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gave my skyguider pro a new feature. kinda of a Skyguider pro goto now dont hunt me down with pitch forks and astro lamps 😅 will do a quide test when weather allows. (note no ap dark so not sure if i wanna rig up mono for a test) and need to design a top and Rj45 port intergration. VID_20230514_133129.mp4

not a part of any sadly

update since ioptron are not replying to my mails, i plan to send the mount back and look at other options. would have been nice to stayed with a light setup for my needs.

I recently got my hem 27 and i love it, but i have notice a couple of things. goto function is always of until it do a sync to target, and made sure location time etc is set also synced. (not that big an issue and is off by a fair bit) but when guiding or just running on a target, it will make knocking and hissing sounds. it does that with balanced load or no gear on it, and doing a slew back and for sometimes makes it go away. most the noises come from the RA axis although, during guiding i think some hissing or strange noise comes from the dec axis also. did i get a dud made by the guy fired 20 mins ago? ps. i know the sound of steppers since i have a few stepper operated devices including a 3dprinter

same here since i have an m31 and MW shot planned, seller informed they might have a shipment mid this week so hope it might be here start next week. think my first outing would be a test to see max sub times and test on a simple target like 7sisters.

sounds like you are heading for a fun outing 😁

does any one here know the basic of gettign PHD2 setup for the HEM27.?

normaly i balance then level then do my PA (although sgp needed a testspin) then i frame then start selecting guide star in PHD2 and let it cali from there. but might need to start the first HEM session a bit before AP dark to have a go with how it is works with PHD2 on what it is in the dropdown menu selection.

the price at the shop on hem27 was a little under other, and jumping back and fort about both being new mounts. i decided to gamble on the cheaper option this time, and being used to the ipolar also kinda gave me an nudge. after reading about ZWO kinda "forcing" users to only use their products together, gave me a feel that there might be some ecosystem requirements i dont wanna bother with. Eg the asair mainly only works with ZWO devises. now i just need to figure out how to setup it up in PHD2 and wait for it to arrive.

sorry for the late responce, ordered the HEM27 earlier this week. found a deal tha saved me a bit getting the ioptron CF tripod for a cheaper price also. i plan to find a good template and try and review it kinda. might share it here if some one is interested.

thx for the input you are right about them being new, and there will be some teething issues. But from what i gather about them as companies as of late, is that ioptron have been harder to get into contact with. and have been reading about quiet a few sending their mount back since there are some QC issues. have seen lees of that from ZWO, but as you say it is their first mount and bound to have a few niggles. as far a spec go they are close and by oct there may be more review data available. and atm im just trying to figure out how much to budget etc for when the time comes.

thx for the input ATM im shooting a redcat 51 with either my asi533mm or nikon z7ii, and plan to incremental go up to max 1000mm. (next scope will be 500-650mm iguess) currently i have a tablet windows surface pro with me so no issue there, and i plan to use the bluetooth goto function and guide via the tablet. the northern danish skies are not the best so super high precision i dont think would matter to much up to that FL.

i am currently planning an upgrade from my skyguider pro, and i have been looking at the HEM27 and AM5. the main requirement is small and "compact", since i travel to my location by motorcycle. and later plan to go to about 800mm FL max 1000. IF ignoring the price and brand, they otherwise seem close on paper specs. if we go by specs alone which one would you suggest, the AM5 or the HEM27 with ipolar.