• Nightcap app iso around 200 and FPS 1 and control gain on pvs14
• Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
• The Pvs14 Gen 3 monocular night vision device with the following specifications:
• Photocathode Sensitivity: 2058 FOM: 2700 SNR: 37.5 EBI: .7 Halo: .7 Center resolution: 72
• Unfilmed/filmless Gated 18UM 11769 style is also mentioned.
• Sky-Watcher 300P Flextube
• @F/3.6 with nexus focal reducer .75x
• Sky-Watcher 150i
• Tele Vue 55 mm (67 mm conversion) eyepiece
• Sharpcap polar aligned and synscan pro one star alignment.
• Davinci resolve studio 21, basic stretch, color edits like saturation and contrast, noise reduction. Change speed to make the video flow better.
• 22lbs counterweights
• SVBONY SV220 Telescope Filter, 2" 7nm Dual-Band Nebula Filter, Reduce Stray Light, H-Alpha&O-III Narrowband Filter for One-Shot Color Camera

Moon photo taken with Nikon Z8 and Takahashi TSA-120 telescope. One frame processed in Photoshop.

Telescope: Bresser 76/700 EQ
Optical: H25mm
Camera: iPhone 17 Pro Max
Location: Gran Canaria, Spain

(I will improve how to take photos with the mobile and telescope, It's been a long time since I used it)

Yesterday I turned 30 and my girlfriend got me a Sky-Watcher Heritage 150p as present.

Couldnt be happier to have this new Hobby unlocked now!

Both pictures of the moon are snapshots with my Pixel 10.

I'm really looking forward to dive deep into this.

I used SkyWatcher 150pds, ioptron gem 28 and Sony nex 7. Just so you know, the chromatic aberration comes from cheap Barlow lenses. To improve clarity and capture an image of the Cassini Division or the hexagon at the north pole, do I just need to work on the focus, or is there something else I should do?

Yesterday I had surprisingly good seeing, which I took advantage of for a stroll along the terminator. Here is the result. It's a stacked image (30 seconds, processed with PIPP, AutoStakkert 4, and Registax 6), captured with a Sky-Watcher Skymax 127, a 20 mm Plössl, and a Samsung Galaxy S23 in Pro Video mode.

15% of 1000 frames (150) stacked in AUtostakkert after PIPP stabilization. Then sharpened using wavelets in Registax. Captured using a 10 inch dob and asi120mcs planetary cam with firecapture.

1st image is 🪐
2nd image is Saturn’s moon “titan”
3rd is 1st quarter moon

Taken from 80mm aperture , 900 mm focal length , 25 mm eyepiece focal length

Taken through my 10 inch dob with an asi120mcs planetary cam. About 6000 frames. Tips would be appreciated

I can spot saturn, Jupiter and other bright stars. But I never saw nebulae, galaxies and clusters from my naked eyes from city. How do they look from naked eyes? How to point at it? I got a 60700 telescope

Hi there,

My main and only scope is Skywatcher Dob 130 heritage on GOTO mount. It is great, but mount does not fit in designated space in my camper, so I am thinking about buying something smaller, that will be with me all the time. 130 dob can stay at home and be taken out on designated trips.

I am looking at many things right now.

Binoculars,
Small Refractors
Small MAK

Binoculars looks great, but i dont think I will end with only one pair (10x50 and 20x70) and it will be costly.

Small Refractors from Skywatcher and SVBony which has great reviews and I will be able to use my eyepieces

Small Mak - like maybe 90 (Skywatcher/SVBony), or even smaller from sv bony with fixed eyepiece with zoom capabilities - Svbony SV41 PRO

In your experience, which solution is the best? In my observation I am looking at everything that is in my line of sight - clusters, planets, galaxies and sometines nebulas. Only visual not astrophotography.

It's cloudy over here tonight, so I thought we could have a little chat here, if you like to share your most recent observation. Or project, if you have one. This time it's about visual observing.

No big deal, just curious, what planets, DSOs are on your mind right now.

Tonight had the perfect conditions to capture a spooky-looking October moon.

Hey everyone!
I just bought this skywatcher classic 200P new, and I saw this black speck on the mirror which is likely the plastic cap shaving off. Should I try to get it off ? and if yes, how?
Thanks!

I got this telescope for $30. The condition is literally brand new, like it has never been used before lol. Anyone know what brand it is and what year it was made? I tried searching the name but I can‘t find anything. Thank you

I’m sorry I’m not very knowledgeable of this topic but I would love to see more of space is there any telescope out there that’s would be a good option that could be under 200$ and Amazon would be a preferred place but could be anywhere if there’s better and let’s say this upcoming week like a Sunday would I be able to see any other planets in the sky. is there an app to use that could maybe tell you if there’s any other planets or shooting stars passing your way I also live in Florida broward area thanks

Single 60sec shot with Canon 60D on barndoor tracker 17mm lens f2.3 processed with pixInsight, Photoshop CS5
This is my Telescope a Orion 8” inch f3.9 Astrograph newtonian on a avx mount with a 60mm guide scope with a orion starshoot autoguider.

Am I doing something wrong, or is there something wrong with my telescope? I center the secondary mirror by looking at it, as shown in the picture, but then the laser doesn’t hit the center of the mirror. If I move the laser to the center of the mirror, the alignment of the secondary mirror gets messed up. What is the problem?

My laser collimator is properly aligned.

Hello there.

I have an Apertura 10" dobsonion telescope. Love the thing. My only gripe, and I'm not sure if this is common, is the rocker box feels kinda... cheap kind of? Like it can barely be windy and it'll move, no matter how much i tighten the knobs.

Is there like an upgraded rocker box you can buy for these dobsonion telescopes?? I can't find any rocker boxes individuall sold on high point scientific where I originally bought it, so thought I'd try and ask here.

I have Celestrone 114 LT AZ telescope. What are the most interesting things that I can see in the space by using this telescope with decent accuracy.

Bought used Meade starpro as 90 yesterday on the way to campground and this was my shot of moon with 9 mm supplied EP and iPhone 16e with exposure -2.0. I tried Saturn, the visual was a blur with the 9mm. Later, I found the main objective lens was very dirty and after some crude cleaning I was able to get a clean crisp view of Jupiter and 4 moons in a line and could see 2 bands early this morning. I am now hooked ha ha. While the visual was incredible to me, the iPhone kept reverting back the exposure and the image of Jupiter came out way to bright and unfocused but it did get it’s moons. Cleaned the diagonal prism and downloaded black magic app and hopeful for images tonight of Saturn and tomorrow morning for Jupiter.

My question is what do you recommend for next step up NEW telescope? I believe I have settled on the Heritage 150p but, I really liked the slow motion controls for holding the image in view that I was with the Meade. My other experience was with a vintage 3” Tasco reflector with a mount that is very tedious and consuming and sometimes impossible to hold the image in view. How will the 150p fare for holding image in view? I read the alt az slow motion controls and tripod are beginner level with the Meade, but I was completely happy with it. I also found the Meade 90mm showed many more deep sky objects than the old Tasco. Fwiw, my BIL gifted the old 3” 700m Tasco (think K mart 1980s) and I was able to get Saturn rings very clearly at about 75x. That prompted to find the used Meade and now that I have seen Jupiter clearly with the Meade, I think I want to purchase a new telescope. Thank you for your advice on what new telescope you think would fit my use (Mostly viewing planets and dsos with maybe some photography but not going all in yet on the photography, want some more visual experiences as a first start.

Thank you for comments about what new telescope might fit me best.

Hi everyone! I recently got elected to my university astronomy club’s e-board, and I’m trying to get our 8-inch Meade LX200 Classic running again.

We currently use it manually, but constantly nudging it to keep Saturn in view gets annoying. We also have an 8-inch Celestron GoTo telescope that we use with a camera. Ideally, I’d like to point both telescopes at the same deep-sky object so people can compare the camera image with the eyepiece view. I know the visual view will be much fainter, but I think it could be useful for outreach.

Unfortunately, we’re missing the Classic hand controller and DEC motor cable. I searched our storage room and found an AutoStar II controller and an empty LX200GPS mount, but that mount is too large for the 8-inch tube. It might have originally belonged to our observatory’s 14-inch LX200.

Before powering up the Classic, I have a few questions:

• Capacitors: I’ve read about the original tantalum capacitors failing and damaging the boards. An electrical engineer suggested using a regulated 12V supply instead of 18V. Besides replacing the capacitors, are there practical ways to reduce the risk?
• Replacement difficulty: I have some soldering experience from a Cisco internship about a year and a half ago, but I’m rusty. How difficult are the capacitor replacements inside the telescope?
• Computer control: Is there a DIY way to complete the keypad startup handshake without the original controller? I’ve seen commercial boot emulators, but I’m wondering about cheaper alternatives. Ultimately, I’d like to control it from a laptop using Stellarium.
• DEC cable: Any recommendations for an inexpensive replacement or a verified wiring diagram? I’ve made Ethernet cables before, so I could probably make this cable too. Can I use Cat5 or Cat6 cable with the appropriate connectors and wiring?

Our club’s budget recently got cut, so we’re trying to work with what we already have. I’d appreciate advice on the simplest, cheapest way to get tracking and GoTo working again. Thanks!

Hello all, hope everyone’s day is going well,

im currently in the process of finding my first dedicated astro camera since I’ve been using my smartphone ever since I started. I’m still in high-school and I do have a decently paying job and saved up a nice amount of money, but I’m still on a budget. I use a Nexstar 4se with a large variety of eyepiece and a 2x Barlow that I abuse. The camera I have been looking at is the ZWO ASI662MC USB3.0 Color Astronomy Camera. From what I’ve heard it’s a pretty powerful little camera and goes well with planetary viewing. For reference, the picture above is Saturn I got recently with my IPhone Air stacked on Astrostakkert from a 3 minute video. I also have transits of Jupiter’s moons on Jupiter along with its red spot clearly, so I’d say I have some decent beginner experience here. Will this astro camera be a good fit for me? I love viewing planets and always want to get impressive pictures of them, but Im also aware my 4se can limit it a little. Currently im preparing for Mars upcoming opposition to get some of its detail (not expecting much). Will this camera be good for that and also other planets?

Thank you very much.

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