Plymouthwelshboy

Dumb newbie question so sorry ...I have the sky watcher power tank. It has two cig socket power outlets...12v 10amp. I have a 12v DC cable that will run from the socket into the DC input on the ASIair mini. Can I safely use this cable and outlet to power the ASIair mini? I will only be plugging in a ZWO 120mm mini guide camera and a small dew heater band. Thanks for any help

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I have a SWSA2 tracker and use a canon 800d. I have just bought a samyang 135mm F2 lens. Can i just mount it as normal on the declination plate with the counterweight or do i need to get a lens collar and dovetail plate of some form, and if so, can anyone recommend what i should get? Sorry for the dumb newbie questions and thank you in advance steve

Hi. Have just got a new skywatcher adventurer 2iwifi pro pack. Those of you who have one, have you had problems getting the app to work on an android phone? Everytime I press run in the astrophotography section ,nothing happens. I just get this box coming up. I click OK and nothing. As far as I can see it is next to useless and I am at point of returning it. Can I actually do time lapse etc without having to use the app mode? I can do astro using intervalometer... . Feeling very disappointed would appreciate any help Steve

Really dumb newbie question...so get ready,....and sorry in advance Just got my first telescope skywatcher discovery 150i WiFi GOTO. Have a canon 800d unmodded camera. Have the correct T ring and also a X 2 Barlow lens with thread for T ring. Scope is 150mm aperture and 750mm focal length. Is there anything else I need to get to be able to attach DSLR and do some.basic imaging of some stars, galaxies, nebula and planets ......if so what......or have I got completely wrong end of stick and this set up will never do any astrophotography.....I'm getting myself confused. Sorry for being so dim and thanks in advance for any help or words of wisdom...Steve 🤔🙄😄

thanks guys - thats helpful. the issue with the finderscope is one that sky at night reviews picked up - it seems to be awkwardly located and on lowish tables if the OTA is at steep angle - you have to crouch really, really low to be able to see the red dot - gets uncomfortable. I will see if I can find some bargain tripods Thanks for your tips and advice.

Hi folks. I managed to pick up this brand new telescope for a bargain price on FB market place. It is to tide me over until my 150p arrives. Trying to use this on a table and actually use the red dot finderscope is proving to be a contortionist act. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/skywatcher-heritage-100p-tabletop-dobsonian.html It says it can be out on a tripod which I could see would be advantageous. As a newbie to all this I'm not sure what kind of tripod I'd need....anyone have any tips or suggestions? Appreciated

ah now that does look good - thanks

ok - thank you for all your help and advice - the learning curve is steepening all he time but that is the fun. take care now in these strange times and thank you

hahaha - and there i was thinking - wow - genius level 🤣. Zermelo - thank you for taking the time to do that for me - most appreciated. Out of interest how do you carry and/or store our telescopes?

thats really helpful - thank you for doing this for me - much appreciated. out of interest - how did you know/work this out? I've been searching on the internet but couldn't find anything.

Thank you to everyone who offered me advice on a new telescope purchase. At the end of all the research and discussions I have gone for now with the discovery p150i wifi - it best suits my starting needs - taking into account what people said about my competing needs 😁 I am now thinking about what to store it in so that it is safe in my car and on our motorhome travels - what do people use - soft bags or aluminium cases? I'm a newbie to all of this so am testing the waters so to speak - having made a lot of my outdoor gear over the years - i did wonder about making a carry bag. 1. what would people recommend - aluminium or wooden case or soft bag with padding? 2. - a stupid question - remember i am new to all of this - but out of interest - can anyone tell me the precise diameter from outside edge to outside edge and precise length from outside rear end to front end lip of the optical tube assembly? many thanks steve

georgie, nebula, thanks for the advice - most appreciated steve

thank you everyone for all your comments - i think I am still leaning towards the star discovery 150i wifi as a starter scope for now but take on board the getting of a new pair of binoculars and some good books - I've started with turn left at orion - fascinating stuff. thank you everyone for all your help - most appreciated.

horses for courses I guess - at a later date that may be so for me - but i also need to take into account that my wife will be with me as well. initially I think the goto approach will be best and then as and when i can alter things as my knowledge grows. the idea of having a dual decoder as well - was i thought to allow me to sort of move across to finding things myself but i think i may have got myself very confused.