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Thanks for the advice Mike 

Hi all 

it's been awhile and weather is crappie here in Michigan . The question I have is what is a good scope to start out with for eeva  ? I would like to view both planets and deep sky objects also. I have a mount in mind but no scope. I would like to keep the scope below $ 750 if possible. Thanks in advance

Ken

2 hours ago, happy-kat said:

Portable is quite a personal requirement and means different things to different users.  What size medium refractor were you looking at.

Red cat, zenith 73 around that size I don't know much about refractors or good size. My goal is DSO and some planetary photography any recommendations is much appreciated 

Thank you !👍😎 nothing huge I'm going to start with a medium refractor 

What is a good tracking mount to start with for  astrophotography? My main goal is that it be portable and reasonably priced. I was looking at the heq 6 pro but that's  at the top end of my budget for the mount. I'm sure this question has been asked quite a bit! Thanks in advance and clear sky's 

Ken

Welcome back and god bless you ! 

Hello 

I have a rookie question, here goes, does a focal reduce reduce the focal length  of your scope or increase FOV ? Also how do you determine the size you need 

clear sky's 

Ken

Hello all

its been crappie weather here lousy viewing ! plus I have been sidelined with back problems witch I hope to resolve on Tuesday. I can't wait to get out there and start observation again !

clear sky's 

Ken

Thanks mike for the response 

Hello fellow star gazer 

I have a few questions about EEVA. # 1 can I use my 10" standard dob to start out in EEVA,#2 Is it recommended to start out with a cmos  camera ? Any advise is appreciated  !

clear sky's everyone

ken

21 minutes ago, michael8554 said:

In my opinion that was not the best way to image the planets - are you sure he wasn't imaging Deep Sky Objects such as Galaxies ?

Because Dobsonians are usually short focal length, for viewing faint objects like Galaxies, whereas Planetary scopes are usually long focal length, to give high "magnification" of bright planets.

Planets are best imaged in video mode, where ideally thousands of frames are shot at 50 to 100 frames per second or more.

Then stacking software is used to discard all the frames where atmospherics have degraded the image, leaving only the frames with "near-perfect" viewing.

With a non-tracking Dobsonian there would only be a short period of time where the planet would be in the field of view.

Michael

He did both I now you mentioned it I bet the planets were video, I'm such a rookie  🤣

hi all

i have another rookie question. I was just watching a utube channel, astronomars  where he used a non goto scope to take his photo's. The scope was a 10" dob.the photos were 30 40 1 to 5 sec exposures. I would lie to know how to do this without a tacking or goto mount ?

thanks in advance

Ken
 

I have a apertura AD10" dob scope I live in mid Michigan, it gets cold up here ! Do I need to use a dew strap on my scope dew can be heavy up here,patio table can be very wet  ?

Hi all !

Last night seeing conditions were ok but I took my apertura ad 10 out for a spin. I'm new to astronomy and slowly learning this new hobby. The night started out well until I took my first view of Saturn and noticed my scope was not cooled off enough. So I waited a while longer and it still had not stabilized. I discovered the fan wasn't working so I solved that problem with a portable fan. I went on to view Saturn, which was ok. Then searched for andromeda and finally did, it was awesome! ! ! So goes my onward adventure into astronomy

1 hour ago, Freddie said:

It’s just an alternative prediction from another data source.

Ok thanks Freddie 

Hi all

i have another rookie question.on the app it has a 7t clouds, what does that stand for ? I am far from a meteorologist ! Thank you

Ken

Thanks all for the advice ! I learned a few things. Unfortunately it's been crap seeing for the past 3 day and it's going to continue until Monday here I mid michigan

I could use some advise on how to improve my planet viewing my scope is a 10" dob , 1250 mm focal length. I have a 30mm, 17 mm and a 9mm eyepieces and a 2.5x Barlow. I was hoping  for a larger visual and a little more detail. I am such a rookie and accept all advise 

thanks Ken

Thank you all for the wonderful welcome and all the advice. 

Hi all I am new to this hobby and know very little. I have a apertura 10" dob for a scope starting to learn the night sky. Haven't found any DSO yet but will keep trying. I live in mid Michigan in a class 5 bortle area. I am retired . Thanks in advance for any advice 

Ken