Fieldsy

Hi all What filters would u recommend Asi 178mm I've tried NB and got very little detail per sub so I jumped over to rgb last night and got very little detail again I'm set for another clr patch tonight and not sure on filter set . I'm shooting 100 sec subs guiding with dec,ra around .80 error each 160 gain .

You would think someone has one.

Hi so I'm in dss looking at subs and I've noticed I have 4 files per sub what one should I click to stack or just take all? As In pic _1_thn.jpg _1_.fit _thn.jpg .fit

I reckon as I’ve done 0.5 ,3 ,10 , and 20 sec flats one set should be ok .

Yeah I’ve done darks and bias and done a few flats but I didn’t use histo as it’s always on auto and I can see my image in pic anyway. So I will stack the flats and see what I get 🤞🏻

Hi all Does anyone have a idea how to get the best flats with asiair ? Everything I find talks about the adu number . How would you try and work this out with a mono cam and using NB filters ? So I have just taken x20 of Ha,Olll,S 0.5, 3, 10, 30 secs subs and then once on dss will work out the better one seems a bit long winded. Thanks for any advice.

Well I used as an excuse to get a better PA then lol

I noticed the mount was a little unlevel so decide to pa again went well .

Hi all I'm in two minds weather to re PA align tonight ,I had a error of 00:00:44 yesterday and tracking was pretty good so should I try to get closer to 00 or stay with what ?

I Took some a few weeks ago but all went massively wrong when i used dss and ended up with just pure white dots on screen so def dss settings a little off lol . Just going to stay on 7538 for now the summer will be a no scope season builders doing extension on house so garden prob a builders yard . Have purchased a few items star adv pro, asiair pro, zwo eaf, going to mod my 450d . So have plenty to learn and play with . Have been reading a lot on heq5 looks nice just cant warrant another spend , I've got the eq5 to a 100sec expo with nice detail and round stars so looking good.

Hi well I have balanced scope as per your recommendations and its def better 🥳.And 100sec exposure no egg stars 🤩

Zwo 120mini guid, eqmod,178mm,filterwheel and eaf on the way so may have to get usb hub just not sure if doubling up will produce another issue.

I thought it would still control it as the image from guide cam is still the same .

Asiair plate solves with main scope definitely. So the difference between st4 and eqmod/asiair is pulse guiding And that is normally the best guiding ?. Would that be a correct assumption? Thanks

Doh forgot that one . Ah But i wouldn't need the eqmod I think.?

Hi all when balancing scope are you better off with a completely balanced scope/weights or very slightly scope front end or back end or weight ? . If that makes sense . Thanks

I know it’s a old post but using ASIAIR Eq5 pro should I stay with eqdir or got to st4 and free up a usb for my EAF ? I know I could use a hub but would rather not and my camera doesn’t have a USB port out. thanks

Ankle weights have balanced it out perfectly

Have just checked and focus seems fine with mask so I’ve reduced down to 90 sec subs and after 20 mins it’s still looking good ,so maybe it was more mount tracking rather than filters ? . 120 sec subs maybe be pushing Eq5 to its max ,shame as the difference in 120-90 subs was very noticeable.

Hi imaging going well ish so far . currently imaging 120 subs was going well but noticed the stars got a little elongated when filter changed s-h (RMS error 1.5-2.2)normal for me . I’ve never noticed before but shouldn’t the filters have the same focal point?. thanks Si

I've started again but only a few images at a time with dark and flats so not waiting about to long will see how I go computer does my nut in . Thanks

Hi all Recommendations please I have data from a bortle 2 sky (kilder obs) from Oct last year I've collected some data the last 2 nights with best guiding ive ever had . The thought of sitting in front of comp to sort images out kills me ,so I just sat down for the last 3 hours going through data and dss to end up with a image with 30 or so stars on and no nebulosity 😡 . I get better images on my asiair tablet 1 90 sec exp than 3 hrs of data with dark/flats.if I go to a colour cam rather than my mono do you get an image without processing or is it any easier. Thanks

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I didn't think Marco would be any good ( complete novice) will def look at the 150 as I like the f2.8 over the f4 but I think the L is a better ql glass .is that right ?. About the same cost so what would ppl pick?

Just found a canon ef 70-200mm f4l is ii usm Which is a little more zoom than the 135mm