SpaceDave

Can anyone describe how they connected their ASIAIR Pro to their SE mount. Cables, setup procedure, etc. I've had zero luck. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. David

Yeah, I’m having the same problem with the weather! Good luck connecting it all together!

That’s awesome, Al. Thank you very much. I’ll compare this with mine and try your advice when I get a moment! Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply, Al. I'll give a two star alignment a go next time theres some stars out! Thanks again. Dave

Thanks for the reply, StevieDvd. I just tried all the Celestron options and got the same result from them all, unfortunately. “Not found” and “Connect Failed”.

Hello all, Sorry for jumping in on this post. I’m struggling to use my 6SE with the ASIAIR Pro and was hoping someone could help me. Anyone know how to successfully connect a Celestron 6SE mount to the ASI Air Pro? I have connected it from the USB 2.0 port on the ASI Air Pro to the micro USB port on the mount's hand controller. I used a USB 2.0 to Micro USB cable - I've tried two different cables. When I go into the ASI Air Pro app's mount section, and I try to connect to the mount I get a 'Connect Failed' message (see attached screenshots). I have updated the firmware on both devices. Any ideas? Thanks!

Hello all, Anyone know how to successfully connect a Celestron 6SE mount to the ASI Air Pro? I have connected it from the USB 2.0 port on the ASI Air Pro to the micro USB port on the mount's hand controller. I used a USB 2.0 to Micro USB cable - I've tried two different cables. When I go into the ASI Air Pro app's mount section, and I try to connect to the mount I get a 'Connect Failed' message (see attached screenshots). I have updated the firmware on both devices. Any ideas?

NGC891 - Galaxy Not particularly happy with this image, but I've tried and tried to get more data, but the weather (and full moon) over the last month has be terrible. Clearly very noisy. Still, I love the object. 270 x 20s subs = 1hr30mins - also used darks, flats and biases. ISO 1600. Celestron 6SE, Canon 600D, Optolong L-Pro LP filter, 0.63 focal reducer.

I have the focal reducer and it has helped with exposure times. I've found I don't have to throw away anywhere near as many subs due to trailing, its more forgiving.

Hello all. I’ve tried a few times in the last month to image Mars but have had very little success. Although a decent size, Mars is very blurry and wobbly. I am fairly new to the hobby, but I would say it appears to be poor seeing conditions. I am using a Celestron 6SE and Canon 600D. I have tried 2x and 3x Barlow. I focus using a bahtinov mask (on stars). I used movie crop mode on various ISOs and exposures, stacking at least 3000 frames (keeping the best 1%, 2%, 5%, etc). Is Mars too far away now? Or am I underestimating how rarely you get a night of good seeing? How do you find out when the best seeing will be?

Great, thanks! Yeah, I may have to wait until Mars comes back around.

Awesome photo, Peter! I have the same setup as you. Can you tell me how much Barlow you used and the settings on the camera, please? Struggling to get a decent shot of Mars.

Fantastic image.

Hello Alan. I'm in the same boat. Did you get around to removing the filter and how were the results? Thanks.

Awesome. I’ll edit mine using the directions on the video! Thanks.

Great, thank you.

Interesting. Certainly noticed the steep learning curve with this hobby! Thanks for the info, I’ll need to put some time aside to practice using these programs

Good idea, will do! Thanks.

Great, I've downloaded DDS and have a video tutorial too

Interesting. I'll take a look at those two softwares. Thanks!

Thanks for the advices. I used SIRIL to stack the M31. I am new to astrophotography and it's editing, so I could be making quite a few mistakes during the stacking and editing process. I'll have a go at StarTools. Thanks.

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. I seem to move toward darkening the image too much in order to reduce the noise in the black of space.

My attempt at the Andromeda Galaxy and Whirlpool Galaxy. Think I may need more lights and a shorter focal length for Andromeda! Both images used 350 x 15 second lights, 50 darks, 50 biases, 50 flats. Taken with a 6SE and Canon 600D. Also used a f6.3 focal reducer.

Awesome photos.

Thanks! Good luck