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  1. It has built in wifi, so don't need a dongle but it is wifi connection through the synscan app
  2. Hi, I have a Skywatcher Star Discovery 150 and I have recently purchased a zwo asi585mc camera for it. Until now I have been using the synscan pro app on my phone to control the mount but I am trying to get the laptop setup to control everything. I have installed: synscan pro app (for windows) 2.4.5 Sharpcap 4.0 Stellarium 23.2.0 Ascom platform 6.6SP2 Ascom Synscan app driver 1.4.0 I can get the synscan app to connect to the mount and control it fine, I can also get Stellarium to connect with the synscan app and control the mount (connecting via port 10001) but if I go onto ascom device hub or sharpcap and select the synscan app driver it fails to connect. When I click into properties there is an option for remote port which I have not seen in any of the videos or pictures I have seen about setting up the device hub. Please can someone guide me to what settings I should be using or what I am doing wrong. Thanks
  3. In settings you can set the focus to far to disable auto focus.
  4. I agree this seems to be a step to far, if you wanted then then you may as well just download an image of the moon
  5. I have the skywatcher star discovery 150i so tracking is not a problem. As for the phone adapter it is just a very basic clamp onto eyepiece adapter. I will just need to figure out which camera it is using and line it up. See what happens
  6. @Stu those pictures are incredible. I would be gobsmacked if I can achieve anything half as good as those. Did you attach the camera to an eyepiece or did you use a t adapter nosepiece and photograph at prime focus (if that is even possible)?
  7. @Jimbo64 did you get the 585 in the end, if so how did it work out for you. I am in a similar predicament as you were. My scope is not as big as yours (only 6" newt). I too was looking for the perfect camera to do planetary and dso. I now realise that such a camera does not exist so I am torn between getting a planetary camera (asi224mc) and just doing to planetary and lunar eeva to learn the basics then upgrade the camera when I want to do dso, or just bite the bullet and go all in for a dso camera now.
  8. @aGent how did the asi585mc work out for you with the star discovery?
  9. Hi, I have a google pixel 7 pro phone and have recently discovered the astrophotography mode on it. I haven't tried it yet but I have bought a smartphone adapter to attach to an eyepiece of the telescope. Has anyone else used a google pixel phone attached to their scope in astrophotography mode? Do you use the timer function to allow the phone to stabilise after pressing the shutter? Also I would be interested to see any images people have got using a google pixel in astrophotography mode. Thanks
  10. Hi, I have the skywatcher star discovery 150i which is also my first real telescope. I love it. It gives great views of the planets and moons and deep space objects can be viewed but they are quite faint. I am in a bortle 4 area so probably get much better views at a dark sky site. The eyepieces that come with it are adequate to start with but you will definitely want to invest in some better quality ones. I bought the baader hyperion mark iv zoom eyepiece which is expensive but it's brilliant. If you eventually want to go down the astrophotography route just bear in mind that you will struggle to get prime focus with a dslr, you would need to either use a barlow lens or better yet get a dedicated astro camera. I may be wrong but I think a lot of newtonian reflector scope suffer with prime focus unless they are built for imaging (i.e the skywatcher 150pds for example). Unfortunately I can't comment on the celestron as I have never used one.
  11. Thanks for the info guys, I think the mini maybe the way to go
  12. That option did cross my mind, the trouble is I don't have a laptop anymore, all I have is an android tablet and android phone so I thought the ASIAir would be the best option as it allows connection to an android device
  13. Hi, I am looking into venturing into the world of eaa/eeva and was wondering if anyone could tell me is it worth spending an extra £100 for an ASIAir Plus instead of a ASIAir mini? From what I can tell the only real difference is the USB ports (Plus has USB3.0). Obviously USB3.0 is going to relay quicker than USB2.0 but realistically how much of a difference is it going to make for eaa/eeva purposes? Thanks
  14. I know this is an old post but just to add, I have owned the skywatcher star discovery 150i for 2 years now and never had to touch either mirror. When doing star check collimation looks spot on so no complaints.
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