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Lotinsh

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  1. I'm building an onstep and I have all the parts, but the rod to which I mount the 60t to is too short, is there a way I can make it extrude more to fit the 60t? Pictures for reference: p
  2. I may or may not have turned some of the wrong screws that mess up your focuser's alignment while working on modding my telescope, I've looked through some threads but I haven't found any solution that would work for me on how to collimate the focuser. One method I saw was using a bubble leveler on the focuser and the secondary spider and aligning the focuser until it's the same level as the secondary's spider, though the stock spider of the 130PDS is flexy and both sides aren't perfectly straight, both of them flex enough by the tension of the screws due to their flimsy construction making it impossible to find which part should be used as a reference for the focuser. Another method I saw, some telescopes if I'm not wrong include a point in the tube itself to which you can just align the focuser, however, the 130PDS doesn't seem to have that. What can I do now? Here are images for reference: R
  3. Hi, I'm trying to make an onstep for my EQ5 mount, so far I've gone with the blue pill option, I have the PCBs (empty) now I need all the parts. I think I have gotten all the necessary parts except now I'm kind of stuck with the motors. What motors do I need and what specifications? Also, would these do?: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32572890101.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.720c38datCrlqS&mp=1 Once I have chosen the motors, how do I figure out what pulleys and belts I need? So far I'm following the onstep bluepill guide for the electronics and stuff: https://onstep.groups.io/g/main/wiki/6408 Following this guide: https://astroeq.co.uk/tutorials.php?link=custommotors Are these the correct pulleys for my mount?: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004019238577.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.720c38da2Bn1qL&mp=1 and https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002226516848.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.720c38da2Bn1qL&mp=1 Sorry if this is a dumb question, it's hard for me to wrap my head around what I'll need and how it will all work later on, so far I hope that I will have everything and I won't need anything extra that hasn't been mentioned. Any help is appreciated, as I don't want to accidentally order the wrong parts. Thanks.
  4. Yeah imaging indeed isn't cheap, hence I'm looking at the used market. I know I don't have enough funds to step up the game yet, but my plan is once a while make an upgrade once I can. For now my budget is <100 Eur, not much. Especially with the inflation. Are there perhaps other upgrades I could do to improve exposure time or something that helps imaging for my budget?
  5. Sounds interesting, maybe I'll try the onstep, does it track well? Also would I need to buy both motors or I can keep the one I have? It seems like it could be a nice DIY project to do. Just need to understand even what it does and what I'll need etc. Thanks for the suggestion about darks, next time I'll photograph, I'll try taking them too, next time will be in early or late august as only then I get astro dark nights. I should have a guide scope, someone was giving one away, I just had to pay for shipping, it should arrive in a week. Though I don't have a camera for it, that too I will need to somehow get, I've seen someone use a webcam, would that be good enough?
  6. For deep space I mostly use either iso 800 or 1600 with 45 second images and some 30 second. As for darks I didn't use many, not sure if I should or not, since I don't have a cooled camera the temperature changes a lot, not sure if I should take darks. I usually take around 15 flats and around 30 bias frames. For the M51 I have 120 30 second frames, 150 45 second frames, 15 flats and 30 bias for 45 sec. For 30 sec frames I have 16 flats and 28 bias frames. For editing I use only photoshop, I do everything there. And for starless image version for more editing in photoshop I use StarNet to get rid of stars. Stacking in DeepSpaceStacker.
  7. I'm getting into astrophotography, want to step up the game and for not too expensive thought that this was the first upgrade to make. I have captured some objects and have learned a lot trough the process, though I definitely know that there's a LOT to learn for me. It's either this or a new telescope, maybe modifying my camera too but I want to still use it for regular photography, so not sure about that yet. I'm using a 130p Heritage telescope (Terrible for astrophotography, bought it for visual use only at first), a single axis EQ5 mount and a Nikon D3300 camera (not modified). Here are some photos I have captured so far: https://failiem.lv/u/ragctb8vu
  8. @malc-c I'm not exactly sure but I think I have this motor kit: https://tavcso.hu/en/product/RAeq5 Also I don't have a guide camera, is it necessary? Can I use a webcam instead?
  9. That's interesting. I thought you'd need both motors. Well in that case I'm going to at least try that, thanks!
  10. Thanks for all the answers, unfortunate I cannot use other motors. As Cosmic Geoff said, the budget indeed is the issue, I have 100 Eur to spend so there's that. I already have a single axis motor but want to get into guiding, though I need the second motor and seems like I can't buy it anywhere separately. Not that familiar with DIY, would it be possible to somehow for the cheap DIY the second motor and the controller for guiding?
  11. I have an EQ5 mount and I found someone here selling HEQ5 dual axis guide motors for a cheap price, but I was wondering, is it possible to somehow have them work on EQ5? There seems to also be the EQ5 dual axis motors selling here, tho someone already seems interested in them, so I'm probably not going to get them, hence I'm wondering if I could use some other mount motors selling here.
  12. My guess it's due to street lights, as there is no way for me to not get them in my image, I'm basically surrounded by them. Is there a way to fix this green blob in my image? I'm using photoshop for post processing, but I can't seem to get rid of this green middle effect in this image, also sky gradient seems to be terrible, can I fix this? I also tried different settings in DSS, but the problem still persists, at least it got rid of the green color. Raw files: Autosave.tifAutosave001.tifAutosave001.tif Edit: Seems like I found something that helps, didn't think about gradients before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9weEol1aWds Edit2: Seems like the method I found worked, got this as a result, thoughts?:
  13. Ok, so this is going to sound super dumb. I purchased a cheap laser collimator, it was either a 50 eur good one, but I went with a 20 eur cheap one from aliexpress, I think I got a screw stuck in it while trying to collimate the damn collimator. What in the world do I do now? And why don't they come collimated and have sealed screws???
  14. Thanks, that answers pretty much everything, so if my telescope will tilt and cause issues, is it a good idea to buy a new telescope at somepoint? It's probably not going to be any time soon as I don't have that much budget. Edit: Thanks to both of you, this will come in useful for sure.
  15. I wanted to make just one big thread with all my questions in general, because I can't seem to find everything on google and they are too short for their own thread. Can I do astrophotography if it doesn't get fully dark in night at summer? How do I find deep space objects in the middle of city where I can't see most of the stars? How do I know that I have located the object if I can't see it in camera? How do I photograph planets if they're too small in camera view? I already have a 3x barlow, do I need a 5x? Also is 3x + 2x barlow 5x or 6x? Since doesn't the 2x magnify the 3x 2 times? How do I know if my polar alignment is good enough? Can I buy a second motor for my eq5 with single motor drive and make a laptop look trough my dslr to correct drifting? Also what benefit is there of the second motor? Is it needed? Optional? Which light pollution filter under 140ish eur would be the best for me? Or should I just buy an UHC filter? Can I not use a coma corrector if I would crop my images? Since I'm trying to use my Heritage 130p, does adding the dslr make my telescope not be in collimation? Since its held by 2 tubes aren't they bending from weight and making it not aligned? Do counter-weights count as additional weight on my mount? Or is the limit just how much can my gear be without counter-weights? Can I use the eq5 rotation degrees shown on the mount to find objects in sky? Like guiding but manually looking what degrees are showing on my eq5? I might add other questions, this is all that comes to my mind at the moment, I would be happy for any advice in general, like tips and stuff, everything is welcome since I'm a complete beginner in astrophotography trying to follow youtube tips and stuff. Edit: I'm sorry if my question seem dumb, they probably are
  16. Well since you've guys mentioned the thread I've created, I bought the EQ5 at the end of the day and got a single motor drive, so far I haven't used it too much, as it's literally been cloudy everyday since fall. But one image I was able to capture (single exposure of Orion) looked amazing, I am still proud of it, even though it is out of focus since I seem to have a difficult time with collimation (maybe I'm just a moron) of my 130p Heritage, I don't have any tools for that, so there's that, I couldn't reach focus that night quick enough before clouds came. But overall my experience seems to be good so far, well at least for now my main focus is understanding how to do all the other things before worrying that much about the mount, my priorities are ,collimation and overall I'm trying to understand what in the world I'm doing, etc. I'm thinking of buying a new telescope for astrophotography, since the 130p Heritage isn't meant for it, which I didn't know before. So there's that. I'm not sure if I should've posted this in the other thread, but since the thread has been mentioned here I'm posting it here, sorry if this is the wrong place.
  17. Price seems to be a little higher for the motors, the EQ5 is cheaper though. Which one should I get? I'm not sure if the dual with auto guider will fit in my budget. Also how do they work? Just add them and thats it?
  18. This seems like a better option, just to buy a ready one, will I still need to solder it or something, or do I just attach it to the EQ5? I don't have any tools so I might have to buy some. Also what adapters would I need to buy for my nikon camera? I think the dual motor with auto guider might be the best for me perhaps. Edit: Will one of these work? https://www.ieskaties.lv/teleskopi/montejumi/montejuma-piederumi/sky-watcher-eq5-ra-motors-ar-pulti https://www.ieskaties.lv/teleskopi/montejumi/montejuma-piederumi/sky-watcher-eq5-un-neq5-motori Sorry its in latvian, but it seems to be cheaper to ship and overall the eq5 is cheaper here.
  19. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with soldering and that much DIY work though 😅 perhaps just the star adventurer would be better? I don't know if with my experience I would be able to make that. Never done any big DIY projects so idk. But if I would to say perhaps go with that option, what would I need to buy, like is there perhaps a full list of everything I would need? Also I was planning to order it tomorrow as it's black friday and lots of stuff will be on sale. Seems like a fun idea, not sure about my capabilities though.
  20. @Elp Thanks, I think I'm going to stick with the star adventurer also @vlaiv How much DIY will I need to do? What else would I have to buy? I'm not that familiar with all the parts myself sorry Edit: the https://www.omegon.eu/camera-mounts/omegon-mount-mini-track-lx-quattro-ns-set-with-ball-head-polar-wedge-/p,71927 is also on sale and seems like it includes the polar wedge, is this perhaps a good option?
  21. Sorry guys for the late reply, I had to study a lot. I'm going to be using nikon 3300D and 50mmF1.8G lens, I was planning to use my 130p telescope, thought it seems too heavy for any mount. Would the star adventurer be a good choice? I'm thinking with going with that perhaps, Also thanks for all the replies Edit: I could also go with the EQ5 Deluxe? Its on sale currently for 380EUR
  22. I want to do some astrophotography, I have tried without a mount so far not terrible, though it is quite annoying that I have to take so many pictures with just the lens, also my tripod is tiny and keeps falling over. I know that I will enjoy photographing night sky so I'm committed. Is the Skywatcher Mount EQ5 good enough? Do I need to buy separate parts for it to work? Like adapters etc? Also any other better mount recommendations? I'm not so familiar with mounts and their types. All advice is welcome Edit: Just in case I'm from Europe and I mean 500Eur
  23. Doesn't look as small as I thought it would be, I'll give it a try, now I just need a clear night
  24. @alacant Yeah, I wish, money's a bit tight now, especially that school has now started for me, thanks for the advice though, I'm keeping my eyes open on used lens market, maybe something good for 50 bucks will pop up some time. @happy-kat That image looks good, I have taken some shots of milky way myself, turned out amazing, though what I am worried is that andromeda will be too small, hopefully it will be large enough to capture some details
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