Albir phil

Hi dose anyone have a idea on the acceptable damp down time on a HEQ5 mount.i know zero would be great but I mean in the real world 🤔

That's a great design well thought out . I to like Peter have built some large reflecting binos and always never seem to get a good comfortable position.your design looks like it could be.Great job👍

Hi Petter maybe you remember me I used to bring stuff when you were building telescope etc .I still have the plans for the reflecting binoculars we were both building .Hope you are well😃👍

Hi welcome from Phil in Spain😃

Hi welcome,at the start , like as been said, we tend to try to do to much too soon. My advise is keep it simple at first.👍

Hi from Spain your scope is a good size and you got great sky , mine is bottle 5\6. However I don't know how much experience you have with a telescope or what you are expecting the views to be like.No views with a scope ever Mach that taken with a camera attached to a scope ie most galaxy are colourless.However Astro imaging is another story . Good luck and I've always wanted to see the sky from Australia,maybe one day .🤔

Ok thanks for the reply. I might build one just for the experience

Hi there , Albir is a good spot Lott's of clouds at night lately which is unusual 🤔

Hi nice image.if you can track with the mount you have and if you're polar aligned you could do 30 sec exposures.this will give you much more information in the image.longer ex are better than many shot one's.Good luck with your imaging

Good advise.A star tracker and DSLR would be a good start it is so easy to jump in for aperture at the beginning.you will get good results with a DSLR and tracker and this will encourage you more and you will learn as you use it.good Luke.

Sorry just read you reply .have you tried it out ? Is it any good?

Welcome Matt enjoy the sky with binoculars,they will help you find your way around the sky.

First attempt that's brilliant nice and sharp

Hi I use a mod Canon 750D modified by astronomisser not full spectrum only filter I use is optolong Lpro . I only use it for emmision targets.for other I use a old Canon 1200 D again with Lpro filter for help with contrast and light pollution.

Hi as anyone out there built or used the DSLR cooling system by Martin Pyott.

Hi there I have a 81mm W O gt which I image with all the time,a small scope is very forgiving with imaging, I think you would get some very good results with a small scope,that's just my opinion,from my own experience. Good luck with your imaging, remember if you like your results that's what matters

Thanks for your reply s . 😄

Thanks for your reply, I have the colour camera . Boretel 6 sky ,and 500 meters from the coast

Thanks for the reply I will give it a go . It took me a while to decide on this camera, but i think it's a good choice from what I have read

Hi just got a zwo533 ,never used a dedicated astro camera always DSLR modified.Hopeing for some advice on imaging with this camera, gain settings etc .thank to all .

I agree you need as much ex time as you can get , 3-4hrs if you can .

This is my rig W O 81mmGT W O 103 HEQ5 mount zwo 533, Canon 750D modified,

Just joined S G L I do deep sky imaging from here in Albir Spain

Hi from Spain. Good luck with your imaging.Best to remember if you are happy with your results that's all that matters start with easy targets.