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Hi Michael! Thanks for the great tip!
I have tried the focusing with the paper and it seems to achieve focus I have to expand my guide scope for extra 2.5cm, I did it with the helical focuser. I finally got the chimney focused with 0 gain and exposure around 700 micro seconds!
Thank you very very much! I have learned a lot today
with this focusing I can now start PHD2 in the evening and try to fine tune it for stars?
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Hi Michael, thanks for the reply!
I also tried removing the extensions of the guide camera and retracting the guide focuser, but I still get only white pictures.
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Hello people, I recently got my AP gear and 2 days ago I managed to setup everything and see how it goes. I couldn't find a guide star in PHD2, tried to figure it out alone and I wasted 2 nights already so I need your help.I am having issues with guiding in PHD2 because no matter where in the sky I point the telescope I cannot get a star to guide. I usually get heavy TV static and it seems it is related to focusing. HERE is my guiding setup (TS Optics 50mm guider + ZWO ASI 120mm mini). As you can see from the first picture I have tried to move the camera away completely from the guider but I still don't get any stars. Reducing gain to a value of 5 or 10 reduces the static drastically but still no stars. Just a bit of static. Any ideas what else could I try? Since we are at it, a more general (beginner) question... does the guide star have to be in FOV of the object I am trying to photograph?Cheers!
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Thanks again for a great and detailed answer!
I have checked the syncscan remote and it doesn't have the serial but USB-B port and in the manual it says it should go directly to a usb port in the PC.
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Hi again guys, thanks a lot for the answers!!!
My issue is that from my viewpoint I cannot see polaris so I thought that before viewing I will have to use the dials to "allign" at least somewhat.
Mr. Prusling, do I really need the serial to usb and EQMOD? I thought that the usb from the guide camera to the laptop should be enough? And thank you for the great and detailed info about balancing! -
Hi people!
I got a HEQ5 PRO mount and I plan do to DSO astrophotography. Also, I got one eyepiece just for watching the planets.
For taking AP pictures the mount will be fully guided by PHD2 and a guide camera. As for viewing the planets I would just use the syncscan.What is confusing me are these "circle dials" on the mount. So I have 2 questions:
1. For astrophotography: since the mount will be guided with PHD2 do I have to touch and use those dials at all?
2. For super simple viewing: I would use syncscan so I would need to adjust those dials everytime I want to watch planets?Sorry for newbie questions, I feel a bit overwhelmed with all the possibilities
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Hey, I have changed the Nikon as it is prehistoric to a Canon 1100D so it should be fine.
Yes, I am shooting from a small town and I plan to get a LP filter, but for starting out I would just do some tests to get used to polar alignment and generally taking pictures since I am completely new to this subject.
That is also the reason I feel a bit confused with all the software up on the internet and I cannot figure which software would be absolutely needed and which would be nice to have. -
Thanks for the awesome answers guys!
Could you suggest me a list of "essential" software please?
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Hey people,
What software (freeware) should I use for DSO astrophotography?
I scoured the internet and found many many different combinations and it is a bit daunting for a beginner.
What I know for sure is that I need PHD2 for guiding and I would use Gimp and Stellarium.
So many programs offer overlaping features and I would like to know which ones are "essential"?Cheers!
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Thanks!
Can you guys tell me please what sort of cables do I need?
For now I would practice from my balcony so I would like to try and connect everything to my house electricity.
Cheers!
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Thanks for the answers guys!
@Erling G-P, doesn't the mount come with some kind of adapter or cable to connect it to electricity output?
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Hello guys,
Thank you for your answers!!
I have checked a bit more and this is what I came up with: gear_to_buy
Can you please let me know if anything crucial is missing? Some cables or filters or whatnot?
Also, this HEQ5 is not available for a long time, is there any alternative?
@joe aguiar I have checked the videos (thanks for the links!) and you did a great job explaining!
Cheers guys!- 1
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Hello everybody!
I sold my old Dobs and saved some money so I would try my hand at AP.
My issue is that I feel overwhelmed with all the information available online.I want to take pictures of DSO's and I want to get some "relatively" good gear that should be based on:
1. Skywatcher HEQ-5 mount
2. The camera I own: Nikon D40Now, the question is what tube would fit this setup nicely?
I have these lined up but I don't know which one would be the best (my budget is around 500€ for the tube):
1. 150/750
2. 200/1000
3. Something completely different?
Also, in your opinion what other (eyepieces, t-adapters, filters) would be necessary for the setup to work?
Looking forward to your answers!
Cheers :)
Help with guider focusing
in Getting Started General Help and Advice
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Great advice!
Thank you again Michael, I've spent 2 days trying to figure it out