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  1. bottletopburly
    Juan at cheap Astro photography does a great job , he modded my 1000d and also replaced a damaged filter on my non modded 500D dslr done a great job considering the screws were rusted and he replaced the carriage inside from one of his I assume old parts cameras .
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    Nowt wrong with that it was travelling at 17000 mph lols I took an image once looked like a stars wars fighter I’d be chuffed at that your workmates will be in Awe at that 👍
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    Sw200pds,zwo533mc L -Extreme filter 8.5 hrs over 5 nights processing in Startools , darks used no flats
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    Did you sample stars for colour? Core showing Green try sampling a selection of the core for colour then press sample m31 works quite well this way and use the rgb sample to see if green channel is dominant then knock green channel down until you see green almost disappear that a nice image well done .
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    You need a cover that will cover your largest scope to within 6” of floor
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    I run Startools on the gpu version and it’s blisteringly fast on my lads old gaming pc .
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    Just make sure there is air flow on underneath don’t tie it up , and a pc fan can be fitted underneath be it on the pier or in my case on the primary mirror of my newt just to keep air flow moving .
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    Can’t speak for other makes but my telegizmo has served my well inner lining starting to wear due to weight of cover , but I’d buy again and I’ve had it a few years maybe 4 or 5 .
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    Apparently you still need your autofocus aid settings just the focus craft settings you don’t need to configure
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    1.11 into video shows graham tweaking these grub screws , drop graham a message I’m sure he can explain more.
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    I have just been looking at Astroart v8 demo version , can anyone tell me can you stack data from multiple nights at once using the bias ,darks and flats from those sessions obviously the darks and bias not too much a problem from a cooled set point camera but what about flats i cant see anything about multisession stacking anywhere .
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    To be fair you do need to tweak settings for autofocus for your particular setup in Apt though by the sound of it this may not be required in the new algorithm but probably worth reading through https://astrophotography.app/usersguide/auto_focusing_aid.htm
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    Apt 3.88.4 released yesterday included a New autofocus routine ,now the autofocus routine it uses is excellent as it is ,the new version looks to be even better ,now just a clear night to test ,details here https://aptforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=31895&sid=1648cfeafccbceb1ae5e4365393d2414#p31895
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    Excellent image 👍
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    Tbh I wouldn’t bother too cumbersome, I’d go for personally an deepskydad AF3 £150 works on ascom and indigo drivers or an Zwo Eaf both units more compact and the newer Eaf works on 5v I believe, and sell the skywatcher (btw I do know someone looking for a skywatcher autofocuser I believe he still looking )
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    Nail down your wallet 🤣😂🤣
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    Got it too work on second go , I had to restack after finding which stack had tha smallest dimensions and use a reference file from that stack this worked leaving two stacks with the same dimensions, first attempt I used a reference file from the bigger stack and that didn’t work.
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    Thanks @vlaiv
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    Am I best to bin in capturing or post processing , using the zwo533mc I bin 2x2 in APT using my 200pds but does it matter , I was thinking it may be better to capture 1x1 then bin in Startools where I could bin by what ever percentage I want🤷🏻‍♂️.
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    Graham Holmes doing a strip down on an AZ EQ6 , many will know graham may be helpful if your thinking of doing your own mount .
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    Excellent image though the reds for me are probably too red and I’d definitely combine all your other data .
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    What problem are you having with APT .
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    Pac-Man Nebula 5hrs , zwo533mc L Extreme filter , processing in Startools 1.8.512 , sw200pds, First time I had tried this target slightly too big for the sensor but very happy with the out come
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    I d I did this video a while ago may help prior 1.8 release .
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    What s the benefit of that ?
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