AstroNebulee

Keep the imaging up when you get the opportunity, there's too many cloudy skies to stop the imaging 😉. I'd have a look but I'm at work atm, but will try later if possible.

Hi I pretty much went straight over to an asiair pro after this, just wanted something easy and without hulking the laptop out with everything else. If you go over to the az gti mount owners thread, someone there is bound to help you Cheers Lee https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/387014-skywatcher-az-gti-mount-owners-thread/

Still a great image Ray, keep at it, I'm really impressed with what your set up is getting, can't wait to see more. A filter maybe of some use to add more contrast but you may have to image for slightly longer to allow those photons through the filter.

Great image and lovely colours in there. What length were your subs being unguided. As you've a lot of detail in there 👍. Not a criticism but is the focus out a bit?

Brilliant to hear you got the your set up out on Sunday, it's a brilliant image Ray, you got your target, well done 👏 also these subs can go towards your next imaging session on the great Orion Nebula too. Elps advice on the scope pointing down is great and will hopefully sort your issue out. The guiding you were getting is super too, I'd definitely settle for those figures with the az gti, like Elps I can get down to 0.5-0.8 on some occasions but that's with still air but normally around what you've been getting 👍. I find star tools a lovely piece of software to use and so easy too. You're well on the way now Ray 😊

Yes and release the spring loaded silver one

To focus loosen the collar marked with the orange arrow then turn the part marked with the red arrow until focus is achieved then tighten the collar marked by the orange arrow.

This thread pardon the pun maybe of assistance. I've taken the nose piece off my ovl FF and screwed a rotator from FLO to it, it's hard to get the nose piece off but doable. https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/337227-sky-watcher-camera-rotator-for-72ed-now-available/

Thank you and some great advice there. I think I will go down the visual route for now, like you suggested M42, M45, double cluster a few doubles and bright galaxies if my scope can handle it. I'll use my hyperflex zoom lens, maybe in conjunction with my 32mm lens possibly. Then maybe no need to swap lens out. Hopefully they will gain some joy with seeing those targets and wet their appetites. 😊

Thank you, glad you like it so much, I'm blown away you wanted it as a wallpaper, you can post the royalties fee to Delabole Cornwall or the boys will be round 🤣

That's sounds like a good option and could also help with stability to but then I guess your going into the realms of shed type obsys but still think it would look great 👍, really like your new obsy

Just an update, I have been playing with the scope during daytime and can just power the mount alone and run synscan app in eq mode for visual work, just got to add my finderscope, so will check the concensus of opinions of the guests which they'd rather do/see imaging of sorts or visual

Brilliant, real pleased it passed the storm test abd with the reinforcement still to be done will be even better, top job, Re the water tank look, I was going for a more covered hot tub look 😉👍

I'm impressed, I really like it Stu. When the rods are in the ground it stands a good chance. Really like your ingenuity in the obsy construction. Good luck and look forward to first light with it kitted out 👍

Thank you, I'm using the zwo asi294mc pro, I've since got a zwo 2 inch ir uv filter now so hoping to bring more details out.

That's a nifty bit of kit indeed. Not sure how it would work with my FF, spacers and 294mc pro, there would be a lot more hanging off the back of the scope for me 😬

I am just imagining the dear Peter Aliss commentating on this, what a treat that would be 😂. Hopefully the get together will make the people interested and even more into astronomy, seeing things that can't always be seen by the eye. Hopefully the chap with the alt az scope will bring his.

Haha, I like that 😂. I'm going to pitch the idea to sky sports now 😂, on your suggestion of another scope I'd love to have another scope to set up, another az gti mount and scope would be great. One of my partner friends bf has a scope so I've suggested he brings his. The bins will definitely help and I've a laser pointer to use if needed and allowed (it's under 1). They all know I image just think it's piqued their interest. Thank you, I'm beginning to think it can work, with the use of sky safari too can work. Definitely get the chairs out to point out constellations and maybe the ISS. I like the sound of the flip diagonal, I shall have to investigate more on this. I've never heard of one before. No one touches my scope except me and I'm the biggest clumsy baffoon there is 😂

They know I only image nebula and galaxies really and seen my images. The moony occasionally, and they certainly know I'm not near hubble quality as I tell them haha.

Brilliant idea, thank you, this is why I posted here to get ideas and advice, as I'm generally best sitting on my own imaging one target for the night haha, prefer my own company personally 😉

I plate solve with my asiair pro so easy enough with that. I like the idea too of using stellarium or sky safari to say, get let's go view this that or the other then slew to it, plate solve and take a shot, then boom there you are, hopefully inspired people. Yep ordering a clear night will be priority and also bring their wallets with them as I'm sure they will want to upgrade or get into astronomy haha. The other half's probably not though 😂

Yes they do drink haha. Totally agree with you on wgat they've seen of my images abd what they expect. I've saud they won't look anything like the finished article. I think I can keep it in EQ mode and run with synscan on my phone and replace the osc with ep,but would rather not.

Thank you that's a good suggestion. Just looking for ideas as I don't really want to dismantle my set up to fit the diagonal and eyepiece for this session.

Hi I am 100‰ an imager and my setup is for imaging. But my partner will be holding a get together for some friends and they want to learn some stargazing with me as they are impressed with my images. My set up is sw 72ed AzGti eq mode, asiair pro, zwo asi294mc pro. Now I don't want to dismantle my set up for imaging to do an observing session. So do you think it's feasible to slew to targets and take a quick 20-30 sec single sub image to show them various targets, obviously not faint nebula of small galaxies but clusters and other larger targets. Its so much easier to quickly slew to a target, plate solve take an image quickly and point into the sky where it is located. I will have my binoculars for them to use to see large asterisums