crimpshrine

On 19/09/2019 at 21:34, Phillips6549 said:

Crimpshrine

I recently picked up a Skywatcher Alt-Az goto mount without the handset.  I too was surprised how expensive they are.  Although you've now bought a cable to connect your computer, if you do get a hankering for a portable solution, consider the Skywatcher WiFi adapter.  Half the price of a handset and then you can use your phone or tablet to control the scope.  It also doesn't rule out using a planetarium app to find your targets as most of these will connect via the Synscan app.  This was the route I took.

Clear skies.

Mark

Ahh man.. that looks just the job! Wish I had seen this before ordering the cable. 

I have set up the cable with EQMac (apple user here) which is working but can not get it to connect with Stellarium or CDC/Skychart.   This wifi set up and app looks like it would have been better for my currents needs.

I have purchased the cable from FLO. It will be interesting to try out as I always used the controller before.. maybe one day it will turn up.

Thanks for your help.

Thanks. Can I star align with the software also?

Hi everyone. After a long break from Astro I decided to find my old gear and reignite my passion! I have the NEQ6 pro mount but after spending days looking I can’t locate the remote! Having looked online these aren’t cheap new, especially for something I hope to one day find.

Can I get my mount set up and tracking using software? I seem to recall people using Eqmod and other software but is this a fairly simple operation... especially with aligning etc? I’m used to just using the remote to star align, navigate then track.

Also does anyone know where I could get a cheap second hand remote... at least if mine turns up I can sell the spare and not loose too much money.

Thanks for any advice

I ordered from FLO for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I had some questions and they were quick to help and offer sound advice. I did have a problem with the Coma Corrector I ordered from them. It had a couple of scratches across the front element. I took a quick photo and emailed it to them. Within 48 hours I had a replacement in my hands along with some stamps to send the damaged one back.

Great service and I will be ordering from them again. Thanks guys.

Good stuff! The craters look lovely through the 7mil so must be massive with the 5! Might pick one up in a few weeks

Thanks, have you tried it with the planets on your 130? I have the 7mm and the other night viewing was perfect.. think I would have been good with the 5mm but am guessing there are only a few nights where everything comes together.

Nice! How do you find the 5mil?

I am still in the process of building up my eyepiece case but in the mean time this is my lens case. Can't wait to build up a good EP case!

1186790_10151637992762205_1616393370_n by harbourphotography, on Flickr