TiffsAndAstro

possibly me too, so ill probably get zwo main and guide camera just in case. nina seems pretty good for me so far though. just noticed you have a swsa gti on your list of stuff. have you used it much and what do you think? is your alt bolt like mine with a sort of dead spot? if you move it up or down too far then go other direction, there is some slack?

Apologies cheese plate looks a good choice for me I think.

Wow I couldn't do this even if I wanted too.

Ignore this sorry Another option is an l bracket. Seems fiddly but maybe bit more accurate. Maybe Something called a cheese plate too looks grate Delta astro showed a us made hotshoe clamp and a matchstick looks like https://uk.neewer.com/products/neewer-ls-t16-metal-finderscope-mount-adapter-66602872?_pos=6&_sid=b55c8a422&_ss=r Which I think would do me nicely

Pretty much of only way seems to attach the guidesscope to the underneath of my vixen dovetail on the front/lens end? With only one screw attaching my dslr and I guess one on the guide scope I'd be worried about lining them up and diverging. Any got a link to a discussion of other options ? Had a quick search on these forums without any luck which makes me think no one does it for good obvious reasons

It's more than possible I'm looking at wrong thing on flo website I'm sort of planning ahead

It's not something daft like the telescope focal length option has say 2000mm instead of 200mm is it?

Yeah the area is much larger, so even bigger impact. Just thinking for future

So if I expose for 3 times longer or at three stops lower that will compensate? I'm noob but genuine question. Zwo do a osc camera for under £400 and getting a random to mod my 600d will cost £200 minimum. So I'm torn. I only use my 600d for astro. ****** By Random I mean via eBay etc, not anyone trusted on these forums btw

This is fabulous. More info on your gear please, for context.

I've found my intervalometer with 600d and two second lock up a tad variable. 3 minute subs come out at mostly 180sec but some are 182 or 183. Since using legacy sequencer in nina (not advanced, I'm a lazy coward) they are always 180sec. And as we all know everything is better done on a computer

Lovely image btw. Flats and/or a clean should do.

Give Nina a ago If I can do 3ppa and plate solving after 30 minutes of first using Nina anyone can

Lol of course you are. Just me replying to your post will jinx my clouds for me

I would if I wanted a pano of the neighbours houses. It was just an Idea I had trouble googling as I'm still not sure what the exact terms might be. I'm sure others must have considered doing similar. Now I'm thinking people have thought about it but not done it probably for very sensible reasons. A vertical ish slice of sky survey, maybe?

I've looked into mosaics and it's obviously out my league at the moment. I'm thinking something more like say tracking M42 for an hour as it drops, then reframing and tracking the same position M42 was an hour previously repeat and so on. End up with a sort of long streak of one hour chunks.

Fantastic image I've been looking at this image a bit more closely and, after wiping my slobber from my screen it's even more fantastic than I first thought. Attempting (not achieving) this is something I aspire to.

Hey Ty for this. I'm not planning on trying it tonight it was just an interesting idea I might try in future if I get that good

Apologies for the title but it's hard to describe what I'm trying to search for. With limited visibility in backyard say roughly west I can see Orion as it drops, followed by other stars at same distance from ncp Is there a way to sort of take mosaics as they pass by and then stitch them together? Cos it might look cool

there is some red in the stars but if i have a choice between bird shaped stars or a fair bit of chromatic aberration - i can at least fix the ca in post. or reduce it. not so much the star shapes

so i've attached a snapshot i managed after a rough pa and before rain hit. i think its 4 seconds iso6400 f5.6 . its not good, but its the closest i've managed to being 'in focus' i think. if there's some clear tonight will get some longer tests with it and maybe some other lenses too.

52 on clear outside as I listen to the rain bounce off the garage door.....

Ty for this, but I'm struggling to focus my crap vintage glass. Cloud has been a pain but 5 sec high iso for 3ppa in nana look promising if rather crimson. If I can I'll get some test shots. I'm not looking for perfection with this, just roundish stars.

Is 17 different weather apps on my phone the correct amount? Maybe 18 will make these stupid clouds go away.

So moon is out Sky is clear dark in about 90 mins I'm tempted to pre focus my lenses on moon then tape them down Would changing my fstop change focus? Is this a daft idea?