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Thanks for the replies guys. I was just trying to wrap my head around it, but I guess that's why its called an illusion!

When manually observing, the target goes out of view quicker when using higher eyepieces. When tracking would I need to change the speed to compensate for this? Thanks.

Thanks for the update @Penumbrella It seems you got on great with your first light, especially seeing more than you have ever seen before! It sounds like you were fully loaded too! Sorry to hear about the clutches on your mount, was they tightened up too much? At first it sounded like a load issue, but if it happened with no scope on it, I guess not. If its new I'd send it back, opening it up would void your warranty. Hopefully you'll get it sorted easily enough.

Nice present! I bought myself the az gti for my birthday too! How does the ota feel on the mount, I'm thinking of doing the same. I use the heritage 130p at the moment but don't like having to make light shrouds and the crappy focuser!

I forgot about this thread and should of posted this here. My apologies. Hi, If I do the eq mod on the SkyWatcher az gti, would I need to use tube rings? I've heard you need to be either a contortionist or move the OTA in its rings? I've no experience with eq mounts so I have no idea. Currently I'm using the fixed vixen bar on my heritage 130p without the eq mod. Thanks.

Hi, If I do the eq mod on the SkyWatcher az gti, would I need to use tube rings? I've heard you need to be either a contortionist or move the OTA in its rings? I've no experience with eq mounts so I have no idea. Currently I'm using the fixed vixen bar on my heritage 130p without the eq mod. Thanks.

How do I check if the mount is on daylight saving? I use the app on my phone (galaxy s9) and my phone is on automatic time settings. When I put it in manual mode it is gmt + 01:00 british summer time. The connection between the mount and tripod is solid, I will try using a real spirit level on the tripod to compare it with the built in bubble.

Thanks for the support

I'll have a look next time I'm connected.

Is there a way to improve the traffic accuracy? I guess the only way to do a more accurate polar alignment would be to do the eq mod?

Is autoguiding when you piggy back another camera and smaller scope on top of your original scope? I don't do this, I just line up the target on the live view screen and then hit live stack. When using the synscan app, when I've typed in the target and found/centralised the target does it automatically track the target?

I do centre the target before starting the live stack. What is dithering? Do you pause the stack and recentre the target?

I do have a range of bst eyepieces and a x2 Barlow. Hopefully these will be enough, took a while to get this set, I don't really wanna start a new set 😬

Ah, I'll stick to my reflector until I'm ready to go bigger then.

Hi, They say aperture is king, it seems quite obvious when looking for fainter objects. They also say focal length is better for double star observing. I have the heritage 130p reflector but was wondering whether or not a skymax 102 would be better for double star observing based on the above calculations? I look forward to hearing peoples thoughts on this. Thanks.