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May I ask which camera you have?

Thank you for your tips. According to clearoutside it's class 5 bortle. Any good filter you recommend? Vasilis

Thank you

Thanks for the advice. however it was stuck in my head and so I decided to go for an L-eXtreme filter

Would L-Enhance by Optolong be a wise choice? I'm between L-Enhance and H-Alpha

Hello, After taking the first step, buying all my equipment: EQ6-R Pro WO Z73 w/Flattener Uniguide with asi120mm Canon EOS 1100D - with IR filter removed ASIAir Pro What filter do you suggest I get to bring out more nebulosity? I've seen various replies online and it gets quite confusing for me if I'm honest. If you were me, which EOS clip filter would you go for? Thank you, Vasilis

Thank you both! It’s great to see some improvement and your money paying off for the first time 😄

2 hours worth of data including flats and bias with post-processing following half a tutorial.

Thank you very much

Thank you all so very much for giving it a try and giving me tips. tonight if the sky is clear I will shoot for longer. setup is EQ6-R pro with WO z73, flattened and canon 1100d with IR filter removed. I will see tutorials for flats, darks and bias tonight. How do I know what ISO to use, how long of exposure and how many repeats? thank you 🙏 🙂

Hello, Tonight was my very VERY first session of "astrophotography" if you can call it that in my case. I managed to set up my new eq6-r with my zenithstar 73 and my dslr and used ASIAIR pro to capture some images of M27, M31 and M45. Since it was my very first attempt and I am a complete newbie, I didn't do much research on exposure times etc so I used today as a "Test shoot" I captured: Andromeda 10 x 30 second exposures. Pleiades 10 x 30 second exposures. Dumbbell Nebula 10 x 60 second exposures (if I remember correctly). However all the tutorials I watched for post processing didn't do me any good. I need to LEARRRRN! Here are the 3 stacked tifs. I was wondering if anything half decent can come out of them? If anyone wants to give it a try... Thanks m27.TIFm31.TIFpleiades.TIF m27.TIF m31.TIF pleiades.TIF

Thank you very much for the recommendations 🙏 It’s great help for me and I appreciate it!

I appreciate you replying. It looks like I need to get in touch with Flo about it. I am glad it seems I haven't done anything wrong and it's the cable at fault, basically. I connected the EQ6-R to ASIAIR Pro via USB but it didn't seem to work. I guess an EQDir cable will do the trick? Can you please recommend a PSU adapter I can use with the original stock cable? Thank you Vasilis

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/batteries-powerpacks/lynx-astro-12v-dc-5amp-low-noise-mains-power-supply.html https://www.firstlightoptics.com/astronomy-cables-leads-accessories/lynx-astro-silicone-power-cable-21mm-dc-socket-to-gx12-2-dc-jack.html and the part that smells burnt is this:

Woah thank you SO much! All this makes perfect sense!!! I will look for ASIAIR firmware that covers this mount and I will make sure the camera has these settings. I really appreciate you taking the time to inform me!!! Regarding the cables, I'll post a pic in a few mins to show how they were connected. Vasilis

Thank you for all the information. I used the cable to power the mount and not the ASIAIR Pro. If it was the ASIAIR I wouldn't have been stressed as much due to the price difference of ASIAIR and EQ6-R. Thankfully the mount seems to be ok though. I used the cable with Lynx Astro 12v DC 5amp Low Noise Mains Power Supply after reading somewhere a suggestion of these products. I will contact @FLO and see if I can get the cable replaced. I am wondering though, if the cable is replaced will everything be ok? Did I do something wrong I wasn't supposed to do or was it the cable's "fault"? I'll post a pic to show in a bit

Hello! If someone can help me, I have posted my issue in this link: Thanks

Hello, Recently I purchased the following equipment: EQ6-R Pro Mount (from RVO) Lynx Astro 12v DC 5amp Low Noise Mains Power Supply (from FLO) Lynx Astro C13 to UK Mains Cable (from FLO) Lynx Astro Silicone Power Cable 2.1mm DC Socket to GX12-2 DC Jack (from FLO) William Optics Zenithstar 73 - 2019 with Flattener (from a genetleman in this forum) ASIAIR Pro (from ebay) Canon EOS 1100D with IR Filter removed (from a gentleman in this forum) ZWO asi120mm mini guidecam So today that I received the asiair I thought: the sky is somewhat clear, why not try to get everything connected and see what issues I come up with? Cause sure enough I'll have small issues I'll need to overcome. I get everything connected, except the guide camera because I need to order a saddle) in the garden and turn everything on. I connect to ASIAIR Pro with my tablet and I choose EQMod, the DSLR doesn't get recognised. It says None. DSLR is on and on Manual mode so I'm confused as to why it can't be recognised. I turn everything off and on several times. Then I thought WTH let's try to setup the mount anyway. I set Baud to 115200 as advised and it's not letting me connect. I turn everything off and on a couple of times again. Then I smell a something burning... I look at the mount, the button is ON but the light is off. I took the whole setup back inside the house and it turns out the Lynx Astro Silicone Power Cable 2.1mm DC Socket to GX12-2 DC Jack (from FLO) smells burnt. After half an hour of being REALLY stressed, I thought of testing the mount with its original cable in the car's cigarette socket. Thankfully it turned on in there and the mount is ok. Cable is cooked though apparently. I am really confused!!!!!!!! I am obviously a newbie with that stuff. I need suggestions of what I need to buy, a power tank is better than plugging it into a socket with a 12v power supply? Why did the freaking cable get cooked? What should I have done for Asiair pro to recognise my dslr which is supposedly supported? So many questions!!! Thanks and sorry for the long story. Sad day as I was really looking forward to at least "get somewhere" with a few issues that could arise today.

I wonder if that's my light between my garage and my door! 🤣

Ευχαριστώ πολύ Φώτη! Το έχω παραγγειλει ηδη, ομως. (Thanks Fotis, but I have already ordered it)

-EQ6-R Pro from RVO -WO Z73 2019 with flattener bought from a nice gentleman in this group. expecting a uniguide.

UPDATE: I ordered EQ6-R Pro, new, which I will receive tomorrow along with a William Optics Zenithstar 73 -2019 (incl. extras) I ordered from a gentleman in this forum. So from tomorrow I will have the following equipment: EQ6-R Pro WO Z73 WO Uniguide Flattener Canon 1100D and I will buy a zwo asi120mc for the guidescope. What else do you think I will need other than ZWO EAF? Is an Asiair Pro necessary? Thanks everyone Vasilis

@Jamgood How come you chose a reflector? Usually, when I see expensive setups like yours they use small refractors. I am asking obviously because I am learning

That's a beautiful setup you have right there. Thank you for showing me all this. I see you are in Derby too.... I live in Sinfin.

I appreciate all your help, everyone! You really are helping a lot with the info you're giving me. One more question. How do you go about auto-focusing? Do you have to have a ZWO EAF or are there cheaper alternatives? Thanks ❤️