mic but it picks up everything and within this room there seems to be a lot of echo. Yes I am disappointed with the audio in this video too however I figured something is better than nothing until I can get time to do this video again with better audio.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to try this due to the time I had to play with the mount before sending it back. Hope I can try this when I get mine and report then on it.
A great review, Steven. I had some trouble following you around the Nina screen, though. If you could highlight your pointer a bit it would be a big help. I've got mine pre-ordered. It's a shame you couldn't play with it more. We've had crap weather here in Ohio for quite a while, too. Keep up the great work. You've got a new subscriber.
Thanks for your input, I will take note of that and try to highlight the pointer in future videos like this. Now we just wait for our units to arrive, it’s exciting that’s for sure! Thank you for the sub 😊
i had many issues with the phone app, the goto function never worked well, now im using Green Swamp server to connect to the mount and Nina, my main question is, everytime i want to change target, do i have to go back to park position before changing? otherwise it seems like the mount goes over the meridian and the gears just gets stuck in the limits, did you encounter this problem too?
Hello, I got the mount yesterday and still figuring out how to control via ASCOM, my question is if its possible to dither without PHD or a guider as I don't have one still. Thanks for the video
Thanks for your video....So you much prefer NINA to the software that Sky Watcher provides? I'm very new to guided astrophotography and assume that NINA has more features. Also, I just bought some ZWO gear including their ASIAIR Plus, which has it's own software for wireless tablet use. I'm hoping to use ZWO's android control for the GTi mount and a guided DSLR. Do you think this should make a good combination?
As I haven’t used an ASIAIR in a long time I do feel the combination you mention would work well together. I do prefer NINA for flexibility of equipment as I also own some non ZWO equipment.
Great video, I just purchased my GTI yesterday and used your guide to connect to my PC for use with astro software like NINA. Quick question, how is your polar alignment scope cover? Mine is okay until I use batteries in the mount, the clips seem to catch the batteries and it falls out continually.
Congratulations on your purchase. I believe that’s a design flaw, I just leave mine off because it never clips in. I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes in the future but it’s annoying. I might have to see if I can design a cover and 3D print it. Maybe that’s a new project.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography That is a very good idea, I think it is just the clips that have to be a lower profile so as not to protrude as far into the body. I am yet to purchase a 3D printer, but one is one the wish list :)
Yeah I agree, the clips need a slight tweak in design. I believe they are the exact same cap as the Star Adventurer so they didn’t want to produce a different cap.
That’s interesting, I haven’t actually used guiding with my SA yet, I will have to look into this when I get some spear skies and the chance too. Sorry I can’t help you much more than that at the moment.
Hello Steven ... very nice ... your explanations were spot on. I just received my GTi and connected NINA using the SW ASCOM driver ... all works well. But have you found a way for NINA's flats wizard to move the mount to the Zenith? When I click that button in NNA, I get a driver error from the ASCOM driver. I love this feature in NINA which makes the somewhat boring task of taking flats a little more bearable. You help will be greatly appreciated. Keep up the new videos ... I am now a subscriber.
Steven, I watched another GTi video (Nocturne Astro) and he said he loved that feature in NINA but it cannot be done with the Synscan app. He switched over to using EQMOD just for that feature. I tried EQMOD cable and EQMOD ASCOM but cannot get the mount to function with EQMOD
Hi mate, sorry I haven’t replied sooner. I haven’t used the GTI with NINA for a while now as it’s now in partnership with the asiair for a more portable setup. As for the flats and having it point to zenith I’m not sure and I’m not sure when I’ll get to try it out…. Hectic time of the year for me.
Thank you for that update, I haven’t had the chance to use the mount with NINA for a while now, I will try and get time to try it out and share my findings
Thanks for another excellent vid. I'm trying to replicate what you've done here. I'm using NINA, connected via USB. I've installed all the SynScan and ASCOM software. It appears it will only connect in NINA once the SynScan app has connected. NINA is recognising the mount, but using the arrow controls, the mount will only move north, not south, and east, not west (I can control it in every direction using the hand controller, so the mount is capable of moving). Any suggestions?
Sounds like you’ve connected everything up the same way I did. It sounds really unusual what’s happening. Can you select a target in NINA and slew to it ok or does that also have difficulty?
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Doing some further trials it seems that the culprit is the SynScan Pro App for Windows 2.0.11. I have deleted that and installed the earlier 1.19.20 version and things are working better. I have it working with the laptop via WiFi, but it's still not cooperating using a USB cable. By the way, what does it mean when the red power light is flashing? It's not low power, because all batteries are new. Getting there, but not what I want just yet.
Glad to hear things are looking up, I too have felt like there have been some changes since I had used the mount originally but that was a long time ago. I too have wondered about the flashing red light, has me thinking my batteries were flat but they were fully charged….. could be a wifi thing. I will try and reach out to skywatcher and see what they say.
Man that thing is sooooo LOUD. Will you be reviewing the oppositions new release this week? I don't know if I can say more than that without ruining the surprise but if you are you would know what I am talking about.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography It's driving me crazy. I am trying my best to keep it on the DL. They asked me not to share pictures but didn't really specify talking about it. Anyway I think a bunch of people who pre ordered this GTi will probably cancel, especially when they find out that the product is ready to ship as we speak. That being said, I do not know the pricing yet so I guess we will see how competitive it becomes.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography at [3:55] of the video, there is an option called "SynScan WiFi" at top right coner in the SynScan software which might be useful.
Unfortunately I don’t guide for my SA GTI so I haven’t tested this. It’s strange that it doesn’t however I’ll look into buying come additional guiding gear and see if I can get it to work. Shame that it’s not.
Hi, sorry I hadn’t seen this comment. I actually haven’t played around with the max move limits and the integration with NINA, I will have to look into it but I can’t promise anything.
The video is of course older, maybe someone still needs a solution. I think here with it will also work in PHD... so far I have not tried it yet. I am normally used to the EQ6-R Pro... there the whole thing works via EQ Ascom. For me it didn't work with the GTI right away with the EQ Ascom, but only with your method Steven. Then I just updated the firmware of the GTI via the firmware loader from Skywatcher and it can now also be addressed via EQ Ascom, control etc... the parking position did not work for me before, with EQ Ascom it works. I am sure that it works with it also in PHD2. So just try a firmware update! CS Lars Greetings from Germany.
Audio was bad but not that bad I could understand everything you said. I hope these oppositions at the one commenter talk about aren't too bad to ruin my Fun! Point I so much want this, As it will make my astrophysics photography so much easier in the light blue to the skies.
![[INTRODUCING] Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DS-c8pS4RO0/mqdefault.jpg)
Hi, second video of yours I've watched and I like the video's but I have a super hard time hearing you. The sound has lisps, distancing and echo's, I recommend you get a good mic for your next bit of kit. Sure MV7's are highly regarded, but also Blue Yeti X, Rhode VideoMic Pro and Hyper X Quadcast which is less than $75 USD. I'm not sure what is available in Australia, but an upgrade would be good.
I agree and I did what I could, the microphone is a Sennheiser MKE400, very good mic but it picks up everything and within this room there seems to be a lot of echo. Yes I am disappointed with the audio in this video too however I figured something is better than nothing until I can get time to do this video again with better audio.
I preordered yesterday after watching your initial review, Nico’s, Alyn’s and Trevor’s. Supposed to ship in May. Can’t wait! Subscribed!
I’m sure you will enjoy it, I can’t wait for mine to arrive 😊
Thank you for the sub 😊
Great video, thanks for sharing! This was exactly what I needed!
Ty so much for this video. Had some issues with .net 3.5 but now my t3i and my sw gti connect to nina
May be too early too ask , but would be very interested in the guide performance and Dec backlash .
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to try this due to the time I had to play with the mount before sending it back. Hope I can try this when I get mine and report then on it.
It sounds like a direct gear drive system, like all the others i assume it will do better with a bit of a tune once you get it.
A great review, Steven. I had some trouble following you around the Nina screen, though. If you could highlight your pointer a bit it would be a big help. I've got mine pre-ordered. It's a shame you couldn't play with it more. We've had crap weather here in Ohio for quite a while, too. Keep up the great work. You've got a new subscriber.
Thanks for your input, I will take note of that and try to highlight the pointer in future videos like this.
Now we just wait for our units to arrive, it’s exciting that’s for sure!
Thank you for the sub 😊
Curious, does SynScan need to be launched prior to NINA everytime, or will NINA remember and just automatically connect?
i had many issues with the phone app, the goto function never worked well, now im using Green Swamp server to connect to the mount and Nina, my main question is, everytime i want to change target, do i have to go back to park position before changing? otherwise it seems like the mount goes over the meridian and the gears just gets stuck in the limits, did you encounter this problem too?
hmmm...when I tried installing the ascom driver I get an error message "No ASCOM Platform is installed..."
Hello, I got the mount yesterday and still figuring out how to control via ASCOM, my question is if its possible to dither without PHD or a guider as I don't have one still. Thanks for the video
yeah, mine doesn't work. Keep getting an error in NINA saying it can't set the altitude, lat and long coordonates.
Thanks for your video....So you much prefer NINA to the software that Sky Watcher provides? I'm very new to guided astrophotography and assume that NINA has more features. Also, I just bought some ZWO gear including their ASIAIR Plus, which has it's own software for wireless tablet use. I'm hoping to use ZWO's android control for the GTi mount and a guided DSLR. Do you think this should make a good combination?
As I haven’t used an ASIAIR in a long time I do feel the combination you mention would work well together.
I do prefer NINA for flexibility of equipment as I also own some non ZWO equipment.
For a 2 axis mount, should sidereal be at 1 or 1/2? Thanks much.
I have the same question!
Great video, I just purchased my GTI yesterday and used your guide to connect to my PC for use with astro software like NINA. Quick question, how is your polar alignment scope cover? Mine is okay until I use batteries in the mount, the clips seem to catch the batteries and it falls out continually.
Congratulations on your purchase. I believe that’s a design flaw, I just leave mine off because it never clips in. I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes in the future but it’s annoying. I might have to see if I can design a cover and 3D print it. Maybe that’s a new project.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography That is a very good idea, I think it is just the clips that have to be a lower profile so as not to protrude as far into the body. I am yet to purchase a 3D printer, but one is one the wish list :)
Yeah I agree, the clips need a slight tweak in design. I believe they are the exact same cap as the Star Adventurer so they didn’t want to produce a different cap.
Great video What about Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i? Can I connect it to NINA?
That’s a good question and I’m not really sure. At a guess I’m not sure you’ll be able too, but again I’m just guessing.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Thanks a lot. I will try.
Hello ... thanks for the Video. NINA will drive my SA GTi as well but PHD2 will not work. Any idea ?
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That’s interesting, I haven’t actually used guiding with my SA yet, I will have to look into this when I get some spear skies and the chance too. Sorry I can’t help you much more than that at the moment.
Excuse me, but the Star Adventurer GTI does not operate in ASCOM. It is not recognized by the frame. Do you have the same problem?
Exactly instructions I was looking for... Were you able to connect and control
guiding via PHD2? Iam getting error of missing 'pulse' . Any idea?
Use Green Swamp Server instead of Synscan Pro
Hello Steven ... very nice ... your explanations were spot on. I just received my GTi and connected NINA using the SW ASCOM driver ... all works well. But have you found a way for NINA's flats wizard to move the mount to the Zenith? When I click that button in NNA, I get a driver error from the ASCOM driver. I love this feature in NINA which makes the somewhat boring task of taking flats a little more bearable. You help will be greatly appreciated. Keep up the new videos ... I am now a subscriber.
Steven, I watched another GTi video (Nocturne Astro) and he said he loved that feature in NINA but it cannot be done with the Synscan app. He switched over to using EQMOD just for that feature. I tried EQMOD cable and EQMOD ASCOM but cannot get the mount to function with EQMOD
Hi mate, sorry I haven’t replied sooner. I haven’t used the GTI with NINA for a while now as it’s now in partnership with the asiair for a more portable setup. As for the flats and having it point to zenith I’m not sure and I’m not sure when I’ll get to try it out…. Hectic time of the year for me.
Thank you for that update, I haven’t had the chance to use the mount with NINA for a while now, I will try and get time to try it out and share my findings
Thanks for another excellent vid. I'm trying to replicate what you've done here. I'm using NINA, connected via USB. I've installed all the SynScan and ASCOM software. It appears it will only connect in NINA once the SynScan app has connected. NINA is recognising the mount, but using the arrow controls, the mount will only move north, not south, and east, not west (I can control it in every direction using the hand controller, so the mount is capable of moving).
Any suggestions?
Sounds like you’ve connected everything up the same way I did. It sounds really unusual what’s happening. Can you select a target in NINA and slew to it ok or does that also have difficulty?
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Doing some further trials it seems that the culprit is the SynScan Pro App for Windows 2.0.11. I have deleted that and installed the earlier 1.19.20 version and things are working better. I have it working with the laptop via WiFi, but it's still not cooperating using a USB cable.
By the way, what does it mean when the red power light is flashing? It's not low power, because all batteries are new.
Getting there, but not what I want just yet.
Glad to hear things are looking up, I too have felt like there have been some changes since I had used the mount originally but that was a long time ago.
I too have wondered about the flashing red light, has me thinking my batteries were flat but they were fully charged….. could be a wifi thing. I will try and reach out to skywatcher and see what they say.
@@NeilW210 Was wondering about that light myself :)
Man that thing is sooooo LOUD. Will you be reviewing the oppositions new release this week? I don't know if I can say more than that without ruining the surprise but if you are you would know what I am talking about.
Actually I don’t know what your talking about so I’ll be interested to see that when it comes out. I look forward to this surprise 😊
@@StevenMorrisPhotography It's driving me crazy. I am trying my best to keep it on the DL. They asked me not to share pictures but didn't really specify talking about it. Anyway I think a bunch of people who pre ordered this GTi will probably cancel, especially when they find out that the product is ready to ship as we speak. That being said, I do not know the pricing yet so I guess we will see how competitive it becomes.
How exciting does that sound, I bet it is hard to sit quiet on something like that. It’s also exciting knowing about something new though.
Can we use WiFi to connect to NINA without using the USB-Serial cable ?
That’s a good question, I’m unsure however I don’t think it would be possible.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography at [3:55] of the video, there is an option called "SynScan WiFi" at top right coner in the SynScan software which might be useful.
Could you connect through EQMod?
I believe you can however I can officially confirm that.
No problem to connect the SA-GTi with NINA, but no connection to PHD2.
Any solution?
Unfortunately I don’t guide for my SA GTI so I haven’t tested this. It’s strange that it doesn’t however I’ll look into buying come additional guiding gear and see if I can get it to work. Shame that it’s not.
@Steven Morris: Can you do a video how to set the Max move limits (before it hit the tripod) for the mount? How to set it up in Nina?
pretty pls???
Hi, sorry I hadn’t seen this comment. I actually haven’t played around with the max move limits and the integration with NINA, I will have to look into it but I can’t promise anything.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography or atleast some more video with the Evolux 62ED. Or did you sold it?
I haven’t sold it, it was SkyWatchers so I had to return it.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography ah damn.
Synscan pro driver seems to no longer be available. 🤔
it is, but i use Green Swamp Server, it is way better imo
@tommasosabatini9310 yeah i almost went back and edited my comment, i found it soon after... lol. I've heard some good things about gss.
The video is of course older, maybe someone still needs a solution. I think here with it will also work in PHD... so far I have not tried it yet.
I am normally used to the EQ6-R Pro... there the whole thing works via EQ Ascom. For me it didn't work with the GTI right away with the EQ Ascom, but only with your method Steven. Then I just updated the firmware of the GTI via the firmware loader from Skywatcher and it can now also be addressed via EQ Ascom, control etc... the parking position did not work for me before, with EQ Ascom it works. I am sure that it works with it also in PHD2. So just try a firmware update!
CS
Lars
Greetings from Germany.
Life saver, thank you
Audio was bad but not that bad I could understand everything you said. I hope these oppositions at the one commenter talk about aren't too bad to ruin my Fun! Point I so much want this, As it will make my astrophysics photography so much easier in the light blue to the skies.
I should not hit send before proof reading. But I'm sure most people understand what I was trying to say :(
Audio was unlistenable. Boomy.