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  1. 1. Open in PIPP and save as .ser file 2. Open in AS3! and stack best frames 3. Use favorite editing software (your phone’s photos app will do nicely) to further edit the image.
  2. Yep, just switched to 2.4G and Station mode - works like a charm and not missing 5G - but do like the extended range!
  3. Mine refuses to connect in 5G but does not object to 2.4 at all. Probably some kind of bug…
  4. Station mode works in 2.4 only. First switch to 2.4 and then you can switch on station mode and connect to your home network.
  5. Installed it last night and switched on my Seestar. Yep, also full screen mode on iPad which makes it more enjoyable.
  6. Jim, Well said on all fronts! I have had 3 SV scopes, one I will call average, one really good and one sublime. I should never have sold the SV80T but I stupidly did! If it wasn’t for taxes and shipping, if I were looking for another scope, SV scopes would definitely be on the list - a key driver being the SVX180 thread believe it or not. SV have taken steps to ensure consistency in quality and this has / will definitely filter down to the quality of scopes leaving their facilities from now on. I will never like SV marketing language, and I so wish Vic Maris would do something about it, but apparently this is the way he prefers it. Too much Kool Aid for my taste, but I like the product line and that’s enough for me. I can separate the two. ”The other site” is frequented by many who dislike SV marketing over the years (and some mistakes by SV over the years) and are the first to attack SV. Your links to scope tests do indicate something which is indeed a bit sad: many choose to forget the mistakes made in the past by other premium manufacturers. I think SV is just going through some growing pains at the moment and so is Vic Maris as an owner. SV was not helpful initially when they insisted that testing in red is better. However - and this is the key take - they changed their position and will be doing in-house DPAC as well to verify the optics. Also, since scrutiny is now high, they will ensure that they manage expectations. In the end, this is a win win. SV keeps improving, we have more alternatives for high end scopes in the market. I will also post something here, where I don’t expect to be crucified by AP fanbois: I had a second run AP Stowaway 92. I have had many scopes in that aperture so I feel I can make a fair estimate of its abilities. To bottom-line it, nothing special at all and a bit underwhelming actually. It went the way of the dodo quite fast. A second reason for its sale was the behavior or many fanbois on AP group badly disparaging people “on the other site” and Roland not asking that they keep it civil, when he could have. So, a lot can be said about characters…. I’d gladly buy a SV scope again. And I may do so in the future! Not AP thought.
  7. Gerry, I would agree re doublets and long focal ratios, but triplets can afford well corrected optics at shorter focal lengths. Between a 130F6 and 130f9 triplets, I would definitely go for the f9 as it is easier to figure and you can ramp up magnification much easier than the f6 in terms of eyepieces + barlows used. After all, most DOS fit in under 0.5° TFOV and if I want wide fields, that's why we have those lovely 60mm f6 ED scopes (dual mounting anyone?). Slap the TS 2" flattener on a diagonal and you also have a flat field to boot with the 60mm. In terms of imagers, a few points off in Strehl as long as spherochromatism is well controlled, makes no difference and it is usually the skill of the person processing the image that determines the outcome IMHO. In terms of QC, SV is more expensive than resellers, but cheaper than say TEC and AP for example. If they want to step up their game, they would need to perhaps reject more, or test rigorously so that they can correct figuring as it happens. Both add to cost. It is up to SV to decide what segment of the market they wish to occupy. It's a matter of deciding on quality of optics. Judging by the steps they announced, I do think they will up their games and I personally welcome that. If I was not "across the pond" so to speak, I would consider one of the new SVs to roll the assembly line. However, unless the USD crashes against the Euro, 19% VAT and 4.3% optics tax make importing stuff from the US prohibitive...
  8. There are some other tests on the other side in a pinned topic. However, the sample is still low, although one can certainly get a feel for quality to some degree. I have a feeling that the whole SVX180 bruhaha has been a wake up call for SV and that from now on, extra special care will be given on the optics. This may necessitate an increase in price by some %, but I would certainly pay a premium for this particular SVX127!!!!! SW focuser for the ED series (81 and 120) are really something that one has to accept as in need to be replaced. Great scopes optically, let down by shoddy focusers. Still, an easy repair
  9. Consistency is key. Apparently Stellarvue is still struggling with this - churning out products at all apertures that would have the optical characteristics of this specific sample. The ability is there for sure.
  10. I could write a lot about why there is so much animosity against SV, but it would serve nothing as it is what it is for many reasons (had 3 SV scopes myself, but I am well aware of SV practices). What IS important, is that SV accepted that part of the methodology and procedures they followed could be improved, and have committed to changing them. I am sure the new batches of SV scopes should all perform to the highest standards and this whole issue will not reflect badly on SV long term, but rather, will help them elevate their game and at some point, be at the level of TEC and AP if they wish.
  11. I have both the 585 and 533, but chose the 585 for a particular scope to sample as best as possible given my seeing conditions. So, binning would undersample quite a but in my case. Expecting a 8" f4 newt, reduced by 0.95 to match with this sensor solely for galaxies, PNs and small clusters. Excluding M31 and M33, all other galaxies fit in nicely on the 585, thank you!
  12. Hi Alan, Kindly elaborate as I may be wrong on this, but the 585MC appears more sensitive than the 533MC. If I am wrong, always willing to receive some education!
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