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  1. Corpze
    Hi again, it has been awful weather here in Sweden during the autumn, but I did get some clear skies during the holidays, and got to compare images from the spring 2022 where i had the "old" fan mountings. I did how ever also changed my secondary mirror which also might have had "some" effect of the images.... But here is the video where I compare before and after the mod: /Daniel
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    This is how I run my cables /Daniel
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    You might already bought a mount by now, but for what it is worth - I have a lot of videos on my youtube channel where i go through how my DDM 85 works... You can find my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ExoPhotography1/featured And this is one of the videos with my mount:
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    I have tried several collimation tools, i even made a video of it, just because i was fed up with bad collimators 😛
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    Stumbeled upon a forum thread saying the some of the ZWO ASI Cameras has issues with vibrations from the fan. I don't know if i had any issues with my fan (having a ASI 2600MM) but I am to corious not to test this out. I made a video of how I (try to) analyse my vibrations with my phone as it has a accelerometer, which indicated a bit better values after the mod. You can find my video on my youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0K_7oEQbEg&ab_channel=ExoPhotography Have you noticed anything like this? Have you made the mod? Have you changed the fan for another, better one? Regards, Daniel
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    Hve you altered anything in the code? If not - check your hardware connections, it "should work" /Daniel
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    Hi! During the last couple of months I managed to get the Bubble nebula finished and i found a, at least to me, new nebula which I have never heard of - It looks just like Alien or a skull... Maybe someone knows a bit more of that nebula? When was it discovered? Take a look at my video and you can clearly see that it is almost invisible even after 4 hrs in every filter, but is quite visible when all three filters is combined... Best regards / Daniel - Exo Photography
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    So, as the topic say - How do you plan for a imaging sessions - what object to photograph? What criteria to tick off in the planning stage? What software / website / book? do you use? I made a video of what I am using, but am I missing something? How to find those sweet, anonymous objects? Best regards, Daniel / Exo Photography
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    I thought that this video of perhaps the most well engineered trailer observatory might wake your interest. I was very exited when i first saw the trailer and when Anders (the owner) let me in, my yaw dropped to the ground! You can find the video here: https://youtu.be/LwFM_5mCspU Best regards / Daniel - Exo Photography https://youtu.be/LwFM_5mCspU
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    This is the very reason i do these videos - to help out fellow astronomers And the reward is you saying they are helpful - entirely my pleasure! /Daniel
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    Thought this might be interesting for anyone who might consider a ASA mount, or anyone else who just wan't to follow my adventures trying my best in the obsy Anyway - here is the video of me polar aligning and making a new sky model /Daniel
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    Nice to se that more people have found this amazingly easy design ( and the results ) I have been imaging with my ZWO ASI 2600MM now for a couple of weeks and the stars are perfect in all corners, unlike with my Atik 460 which I tried to adjust during the imaging at night - to no sucess. This rig got it right the first try ( but the ZWO was very good straight out of the box ) I made a new video regarding the items i use, and adress some questions I have got on my Youtube channel, more specific - what to use as a "barrel" for the nosepieces to the cameras - but as you guys say - a hole in a wooden plank and two supports seems good enough. I have also read some questions about how to make sure everything is parallel - and to be honest - i haven't made sure. But, I use aluminium rig components which is quite parallel if mounted properly. Not sure it needs to be parallel though. Anyway - here is the video:
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    Hi, I have been getting a lot of questions regarding what components my "optical test rig" has, and how to clamp the camera/laser with. I found some new bits and pieces which makes it very simple to build your own rig
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    Well thank you so much - the solution or products was already there, but maybe a new way to use it /Daniel
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    Hi everyone! The last couple of weeks, I have been trimming in my telescope on my newly overhauled ASA DDM85, and since all direct driven mounts needs quite accurate balancing, I went out and used a bit different method of trying to achieve the "perfect" balance. When using my EQ6, i balance my rig slightly east-heavy, but for this rig, it needs to be very close to perfection. Clear skies! / Daniel
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    This sensor is harder and harder to get a hold of, as all kinds of chips these days 😕 /Daniel
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    That works really well, you can find the original article on Starlight xpress QA page. I agree with everything - a lot of shims makes it easier to adjust, and the caliper is probably your best friend 😃
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    I have always wondered how you guys calculate or work out the right back focus distance in your setups. In the beginning of my astrophotography journey, i just wen't with the standard 55mm which seems to be a standard measurement for more or less every OEM corrector/reducer. In the later years, I have been more and more keen to use a excel spread sheet to roughly calculate the back focus necessary, and to see what kind of adapters I need to order. But the two last setups, the calculated distance and "real", measured distance can vary by almost 1mm. What is your experience and practice when setting up a new camera train? I recorded and put a video together of how I did last time. /Daniel
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    That looks very good! I haven't tried to add distance to any barlow myself, but it seems to work out just fine /Daniel
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    In the first video, I am showing how to build a optical rig to check and adjust the tilt of your CCD or CMOS camera. (It can also be used to collimate your collimator), this video can be found here: https://youtu.be/3NUe5iowGo0 In the new video, I am showing how it actually works, and how to adjust the tilt of your astro camera. This is a huge advantage of beeing out in the cold and adjust tilt in between taking different exposures and evaluate them, at least for me Clear skies / Daniel
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    And the second video of how it works is just uploaded on my YT channel 😃 ps, I just noticed that it was that video you had linked to 😛
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    Wim is right, couldn’t explain it vetter myself. I will compare the grid pattern from the pixels of my Atik in the video with the ASI 2600MM when it arrives, to see how they look. /Daniel
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    And here is the actual tilt aligning process /Daniel
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    I thought so too when i first saw this idea - so why not build one and try it for my self Yes, you should probalby not use any stronger laser than the allowed 5mw i presume. I did try it with my iPhone and can easilly see the pixels or the touch screen touch points, in a pattern with each "dot" approx. 1mm apart. /Daniel
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    Hi - I just wanna share my latest build - based on Starlight Express optical rig in which they align their camerachip / housings before the ship them out - And i was inspired to build my own. I am very keen to be able to do so much adjustments and tuning to my gear during the day as possible - and this is another method of doing just that, and in this case the aligning of camera tilt which can be a royal PITA during the dark and -20 degree C. So, here is the SX article on what i was going to build: SX Article Note: I haven't reciieved my new camera yet so the video does not contain the actual adjustment, but as soon as i get my new camera - I will show just how it works! /Daniel
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