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8 hours ago, saac said:

How long will it take before we have an AI astro app that has the database of all overflights which will mean they can automatically be avoided at point of capture. Come on ZWO you heard it here first

Jim 

More likely Russel will develop 'satXterminater' but only for Pixinsight 😂

I know ! it's disgusting that we are not only light polluting the planet, we're doing it to space now too !

I'd try using a distant object in the day time, dont use PHD for rough focus as it will 'auto everything' to try to pull out a star !

Try sharpcap to see what going on. Also, roughly match the distance from scope to sensor with the main camera using a measure of some sort before you begin.

Very nice 👍🏻

That's really nice ... Single frame or stacked ?

Guess who deleted the original captures !

Next time I dabble I'll post a series of processes images at different levels of process, it's hard to know when to stop 😁

Looked at Dave's image and I see what you mean, but you might be right about the larger audience as there are many others heavily sharpened around.

Thanks for the input though and points taken as intended 👍🏻

Never tried Imppg, I'll have a play later.

In all honesty, it's hard to know when to stop sharpening, I find it hard to know if I'm pulling out granulation or sharpening the noise 😂

I'm quite happy though, its only a SW72ed and reduced to 344mm.

No guns fired here 😂

I love APT but the hocus focus plug in pulled me toward NINA, so far no issues with flip but that might change now the clocks have gone forward 😁

Hi all, occasional White light solar dabbler here 🙂

Comedy of errors, couldn't locate the Sun as no proper finder - used ZWO 1600mm with Ha and green filters but plugged into USB 2 port - taken from indoors as nursing sick child while imaging.

20 % of approx 1100 frames, AS3, registax wavelets, photoshop false colour.

The Ha filter seemed to give the most detail, possibly just seeing changes I guess though.

Thanks for looking.

Hopefully, let us know how you get on.

Are you sure that it's just moving very slowly ?

Check the slew speed settings on controller.

4 hours ago, Roy Challen said:

Same in Watford!

Must be an M25 thing 😂

0 clear nights in Essex !

Yep, like that 👍🏻

Had a quick process with As3, Registax and coloured in CS6.

Capture of 60 seconds - best 25% stacked.

Approx 1115 am 29th April.

Thanks for looking.

Hi all, quite literally Essex cloud dodging 😉

If I get anything worth posting from it, I'll post later.

Can't remember the precise details but @Blazar and myself were scoping out (pun intended) a darkish site together ... we were both still new and were eager to try guiding. Steve forgot his camera and cables, I forgot my guidescope !

We did cobble together  a working set up with part of his rig and part of mine though 🙂

You might be ok without darks on the 533, have a quick google ... try dithering (on the capture not over the decision 🙂 )

On the other hand cooling should help with noise.

Have you considered a used camera ?

Or, slightly smaller pixels but have you considered this ...

And they're here ... All the way from China 😂

Fiddly to fit but happy !

Nice one 👍🏻

I've used wheel balance stick on weights because I like to look at my mount as it doesn't get out much due to the weather 😂

also hopefully has the advantage of staying balanced if I rotate the OTA.

I know, sharpcap suggests some very short exposure times that according to the maths are correct ... Yet hard to believe !

Works well on my Android device ....still all red and cloudy but works 🤣

Certainly looks a very interesting package, but I'm not too sure about wearing the hard hat when using it 🤣

It's my birthday soon and someone checked my browser history😂

I have a pair of these 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L6JYZXY/ref=pe_27063361_487055811_TE_3p_dp_1

On the way !

Welcome to SGL, there are plenty of you tube videos on equatorial mounts but for visual just aim the axis of the mount roughly at Polaris.