happy-kat

I wonder if mine is similar as currently I'm not getting it to guide at all the star drifts off and I know you can guide atl-az just use one star not multiple in the settings and a centre or so star to minimise rotation

It's a summer project to open it so I'm following the replies here

Agree darks and bias but in testing with my data I'm undecided and had found dark flats ok 

8 hours ago, fievelgp said:

 I think I figured out my mistake with the flats- I used a thin white shirt( only one layer)  and I didn't take them with a bright light .

For flats, you'll need aperture, ISO and focus the same as your lights, look at the histogram use your shutter speed to get the histogram light peak in the middle.

Dark flats, cover the light source (lens cap), take dark flats as nothing else changes.

In Siril you can enter a number for a synthetic bias. 

A fitting name for this nebula showing nicely

Hi

Have you checked each file to see if any of your lights have passing cloud as you might want to exclude those from your stack

I did but shucks you stashed a quote before my correction 🙂

Doesn't the redcat 51 have a petzval design eliminating a field flatenner?

I borrowed the image from FLO

When you're using your telescope the tube OTA needs to be on the left side of the mount, level and the open end facing North. Once connected are you still not able to see it move with the up and down arrows.

I enjoy the mystery of looking through the dark patches to see a few stars behind this adds to the wonder of space and it's three dimension. Great image

Although I haven't used that mount I would extract left or right and up down but check your rate speed as it's hard to see low numbers. Can you hear it wanting to move? I'd contact the reseller 

Have you done the switch off. Level and tube horizontal with open end pointing north and I think it probably wants the tube to be left mounted on the mount check the manual then switch on a start again

The Moon for me is below the horizon

APT Darkness Clock mobile app is great for quick Moon status

The planets and star lists etc change depending on what's in view for you right then

Under stars the synscan app lists comets if that helps

Hi, I think the interval is the length of exposure plus any gap you want, so 21.

I use synscan pro on my mobile 2.4.11 and not the PC and it works for me

Loving the very hot off the press new Sharpcap function for dealing with chromatic aberration just tested on some random data and it made a improvement on my data and I hadn't used any filters. I use the Pro version it's enhanced and made easier what I can do.

Ooo that's going to suit you, great first light.

That's a EEA monster great fun with that.

10 hours ago, uk_friendly_fire said:

Not yet tried this method. I didn't realise that you can mix and match phone and pc together with the mount. Step 8 must involve some settings in Stellarium telescope connection window that are different to what I've been using.  Are they in your highlighted email?

I have updated my linked post with the driver I have got on each relevant step hope this helps

I've been fine tuning how I use sharpcap and synscan and sharpsolve, I'm hoping to test it again tomorrow it looks likely to be clear. I do a one star alignment on two different targets and just accept where the mount is pointing, I do step 4, 5 and 6 then select the first target again and do a sharpcap platesolve and sync if the target isn't actually in view and repeat select target in synscan hopefully now it's in view and fine tune so it's in centre of view and accept. Do similar on the second target and repeat, keep repeating until the targets are in the centre hopefully now tracking will be ok. I do this because I have very limited sky visible so can't work with  stars a 70-90 degrees apart mine have to be a lot closer. I'm also going to turn the camera into portrait mode.

did you try the method I use, did it not work for you?

I did this just Monday, details in the first link post I had written what I did

Welcome, just a note for solar observing you need to stay safe and know what you are doing and must use the correct solar protective equipment

Hope you find something to enjoy just right for you

Hi

The Star quest tripod I understand can be used in equatorial or altaz mode with slow motion controls, plus there's an optional motor drive that can be fitted and used when in equatorial mode. I quite like the ST102 refractor bundle with this mount. To reduce any chromatic aberration on really bright objects like the Moon just observe with only the centre cap on the telescope cover removed.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/sky-watcher-starquest-102r-f49-achromatic-refractor-telescope.html

If space is a consideration then there is also the Star quest 102MC bundle.

On telescope websites there are reviews found under the bundles but also on just the telescope listing.

Have fun.

retested method as had had problems, tested with ascom driver 140 and up to date synscan pro app  and sharpcap pro etc. I  put the drivers I used for each app in brackets on each step

order connected using synscan dongle

1- telescope right sided mounted was facing north level and horizontal, turn on az-gti

2- connect mobile wifi

3- start mobile synscan pro app and connect altaz mode and turned on auxillary encoder

I did a one star alignment twice (I just accepted where the telescope went as ok)

4- connect PC wifi to az-gti

5- start ascom device hub, I didn't actually connect the device but it was configured (Ascom App Driver)

6- start sharpcap and connect camera/mount (Ascom App Driver)

7- start phd2 and connect mount/camera etc. (Ascom App Driver)

8- start stellarium and connect (Ascom)

every thing is connecting and staying connected

Whilst I can't actually get a connection in Ascom device hub just starting the hub was enough for the rest to work I found for me

Loving sharpcap pro and sharpsolve with effective platesolve and sync, I've got a setup  that only needs manual moving for step 1 the rest is mobile and pc controlled, with a 10 metre USB cable the camera is  also controlled