Mikekido

I've been an observer for decades. I kept my Celestar C8 Black Tube for just that reason. I will say that it is the recent (last year and a half or so) increased interest in astrophotography that piqued my interest. When we're to the point that we can star-hop or planisphere to see what we want, I suppose it is the new challenge in the field to try and get a more "quality" image. I already liked shooting "sky" photography (airshows and flight in general), so I suppose astrophotography was the next logical step for me. I know that I have been offered two different kinds of money for my C8 by two different kinds of hobbyists: fair amounts by those who want to just observe, and obscenely low amounts by photo noobs that say "its focal length is no good for photography so it's just not worth much today" *note: that is an incorrect statement... I still like to observe and teach kids to observe, so I turn them all down. I think the observers are still out there, they're just quiet.

BTW - The image above was right after I got the GT81 - the back focuses are set correctly now and the right spacers are installed on the mini. (I have my Nikon on the main tube with a 0.8x flattener right now). And everything is actually plugged in correctly.

Hi all! Pretty much a noob with all dedicated astro cameras. I have the Air Pro app loaded on a new tablet and I get connected, but I get no image (other than change of state with cap on/cap off - dark screen/light screen) or histogram on the tablet. I thought it was a back focus issue, but I set it for what was recommended and got the right spacer on the 120mm mini - I can disconnect the USB from the Air Pro and plug it directly to my PC and I get live image on that ASI capture software, but nothing on the ASIAir app. They're all ZWO cameras (ASI120mm mini [guide] and ASI120 or 183mc [main]) that show properly when connected the the Air Pro, the focal lengths of the guide scope and telescope are correctly entered. I used the same exposure time on the app I was using on the PC. Power is good because I can move the EAF (powered by the Air Pro via USB) with the hand control. Lights are steady - I'm at a loss. I almost feel like it is the most basic thing I am missing in the instructions - like moving the "on/off switch to the on position" or something stupid, but danged if I can find it.