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Stellarium - Custom list of stars
BeanerSA replied to Stian's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Most alignment stars would be mag 3.5 or brighter, so could you just set that as the limit? -
XT8. No question. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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When you say "I'd like to see some detail", what are you referring to? Stars? Planets? Deep Sky Objects? What are the skies like where you live?
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Imaging - hints on what to do next please.
BeanerSA replied to A40farinagolf's topic in Imaging - Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Check out the dedicated Video Astronomy sub. http://stargazerslounge.com/forum/123-video-astronomy/ -
STAR VANISHES IN ORION IF COMPARED IN TWO PHOTOS
BeanerSA replied to Pankaj's topic in Imaging - Deep Sky
Original Poster. You. -
Imaging - hints on what to do next please.
BeanerSA replied to A40farinagolf's topic in Imaging - Tips, Tricks and Techniques
That's some expensive gear! But you just want to show them on a screen! You're on the wrong track. You want video astronomy. -
Wow. That is a tiny, dim one. Good capture.
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You always need to manually save the changes before you exit
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How much did the EQ5 cost you?
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STAR VANISHES IN ORION IF COMPARED IN TWO PHOTOS
BeanerSA replied to Pankaj's topic in Imaging - Deep Sky
I think someone's tin foil hat is getting a bit tight. -
Looking through skylights is a pretty bad idea, it just doesn't work. Even viewing from indoors through an open window is a pretty bad idea, as the thermal currents passing through the window destroys the viewing. The star definitely exists but will usually be very, very faint, and tricky to find for even an experienced individual.
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STAR VANISHES IN ORION IF COMPARED IN TWO PHOTOS
BeanerSA replied to Pankaj's topic in Imaging - Deep Sky
If it isn't down to changed conditions, then it might be a minor planet or similar object. -
Why are you doing any of this if it's a GPS enabled scope? EDIT: You only have to enter time zone and dst manually. EDIT again: Link to the manual for those playing along at home http://www.ioptron.us/Manual/8800_Cube-G_manual.pdf
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I've gone back and re read your first post. I think the issue is just that you need to ignore the stars indicated on the screen until after you've done your alignment. You just use the arrow keys to centre 3 stars, pushing align each time. Here are the relevant steps. 3. Use the arrows on your screen to move the telescope to any bright star in the sky. 4. Center the object in your StarPointer and tap Enter. Now that the object is centered in the finder, the motor speed will slow down so that you may make gradual adjustments to center it in the eyepiece. 5. Center the star in your eyepiece and
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When you plonk it on the ground, it has no idea which way it is facing. Alignment involves you moving the alignment stars into the centre of the eyepiece yourself. This is why it's important to correctly align the finderscope during the day, and then you need to be able to identify the alignment stars yourself. This is why we say that these scopes aren't as easy to use as they initially appear. EDIT: I might be mistaken on a couple of points so I'm just reading the manual now.
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Ah, gotcha. My apologies.
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Newbie after some friendly advice !
BeanerSA replied to shayne66's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
^^^^ Our 6" was good out of the box. 12 months later I still haven't had to adjust it. -
Well, it's 30 degrees at 2200hrs here, and the clouds are forming a nice solid blanket, keeping the heat in and the stars hidden.
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Plan your observing session for when the clouds clear.