AstroMuni

9 minutes ago, pipnina said:

This setting works well for normal photos but I can't work out how to get the capture tab to queue videos in sequence :  (

BTW, Ekos is not really geared for planetary captures. I tend to use Firecapture for that. So use Ekos to manage the mount etc and Firecapture for the images. In your case run FC on the Linux laptop nearest camera and remote into it from your laptop inside your home. You can run Kstars from either device.

On 06/08/2022 at 17:29, pipnina said:

Is there a way to get it to send videos to the client instead of the host?

What is the setting against Save: in Capture tab? If its local it will save on device where Kstars is running and if Remote then the device where indiserver is running. You can also set it as Both. Hope this helps

But its indeed odd that images are stored locally but videos are not. What tool are you using to capture videos?

19 hours ago, Baldy45 said:

AstroMuni, I think I know what you mean, here is how I work out the Hour Angle, this is for 11pm yesterday. Find attached how I workout the Hour Angle of Polaris.

I use an Android phone and use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astrotools.polarclock&hl=en_GB&gl=US

I have a question - if a Bahtinov mask is in place are the HFR readings (taken with mask on) meaningful? I have seen tools that show both the deviation of central spike and the HFR and in my simple brain I thought that due to the diffraction spikes we would not be able to accurately measure the HFR.

2 hours ago, Baldy45 said:

To find the Hour Angle of Polaris I use a Nautical Almanac, last night at 11pm (U.K.) the Hour Angle of Polaris was 4hrs 9mins.

I am not sure we are both talking the same units....At 11pm the hour angle is around 10pm on a 12hr scale.

Great image for only 60 x 90s

Are there any vendors in UK who sell the 571 cameras?

16 hours ago, Adam J said:

Every year something new to the point that you cant even keep track of it.

But is there a genuine change or just a name rebadging? It appears that optics wise nothing has changed (atleast no mention in any specs) and its just cosmetic changes. So pretty hard to figure out if its worth buying the latest version or just get one of the older ones!

Anyone from @FLO who can throw some light on this?

13 hours ago, jm3 said:

Is there a chart or some way to figure out which objects you should be able to see given the Bortle number of your location and the aperture of your telescope?

Stellarium has an option to set the Bortle of your location and adjusts the star visibility to show the effect.

I have been looking at the range of WO GT81 scopes that have been made since around 2014-15 and I am utterly confused about what has changed. As far as I can see the old edition was a triplet, had a camera rotator. In the middle the GT81s did not have a rotator, but with GT81 - iv this feature seems to have been brought back. The carry handle has changed a bit but I am looking at whats changed in the optics?

And to confuse matters there was one version which was a doublet ! The spec of the glass seems to be pretty much the same. Am I missing something?

20 minutes ago, Mandy D said:

Oh, OK. Does that mean Raspbian can now allocate more than 4 GB to a 64 bit application? So, if that is the case, I guess Astroberry is still stuck in 32 bit land.

Yes it can allocate more than 4gb per app. The author @RadekK is aiming to release 64bit version later in summer is my understanding.

On 31/07/2022 at 12:42, alacant said:

Pis are great, but seem recently to have become €silly.

More like out of stock entirely 😞 hence the guys with any stock are making hay while sun shines.

1 hour ago, Mandy D said:

I think it has something to do with Raspbian being a 32 bit OS,

No longer. Check this out https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/#raspberry-pi-os-64-bit

On 30/07/2022 at 18:24, Alexmar said:

Example, if i have a 80/200 telescope and a 80/1000 telescope, same piece of equipamente, only diference is the focal length, can i compensate the 200mm one with a 5x Barlow, them both would have 1000mm of focal length, would i have the same quality image between both telescopes? also assuming both are using the same eyepiece.

Others have answered your basic question. In simplistic terms the more the lenses/mirrors you add to your optical train the image is going to deteriorate, as each of these surfaces will not be perfect and will cause imperfections and also absorb light. And in astronomy, we are aiming to get the most photons from those distant sources. Hope this makes sense.

21 hours ago, Richard136 said:

I'm looking for a pair of binoculars and would value your collective input 

Have you seen this? https://binocularsky.com/binoc_reviews.php and the Best buys section on this page https://binocularsky.com/binoc_choosing.php

1 hour ago, FrenchyArnaud said:

it lacks the ability to point out directly the next favourable days/times (dark-wise) for, say, end of the month when I am off.

Thats true. If someone could model which days are going to be cloudless more accurately then I am sure that person will soon become rich. :-) In our local astro group we tend to use different apps to forecast and each one says differently. So in the end its a matter of averaging the results or relying on your own sources, including your own sky temperature sensor etc. So having a tool to forecast in advance will be a great addition!

And when you live in a country where the Gulf stream and Jet stream influence your weather so much, its key to forecast the behaviour of these two!

17 minutes ago, scotty38 said:

I don't have any machines without a connection and don't image away from home so it's never cropped up.

I personally find that doing local platesolving is way faster, hence I opt to do that. I use the internal solver in Ekos.

On 21/07/2022 at 11:45, scotty38 said:

Having an internet connection is far more handy to me for plate solving,

Out of interest dont you keep the data files on your pc for offline solving?

On 25/07/2022 at 17:11, FrenchyArnaud said:

Before I begin to really get my energy into coding an app/website, all input welcome! Especially if you already know of such a calendar  

Have you taken a look at the Clear Outside app/website from FLO? https://clearoutside.com/forecast/50.7/-3.52

2 hours ago, muletopia said:

You may have missed the line from my original post

The point that you used a laptop in the past made me head in that direction. I was assuming that you connect the laptop to the mount to build the model. If that is indeed the case you could connect your laptop to a wifi hotspot from your mobile phone and achieve the 15 sec interval time stamp from the time server.

Other Mesu owners maybe able to help with more pertinent advice.

1 hour ago, AndreaLiga said:

What software can I use to debayer and get the proper colors?

Scotty38 has answered your question 🙂 Once you have chosen something which you like post your specific queries in this forum and folk will be able to help. Good luck.

2 hours ago, muletopia said:

In the circumstances the laptop clock was adequate.

If you sync the laptop clock with a time server then you should be good in that case. If you are using Windows I think it picks up time from time.windows.com. You can alter the frequency of when it checks with the server.

8 hours ago, muletopia said:

Looking at the error display it is apparent that I need a time server.

Where was the previous version getting its time from?

11 hours ago, bomberbaz said:

Anyway, the 224MC (uncooled) still has a place in my bag.

I'll second that. Its a great camera, albeit with a small sensor.

On 25/07/2022 at 12:21, Jonny_H said:

Initially I will be using exactly the same setup whilst the negotiations continue for me to bolt down a pier..... That said  i have to prepare for me not winning that arguement so it could be that i end up just using the standard AZ EQ6 setup in the dome!

Take a look at this advert. May give you ideas for pier

13 hours ago, Alexmar said:

I know i wont be getting hubble images, you guys are talking too much about waste of money, dont know about the US, but here we can return goods to get back the money for about a week or so, i am more worry about time. so i can test some telescopes, and i was saying, i want to have some experience first, before dump 1k into telescopes

Join an astro club and you should be able to borrow equipment to try out. Another option to consider is binoculars. These are cheaper and a good way to enjoy the sky. A decent 10 x 50 will be a good starting point.

And ref your expectation of what you can hope to see, this site gives you that simulation https://www.stelvision.com/astro/en/telescope-simulator/

Most of the images on the web are based on many hours of data and post processing.