JohnC

V2 for me. I think that I can see slightly more detail in this one. But all great images in any case.

have a look at this.

Luke does a great job and his channel is highly recommended.

Well seems pretty unanimous 🙂

Just ordered one from FLO.

Many thanks guys

As per title .

Looking for a good cam preferably sub £400 and in the ZWO range as I have chosen them as my main gear kit .

Will be used with the Skymax 127 Mak.

Many thanks in advance

Best regards

John

6 minutes ago, RayWUK said:

Has anyone had any success connecting their AZ-GTI to SkySafari ? If so what settings in SkySafari did you use.

I Have SkySafari Pro6.

I use Skysafari Pro6 with the AZ GTI and asiair plus.

I use the LX200 classic setting in the scope menu. 

I only use this to track the mount as i read somewhere that you cannot use the program to select go to.

Hi

Sorry, no you do not need the shutter release cable. The asiair will control the camera functions through the usb cable.

The usb cable is the only thing you need between the camera and the asiair.

It is a great set up really enjoying mine.

No control goes to the asiair via usb.

Like the look of this

https://teleskop-austria.at/StarAdvGtiSet?fbclid=IwAR3QJFL1Bn7XzZqoUcFXPSoy4h1hJvYVYQQ22tF6lm-tRrs4PtmI2zm0fjg#m

3 minutes ago, RayWUK said:

A question for all you EQ Mode users.

Just about to mount my newly acquired AZ-GTI on my WO wedge and then realised that what would become the RA axis (Az) is at 90degrees to my Star adventurer RA axis. So Altitude of Star Adventurer is currently set to 52 Degrees on the wedge so when i mount the AZ-GTI i presume i need to reduce this 38 degrees (90-52) before trying a PA. Or am i seeing this all wrong?

Ray.

That is correct method

Maybe AZGTI in EQ mode?

3 minutes ago, AKB said:

These are nice pictures.  If we're looking at what you were look at whilst (or, rather, by the end of) imaging, then this is EAA / EEVA in my book!

Nice wide FOV.  Good to see the 'Running Man' clearly in the Orion image too.

Welcome to this addictive technique.

Tony

Thank you Tony

It is very addictive!

I view the target in live stacking mode and then when i wish to move on i use the capture function to save the current stack view. 

The images are as i saw them on the tablet.

It works for me as i do not have the patience or wish to learn all the processing techniques.

I started on the easy targets as most do 🙂

For me EAA/EEVA  is the way forward.

5 minutes ago, StevieDvd said:

Based on your listed equipment is this not standard imaging rather than EAA, or are these captures of the integrated view?

Not knocking the images - they are good.

My apologies if I've got the wrong idea.

The images are stacked from the Asiair plus live view.  The capture of the live view may be interpreted as imaging, i am not really sure?

By background is in visual astronomy so all this is new to me.

I think most of it is down to the ease of the software. 🙂

5 minutes ago, Mike JW said:

Hi John,

In the EAA thread we try to encourage folk to post not only how you did it as indicated by 'M40, - scope, camera, time etc, but observational comments, (features you have noted, research article references, info you might have found out about the object). By doing this it makes for observational astronomy, informs and inspires others and builds up our collective knowledge. Sometimes a comment is simply 'wow, this view is so beautiful'.

Incredible first attempts - I have never achieved such quality.

Mike

PS - I note you are on Mersea Island - know it well from my younger days of sailing.

Thanks Mike

I will take that onboard, it is still early days for me 🙂

Looking good for tonight...fingers crossed

78mm

I also use the azgti (eq mode) and love the simplicity and grab and go aspects.

Going down the path of EAA at the moment as my eyesight isnt what it used to be.

I am very impressed with the Asiair plus when paired with the mount.

Sorry messed up post how do i delete and start again?

Yes.......Still the best astro forum in the world!!

I remember my first sight of Saturn, it was through an LX90.

I had just bought the scope and had to drive a few miles to get a dark sky.

It was plainly visible so i set the scope up and tracked to it.

CRIKEY!!! i saw the rings, (open at the time) 2 moons and i think 2 cloud bands although these may have been summoned up by my imagination...they were really faint.

It is a sight that has stook with me for years, i dont think future observations of Saturn, even with greater detail apparent match the first WOW.

You will love the view in a couple of years.

Good luck with your observing.

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