alacant

Yeah. It puts the user in control; you tell it what to do rather than the other way around. It's very good at stacking, gradient removal and noise reduction. The new StarTools is also very good. Its main advantage is that it holds your image in a database so you can swap backwards and forwards when processing as much as you like. But perhaps its main strength is that it gets you away from the menus-along-the-top-stretch-and-hope style algorithms we've had since the 90s. Just my €0.02 of course; most software gets you there eventually no matter what.

Hi and thanks for your comments. This one was processed using Siril and StarTools 6. Cheers

Hi everyone A hazy October gave way to cleaner rain washed skies last night. This telescope had been sitting for weeks with the camera still attached, so laziness dictated I didn't collimate; poor stars bottom left. Looks like tilt... Ideas? Colour? Blue stars so reasonably happy! Thanks for looking and clear skies. 700d, 3 hours, 150s

With 25 frames, that happens if you want to stretch to that extent. Do another 25, but this time dither by about 6 pixels between each frame. Stack these with the remaining 25 using say, sigma clip 4:3. Cheers and good luck.

Hi. Looks good to me. For just 180s frames, it's amazing. Nice to see so many stars;) Keep going and I think you'll end up with a winner.

Yeah, try it. Nothing to lose. There are also some very good lenses from last century to be had cheaply. Tair and Takumar did excellent fast 300mm. HTH

Hi You may already have it; a 300mm lens. HTH

Hi I think the images are fine. You simply need more of them. Whilst you should be able to record galaxies, the nebula may need the camera to be astro-modified. Cheers and HTH

Hi. Great start and well done. But remember that even with a dslr, you're imaging just the central bit of the galaxy so I think your shots are good. Just don't expect to see the whole spiral. HTH, clear skies and good luck.

Hi There is a firmware patch which may help. The patch also provides usb3 compatibility. You'll need a Linux box. HTH

Hi. I'm using its clone, the t7m on an oag at 1200mm. No problems, even in spring with galaxies. HTH

Hi Secondary: m4. Remove the hidden screws -if there are any- using an allen key and replace with m4 screws. Much easier to adjust like this. HTH

Hi. OK with the 700 here, but not as good as the 450. The smaller the pixels, the worse for astro? Dunno: 450d: 12mp 5.2µm 700d: 18mp 4.2µm 750d: 24mp 3.7µm But hey, maybe numbers on a 'phone don't help the OP much. All of them will give an image. Get the one with the biggest pixels? Cheers and clear skies.

Hi. Not really an advantage; even with the flip screen, it's a lot easier to view Images and control the camera via your 'phone. HTH

Hi. We use both an eos450d and eos700d. My preference is for the former. The latter seems less sensitive, maybe because it has smaller pixels. You can pick up a faulty one of either -it doesn't need autofocus nor any of the automatic exposure modes- cheaply. Both are economical to modify at a later date should you feel the need. HTH

Hi. I'd recommend one of these. Then you can go all night. HTH

Hi If it's for a reflector, use the top rail to stabilise the tube. Then stick the hub with velco. HTH

Then you'll love StarTools. Moving from pixinsight to StarTools is easy using this table. HTH

Hi Yes, sure you can. Choose something as far away from the moon as possible. For tonight, how about m39? With your eos, take the ISO down to 400 and see how 90 second frames look, but beware; 430mm over aps-c is gonna give you a sizable moon gradient to have to wipe away. Cheers and HTH.

Hi Does the mount slew using the NSEW buttons in eqmod?

Hi Not ideal if you had cloud and the full moon but hey, it's looking doable. The bayer pattern is stored in the fits file along with the data but maybe your software doesn't look at it? Anyway, whatever setting you had worked so do some flat frames, lose the gradient and you should be onto a winner.

Try connecting pc direct via the handset: https://images.app.goo.gl/NyXgLDaGPrqHA5cG6

Look for which serial port had been assigned to the cable. Control panel - devices Try 9600 baud.

** sorry. I think it's this cable: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/32995620143.html (I've an eq6 which uses a D to usb)

Check. In this order: Correct mount to computer using the correct cable. It's not a regular serial cable. Mount powered on Mount connected via eqascom PHD2 profile with ascom EQ5,/6 selected as the mount. Any good?