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I'm not seeing in CDC telescope connection menu how to change that? Is it this? And the Celestron telescope from within the hub? OK, think I got it now! Penny dropped eventually 🙂

Thanks! For some reason I did not get an alert that I had a reply, so only just seen this! Main reason for asking was that I wanted a telescope control panel on top when using BackyardEOS, which works with this but not with POTH that I could find. Backyard EOS does some strange slews if I move the scope from within that app, even though I set it to 10% slew, it runs away at a rate of knots for several lunar diameters sometimes, I'm hoping I might avoid that using Ascom Device Hub.

Hi all , looking for help please, I use Cartes Du Ciel with my AVX, on connecting the telescope it launches POTH, should I be using Ascom Device Hub? Is there any advantage, and how would I get Cartes Du Ciel to launch that rather than POTH? Thanks!

Evostar 80ED 2x Barlow, Canon EOS 500D. Closer views are 5x Zoom in BackyardEOS, 200 frames each stacked in Auto Stakkert.

Where does the lolly stick fit into all this? Nice deep field!

Met office satellite, and look out the window. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/map/gcrjvn1zm#?zoom=5&lat=53.08&lon=-1.18&map=SatelliteVis&fcTime=1618431300 Met office forecast is ok ish, sometimes.

I tend to process lunar shots like the second one, but I far prefer the first one! Maybe a bit sharper.

Thanks! Yes it has got long loose arms, but I need more data to bring them out.

1h 42m 102x 60s at iso 1600. Evostar 80ED, Canon EOS 500D, on AVX unguided. NGC 2903 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, positioned about 1.5° due south of Lambda Leonis. It was discovered by German-born astronomer William Herschel, who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. Distance to Earth: 30.66 million light yearsDistance: 30.4 Mly (9.33 Mpc)Size: 100,000 ly (diameter)Apparent size (V): 11′.48 × 5′.25Constellation: LeoApparent magnitude (V): 9

1h 42m 102x 60s at iso 1600. Evostar 80ED, Canon EOS 500D, on AVX unguided. NGC 2903 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, positioned about 1.5° due south of Lambda Leonis. It was discovered by German-born astronomer William Herschel, who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. Distance to Earth: 30.66 million light yearsDistance: 30.4 Mly (9.33 Mpc)Size: 100,000 ly (diameter)Apparent size (V): 11′.48 × 5′.25Constellation: LeoApparent magnitude (V): 9

I am not an expert on Stellarium, but it looks like if you go to the icon along the bottom to the right of centre, that when highlighted says "Move telescope to a given set of coordinates" and you will see if your telecope is connected or not and the yellow reticule does move when you move the telescope using the hand control buttons. and appears to be staying where I put it on a star so it must be tracking. Does that help?

@tooth_dr That's great, thank you! I did see that in Stellarium, but it said radio galaxy, so I looked the other way, and got it wrong! What planetarium is that your using?

NGC 2903 and IC2472? in Leo. Evostar 80ED on AVX unguided. 48x 60 sec at ISO 1600. Canon EOS 500D.

More cloud rolled in, and after Celestron wi fi dongle decided Procyon was buried in the lawn gave up, Icy cold wind.

Clear now, going for NGC2903

Clear blue all day, but shower clouds passing over Derbyshire going south now.

What was your exposure on the Rosetta? I gave it 48 minutes 60 sec subs at iso 800 and got very little out of it. Your Triplet is very good!

@ddm4313You can do it this way, Universal Camera DSLR Hot Shoe to Finder / Red Dot Shoe Adapter https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Camera-DSLR-Hot-Shoe-to-Finder-Red-Dot-Shoe-Adapter/283165189806?hash=item41edf5e6ae:g:XRUAAOSwmT1cAVMD SVBONY SV116 Guiding Scope Ring Kit for Telescope Tube Diameter or Finders 43mm to 70mm for astrophotography https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guiding-Telescope-Diameter-Finders-astrophotography/dp/B07RQT5CHV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=SVBONY+SV116+Guiding+Scope+Ring+Kit+for+Telescope+Tube+Diameter+or+Finders+43mm+to+70mm+for+astrophotography&qid=1617610837&s=electronics&sr=1-1

I would suggest the Leo Triplet as well.

SN11 has experienced an anomoly during the landing sequence.