thekwango

@Elp - stunning images and thank you for sharing. i know next to nothing about astrophotography so i can only imagine the time and effort put capturing it. if i had an ounce of your dedication (and those like you) i'd be a very happy stargazer!!

Wow, that’s gorgeous. I find something rather hypnotic about staring at beautiful image like that. One can easily get ‘lost’ in the image and their own thoughts and contemplations. but as the wife says, maybe that’s just me 😂

That’s an awesome first image. You must be well chuffed. Congratulations.

i'd be pleased for no one - if i'm under cloudy skies., so should everyone 😋

It’s threatening windows of clear sky here…….still undecided if it’s worth hauling the scope out for. Wife thinks I’ve lost my marbles as I’ve been ‘looking out the blinds every 5 minutes for the past 2hrs’ I’ve been told to either sit down or get out - though she put it much less politely 😂

was looking promising earlier here on the north Antrim coast.....it does not appear that promise will hold up 😞

Interesting, I have had the mount connected to my laptop via the cable and didn’t see any different/new options available on the desktop app other than those already available on the handset. Admittedly that was a while back so maybe the app has been updated or the mobile app is better supported.

no, unfortunately it's not the same mount. at least as far as i can tell from my limited knowledge and research

i did in the past look at the wifi dongle but at 65 quid i thought it was far too expensive for what it was and i'd still be left feeling like i was missing something by not going the whole hog and replacing the entire mount (these upgrade itches are bloody hard to scratch!) capacity wise, i think this older model was/is limited to 4.5kg with the azgti rated at 5kg so not a huge difference but ultimately every little bit helps i guess? i think what is attracting me more is the additional functions such as point and track etc (point and track sounds right up my lazy street!) which my current mount doesn't appear to have. of course all of the above could just be me trying to justify an unnecessary purchase to myself 🤣

future desires, that's a list that will likely never see an end!!......i think i mentioned in my other post i'd like to at some point delve more into dso imaging but for now i just want to focus more 'locally' on the solar system. i like the synscan mount i currently have but i just figured the ease of use and flexibility of the azgti might be beneficial......i nearly bought the SW127/azgti bundle 3 years ago, until the scope i have popped up on ebay for a steal, so it might just be my heart leading back towards the original mount 😜

afternoon to all the azgti owners......i'm just about to hit buy on this mount to replace the original mount my 6year old SW 127. any one done the same that would care to comment on the sanity of that - is it a worthy upgrade? i'm also going to be throwing in a telrad finder scope (hate the current one i have) and a Talentcell rechargeable power pack, curious if any one knows does the power pack come with the relevant cable to connect to the mount or should i get one separately?

I haven’t actually looked into drivers if I’m honest. Just figured if it didn’t work with a specific piece of software it was a limitation of the camera rather than the software.

yea i've tried reducing the resolution to 1280x720 but still don't get the option to select ROI. have tried FC but it doesn't 'see' the camera sadly.

i can use it in sharpcap and record output in avi or ser but i don't get the option to select ROI - i've had a google previously but was never able to make that option appear. i should also maybe mention the camera will only give me ~10-15pfs when recording, frame rates literally get cut in half when it's put onto the scope (maybe that's normal?)

think this is the one here i have. https://www.bresseruk.com/Microscopes/BRESSER-MikrOkular-Full-HD-eyepiece-camera.html