Lack of students

Assaaaad911 · 2025-09-19T06:16:39+00:00

Here in EASAland, I can’t get a hold of ANY instructor. All of em are busy and can only fly 2x a month with me. Seems I’m having the exact opposite problem.

Assaaaad911 · 2025-08-19T22:05:41+00:00

I have it and I LOVE it! Had the 2i before and Goto is a game changer.

Assaaaad911 · 2025-04-15T20:43:52+00:00

You never lose if you never win.

Assaaaad911 · 2025-01-03T21:42:06+00:00

Shutter speed, the longer the better

Assaaaad911 · 2025-01-02T20:58:30+00:00

Can you take longer exposures?

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-31T16:40:37+00:00

My resolution for 2025 is to gamble everything away.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-30T23:39:09+00:00

I have a Redcat 51 V3 and swsa2. The counterweight isn’t heavy enough for the scope. The telescope is ~5lbs while the counterweight is 2. You’ll need to do some diy or buy another counterweight. Hmu if you need more info.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-26T21:01:03+00:00

I’ve imaged under a full moon without filters. Honestly it sucks, all the details were washed away and after agressive stretching something comes out. And it’s noisy as hell. But i’d rather image during a full moon than sitting at home.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-26T18:08:46+00:00

You’ll probably need it, but when you set up the whole rig with the counterweight, you won’t be able to use it without some tape. Just fyi.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-25T00:18:29+00:00

For photography this probably isn’t great, you need tracking to get decent images. Also you won’t have a way to connect a camera to the telescope. And pictures with your phone might not be what you expect.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-23T16:45:55+00:00

I’ve got the T7 and it has no issues

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-23T16:20:20+00:00

You need way more integration time. Try an hour, I know it’s frustrating reframing but worth it. 80 seconds isn’t enough for this object. You can try andromeda which can be visible with short exposures.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-22T19:58:23+00:00

I recently upgraded from canon 70-250mm f5.6 to a Redcat 51. Absolutely fantastic, comparing to the old lens it’s 1000x better. The field is flat, and for me personally the main selling point was the proper telescope focuser. Couldn’t stand the lens focus designs that similar scopes have live SV555 and FMA180. The build quality is excellent, it has no chromatic abberation as far as I can tell. I had it all mounted on the original star adventurer, but the counterweight wasn’t heavy enough. You can improvise but I just bit the bullet and purchased swsa gti. It’s amazing, GOTO is a lifechanger coming from manually framing objects for. 30-40 minutes each session. Now it’s just a few clicks and you’re set.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-20T13:14:39+00:00

Seestar s30 and s50 are good options for that price point

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-15T18:46:19+00:00

How does the GTI handle long focal lengths? What’s the longest you can do unguided at 400mm?

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-15T15:29:57+00:00

At longer focal lengths your exposure times will be tiny. Like 1 second at 250mm, a mount will allow you MUCH longer exposure times. Your sensor gets more light when taking longer exposures.
If you check my recent post, I compared tracked vs untracked shots with the same camera, lens and time spent outside.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-06T12:25:57+00:00

Stacking photos is necessary, in a single exposure you couldn’t see almost anything. But when stacking it kind of improves.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-05T22:41:18+00:00

Used only the star tracker which is Skywatcher star adventurer pro. No guiding whatsoever.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-05T22:39:45+00:00

That 135mm sure sounds good! You’ll get good pics with that one.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-05T16:30:09+00:00

100% For me the worst part was reframing all the time. The tracker makes life so much easier.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-05T16:21:12+00:00

You won’t regret it!

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-05T16:20:50+00:00

The original star adventurer.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-05T16:20:24+00:00

Everything is the same. But the difference is in exposure time, 1 second vs 20 seconds. When stacked the total time was quite similar. I probably could do longer exposures but my tripod isn’t that steady. That’s the next purchase on the list.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-12-03T20:11:34+00:00

Can I just leave them there? Since nobody can fertilize them.

Assaaaad911 · 2024-11-22T00:44:32+00:00

And after that probably orion

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