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Not sure about eqmod cable as nothing in manual refers to it and backyard has st4 from mini to synscan.and yeah I just polar align with mount .

🤯 DOH forgot it had platesolve .so wanted it as accurate as possthstsp why I took everything out and star aligned then when it said "nah your settings are wrong"😔

So I quickly took eyepieces out put cam in started up apt just so I could actually see something of interest (wowamaizing) lol. I am fairly chilled as I see the clouds rolling in earlier and didn't even reckon scope was coming out .

Hi Adam I knew Jupiter was just coming up over the trees at back of house so thought fairly easy to see and should be easy to track . I dont understand why zwo would make something that needs polar align and star align before you can use .so the issue is use eye pieces to do aligns then replace eyepieces with cameras which changes view point or do aligning with cameras so then you need a laptop .am I missing something ?

God I love this hobby 😭😭😭😭😭

Guess what all this money and all this time and best pic I have to show of Jupiter .

What is mel/maz?

Omg 🤯 so turns out you have to star align before the asiair willconect with skywatcher eq5.grr ok so take out cams put eyepieces in rough polar align 1 star done 2nd star hit straight away hit enter on handset and get message check day and time.and then get this on handset.

Already on it lol

Wow just googled them ( other search engines are available) nice

Dont you just love it when the delivery man comes and nobody else is in and you dont need to disguise it as a neighbours parcel 😊. How slow is today going to go ? 😭.

Yeah seen that one 🤓

Asiair and 120 mini ordered 🤩 give me the simple life any day .thanks for comments all

Hi Adam ur right I am looking at the asiair purely for its simplicity. So yes I would need a new asi camera . But also when I'm at work I travel to some dark skies and with a smaller portable setup(tri pod,st80,asi178,asiair,phone) maybe able for a little more time imaging sky.

Hi guys has anyone had any experience with either of these and if so what’s ur verdict? Many thanks

Yeah but it’s a great little battery pack it would just be very handy if the usb worked at the same time rather than having to get another power pack (smaller) for the dew straps/camera fan .

Hi guys does anyone know if there's a way to get the USB slots working at the same time as the 12v . I dont see why celestron would design it this way

Hi Adam I'm not sure my fov is that wide if I point directly at ursar major how much of the constellation do u think would be visible ?.

So phd2 seems to sorted out I'm now on to apt and its vast setting/capabilities inc plate solving , so after s little stint at polar drift align which I do as my routine (30 min) so the first plate solved image was Polaris that got solved ? so slewed scope to new position and couldn't solve any of the next hour ? 15+ different images .so apt and plate solve is my next problem that I need to resolve .YouTube tutorials make it look so easy

I know the feeling ,so I'm focusing on small gains . I must ask did you take the end cap of ? .dont laugh I have left it on the guide scope took me about 20 mins to clock it ? can laugh now but at the time ?.

Omg this has got to be the most frustrating thing I have ever tried ?.I'm normally fairly patient but this is beyond believe ,dont get me wrong every time im out with the scope I'm finding another issue and then spending the next few days trying to sort it out and then the next time same again so I am heading in the right direction but sooooo slowly .so many different programs to learn and adjust all at the same time is just ridiculous(phd2,apt,platesolving,dss,registax) especially when you learn better doing rather than reading .so clear skies again tonight let's get battery charged and try again after work 2am ?.any get any good shots of the showers ?

Have to thank Roland for that bit of advice def wouldn't have thought of it myself ?

I only put gaffer tape on the edge to help it last longer with keep getting it on and of.?

? no laptop is at mates being completely reinstalled for a clean instal as it’s only a notebook not much space .god knows what had been left on it over the years with so many install and uninstalls .get it back today then have to put all the Astro software on it ,so looking at next week for first views weather permitting ?

Item delivered and hole cut thanks