Time Lapse - Telescope Setup

[DugDog]

Here's a little video I made using a GoPro camera and Windows Live Movie Maker:

Time Lapse Telescope Setup - Astrophotography Tutorials - YouTube

It's a time lapse shot of me setting up my telescope.

Happy New Year!

Doug

[Tinker1947]

Very nice...

[twotter]

Cool idea

[hayju01]

Nice!!! 80 very nice. Love the soundtrack too

[Tom OD]

Thats a very presentation of what we have to in the field, good work.

Tom.

[DugDog]

Thanks for the positive feedback. I really enjoyed using The Time Lapse feature of the GoPro. I tried to Time Lapse the night sky with the GoPro and there's no love...All I got were black frames.

I'm really interested in a Time Lapse sky video, I just don't know where to start!

[iamzoso60]

How long in real time does it take you to set up?

[DugDog]

Takes one hour to setup and about one hour to tear down.

[RogerTheDodger]

I watched with the sound off and had the "Benny Hill" theme tune come to mind

[Euan]

Clear sky, nice site and it looks warm, can you take me there please?

Great idea this, I quite fancy doing something like this myself

[Adz]

What a great video Excellent use of the go pro for astro use!

[Willarnold]

Cool! That's a LOT of gear to set up, but it looks like a great location.

[Catanonia]

top video, made me smile.

Love the bandages around the dew heaters. Does it make that much difference ?

[Celeste]

Wow lol lots of kit and hr to set it all up? Nice....not unlike here did you get a decent night viewing?...here we set up then the clouds arrive....

[DugDog]

@Celeste

Yes, pretty good that night, had some high thin clouds coming in, only lost my guide star once. Overall not a bad night.

@Catanonia

Yes, the ace bandages do make a difference! I monitor both air temperature and scope temperature with a this sensor:

I can dial in the exact temp needed so I don't use too much power. When I'm using battery power, I dial the scope temp 10 degrees over the air temp and that keeps the dew off, unless the humidity is really high, then I might hit 15 degrees over the air temp.

Thanks again for the positive feedback! I really enjoyed the GoPro camera!

[Nexus 6]

Great stuff...nice looking skies you have by the look of it.

thanks for sharing