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  1. I totally disagree with you here I'm afraid. Yes, open forum is fine to express an opinion with regards to the performance (or lack of) of equipment. However, when it comes to the private business between paying customer and supplier, then those matters should not be open source. So I'm sorry, you are incorrect. I hope this clarifies it for you
  2. Some customer/supplier correspondence is better in private message don’t you think
  3. Got a clear night last evening so I headed out to Sennybridge. I’ve got two lots of data, 40 x 60 Sec tracked which I’m still processing, and 60 x 8 Sec untracked. The latter of which has had some basic processing and is attached. Settings for untracked: 8 Sec at ISO 3200 for 60 frames. 10 x Darks. Equipment: Nikon D7500 and Samyang 35mm f1.4 stopped down to f2.0. Composition: Foreground is the Drovers Arms building on the edge of Sennybridge Military Training Area. Sky is the Sagittarius region of Milky Way. Stacked in Sequator and edited in Photoshop. Tracked image to follow!😃💪👍
  4. I’m really beginning to question the build quality and reliability of Skywatcher products, especially their mounts. 1. Firstly, my recently purchased Star Adventurer GTI has major issues with the RA access, resulting in very poor performance when guiding. I’m very lucky if I can get the error below 2.00. There is about a cm of play when the RA axis is locked and although I’ve recently tightened this using the small screw under the weight bar, the guiding remains poor. 2. Secondly, the motherboard on my AZ EQ6 Pro mount malfunctioned requiring me to purchase a new on and have it fitted at the cost of £200+. 3. Third, one of the bolds on my AZ EQ6 saddle sheered off (please see attached image). I’m only glad it didn’t happen when mounting my Esprit 120! I’ve had to purchase an ADM saddle as I know longer trust the Skywatcher version. 4. Lastly, one of the small hexagonal lug screws that attach my Esprit 120 focuser plate was fused when I took it out of the box. This seems like a minor issue, but because I can’t remove it, I cannot fit my EAF. This means I can’t get max automation when using my scope. Although SW glass is superb, the finishing to their products isn’t high quality at all. I think I’ll try a new manufacturer going forward. It’s the old saying; buy cheap by twice.
  5. Hi Carole, both myself and the Mrs have been to La Palma a few times and we often go to the observatory. For the most part is accessible to the public (and private vehicles) up to a certain time before it gets dark. The road that circumvents the observatory is the LP-4 and it’s open to public access 24hrs per day. There are numerous observation points (view points) all along the route so if you want to do some stargazing or imaging it is fine. We usually hire a car and self drive for more flexibility. It takes about 3hrs depending on where on the island you are staying. If you are visiting during the day, you can literally drive right through the observatory all the way to the highest summit of the volcano and get some spectacular views, including of the numerous telescopes.
  6. Hi Steve, I’ll check with the Mrs. She bought me the mount for last Christmas and she usually purchases from FLO. I’ll come back to you and TY
  7. It’s a fragile mount. I’ve used mine for six sessions and I now have about a cm give in the RA axis when fully locked down. Backlash is now horrendous and guiding almost impossible. I also have the Star Adventurer 2i and it’s been operating perfectly for the past 2 years. I think the design and build quality of the GTI is questionable at best.
  8. TY, I’ll give Siril a go. Nothing like learning new post processing software! 😅🤦‍♂️
  9. Quick update. Unfortunately none of the procedures worked. I’ve sent mount head back to RVO for an investigation. Hopefully I get it sorted. TY Malc👍
  10. No, these are the same under same conditions/context. Before this issue arose my images were well colour balanced, even prior to post processing
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