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does your telescope have a name?
adyj1 replied to mark81's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Are all your scopes called Eric? 😉 (you don't want to be tarred with the epithet 'loony', now, do you?) -
+1 for platesolving to save frustration. In my simplest (non-goto) setup I have taken the sd card from my dslr to my laptop to check the location of the exposure on astrometry.net. I did this with the back eye galaxy, with some (beginner's) success. My problem was finding the target through the EP, but then having to do a bright star focus when I switch to the dslr... Platesolving meant not changing the image train. As to your frustration at missed nights because of new tech teething problems, I get that at every upgrade and think it is par of the process - if it was easy, we'd get bored 😉 If you've bought kit that you know will produce improvements, keep trying - it will come (probably following some sage advice from the forum 😁) . Good luck. I have to say I'm at the budget end of the spectrum, so my motto is 'Build your own. One of them has got to work eventually 😉'
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Thanks for the tip, Gina - we're heading to Sidmouth in the summer and I didn't think to check for an observatory.
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Rory, a very entertaining video :-)
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I've got a 3-yr old low spec mini PC with 2GB RAM & 32G SSD https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-M1601-Nettop-Celeron-1-6GHz/dp/B01CNVAFIU Runs APT, Cdc, PHD2, Sharpcap, TeamViewer, EQMod, all on Windows 10, without complaining (although due to its age it is a low-powered Celeron CPU, so if it did complain, it would do it quite slowly 😉). Haven't had to resort to an SD card as I've still got space on the SSD... Ady
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Recommend a mini pc for the mount ?
adyj1 replied to skybadger's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
That's a fair point - when I said budget, I guess meant shoestring; I really do have to get the cheapest of everything... I've just built an AstroEQ to convert my 2nd-hand EQ5 to goto, and was lucky enough to find the old 2-cpu miniPC I had was just about man enough for the job of controlling it. I'm using a USB hub out of necessity... Here's to the eventual return of a Clear Sky 😉 Ady -
Recommend a mini pc for the mount ?
adyj1 replied to skybadger's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
If you are on a budget, a 2-cpu version of what you are using should be enough (for the hardware control side of things - we're not talking picture processing 😉), and only £90 on Amazon at the moment: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Alfawise-advanced-X5-Z8350-processor/dp/B0772TN1ZY I use something like this (much, much older though) and offload the photos via WiFi. Ady -
COMPLETED - SW NEQ6 PRO Mount NOW SOLD
adyj1 replied to neil phillips's topic in Sold / Expired Classified Ads
As it is £999 on FLO, should we assume £649? -
Canon 1100D or 100D for Astro imaging?
adyj1 replied to William Jones's topic in Imaging - Discussion
+1 and very happy with the service. -
Pm sent Ady
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Very nice. A real "who's who" of galaxy types! Ady
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adyj1 started following Soduim light reflections off rim of newt.
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Best DSLR for beginners to use for Astrophotography?
adyj1 replied to Olli's topic in Getting Started With Imaging
Does anyone have an example of a non-tracking widefield photos using a kit lens which will give the OP some idea of what is possible? I know there will be some great ones out there, I just don't know how to find them… :-( -
Best DSLR for beginners to use for Astrophotography?
adyj1 replied to Olli's topic in Getting Started With Imaging
Your list makes sense to me. The list of things the OP can't afford that have been mentioned so far include; A- a full frame camera B- a prime widefield lens -
Best DSLR for beginners to use for Astrophotography?
adyj1 replied to Olli's topic in Getting Started With Imaging
Those Samyang lenses are really nice, and a good suggestion for a non-tracking mount. I'd love one myself but even second hand they are still £100+. 😔 -
International Space Station lunar transit
adyj1 replied to Joeistotalycool's topic in Imaging - Lunar
Nice work ☺