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Firstly I am using version 5 plus. So I don't know if this is the same with other versions. First go to settings - Display. Tick the box that says 'show even if not connected to telescope'. Then go back and go to settings - Equipment. In this menu you can set up what king of telescope you have, what camera, eye piece etc.. So the go ahead and add the information for your telescope, eye piece etc.. When this is done go back to settings - display. You can then chose which fields of view you want to display. Whether it be a rectangle for your camera or circles for your eye pieces, binoculars etc.

Yes looking forward to using it. At least I am getting some use out of the star adventurer using my lenses.

It's the OVL or the correct size extension tube I am missing. I do have a few fixtures and fittings but I am either too far in or too out with my camera (canon 200d).

Unfortunately the OVL is the bit I am waiting for. I have the 72ed and the star adventurer pro but no flattener and because because of this I cannot achieve focus. I have various extension tubes but none of the right size. The delivery of the OVL is July. Sorry forgot to mention the imiges. Very nice and sharp. Well done.

A good thing to do with the sky atlas is to make yourself some field of view circles based on the eye pieces you use. I made some out of plastic tubes. That way you can place the tube over the page and you can see what you should see through the eye piece.

Combine this with the A5 spiral bound book, the Sky and telescope's pocket sky atlas. It is nice and small to take outside with you. The book is spiral bound so the pages stay open while you observe. Also the pages are slightly glossy so they don't really get damp/get soggy.

I have it set up so that I can see what the field of view will be through my camera with different lenses, my binoculars, or my telescopes using different lenses. Again for example. This is what the field of view would be using my Canon 200d with 200mm lens (moon in the field of view).

I use the sky safari app on my phone. You set it to your location and it can do many many things including giving you a tonight's best. For example.

I need to get myself a new red light head torch. My current one has a red light and bright white light in the same unit. To get the red light on you move the switch to the left, move the switch to the right and a blinding white light comes on. You can guess which way I mostly move the switch 😂

Me too. I find even my red head torch gets in the way sometimes.

With my canon 200d connected direct to the focuser via an adapter the camera needs to be about 30mm further out with the focuser wound right in. So I do think you need some sort of extension tube between the focuser and camera to be able to achieve focus. This is where the field flattener comes into play obviously.

Get the OVL field flattener instead. It's about £75 I think. I have read a few threads on here of people who use the OVL, 72ed and star adventurer combo. Although getting hold of a OVL is a bit hard at the moment. I ordered one three weeks ago and the estimated delivery is July!! And as for being able to do without it, I don't think that is possible unless you have means to create the same space it occupies by using an extension of some sort. I have that exact same setup but cannot achieve focus without the flattener or some sort of extension (I have some extension tubes but not the correct length) hence why I am waiting for the OVL Flattener.

Never thought of it that way. I definitely need to have a go at this. I have once seen the ISS through my 200p and was able to manually track it sort of. So much so that I could see the defined shape of it. Getting a picture of it though would be excellent.

I would do yes. Although I find focusing on the moon easier as you can see surface details which makes it easier to focus as apposed to a point of light like a star.

Yes that's correct. How I focus my camera is to centre a star in the live view screen. I then set the focus by focusing back on forth looking at where the 'sweet spot' is. I then leave the focus on this sweet spot. I then zoom in to X5 on the camera and then repeat the process. Then zoom in X10 and again repeat. You will find at x10 that you only need a very tiny movement of the focuser to change focus. This process helps dial in the focus so that stars appear sharp.

Do you then re-focus using the X5 zoom and then again using the X10 zoom in the live view?

When you look through the eyepiece the moon and stars look clear/sharp. This tells us the focus is ok for that eyepiece. When you then connect your camera how are you focusing the camera? Are you using the live view and then zooming in the get better focus?

Very nice image. With you having the star adventurer mount, check out the dedicated thread to that mount

Not got any advice in how good they work but if you are going for the clip in kind then just be aware with the problem of canon lenses. The clip in 'cls' filter will work fine with the EF lenses but the EF-S Lenses have a bit that protrudes into the camera itself and will hit the filter stopping the lens clicking in place. Of course if you don't use canon lenses then ignore the above (although I don't know if this same problem applies to other camera/lens makes).

Sort of figured it out. You can change the field rotation angle so this achieves what I was after doing.

Thanks for that, I did not look now that option was there by tapping top left. Unfortunately it has not helped though. It's as though I could do with the camera rectangle staying still and then spin the sky or the other way round.

I currently use sky safari a lot when planning my imaging sessions. One thing I like to do is to be able to show the field of view of my DSLR for a given lens size. This way I can see if the object will fit in that field of view. I have it all set up showing the fields of view of all my lenses, telescope eye pieces and binos. So I can just pick and choose which one I want. The problem is as you move the 'sky' around you cannot seem to be able to line both the constellation and the field of view rectangle. Is there a way to turn of the auto rotation of the sky so you can line them up (there is an auto rotate option but that does not do what I am describing). An example of the best I can line them up is shown. Trying to see if Ursa minor will fit in my selected field of view.

Sounds like me. I have the 200p which I have also owned for quite some time. It has not been used much lately as I just don't seem to have the patience with visual astronomy any more. But after getting the star adventurer and a 72ed telescope, astrophotography is the way forward for me.

Ah, so I can blame you then for the cloud seeing as you have just bought some astro gear Seriously though it's a great bit of kit. How are you planning on imaging with it? Camera lens or telescope or a bit of both?