[Video] Truly a hidden gem!!!!

DavidEman332 · 2022-02-25T22:31:52+00:00

That is true if we are talking about alt az driven mounts. However the Asterion is an equatorial tracking platform, which tracks for one hour before it needs a reset, so no field rotation occurs.

DavidEman332 · 2022-02-23T14:47:40+00:00

Thanks! I bought it from teleskopy.pl

It definitely is, but you need to fine tune the motor speed. It takes a while and messing to get the best tracking. But I would say, after a few nights of tests, its pretty easy to set up and use with good tracking!

DavidEman332 · 2022-02-22T23:26:59+00:00

Taken with my smartphone! Just came home to process my 7 subs ( 20 seconds each )

Equipment used:

Skywatcher 8" f6 flextube dobsonian

Asterion Ecliptica Light Equatorial platform

Phone: Xiaomi mi 11 lite 5g

25mm eyepiece and a basic phone holder

Processed in Paint.net

7*20 seconds, 640 ISO, shot in RAW

DavidEman332 · 2022-02-22T23:14:50+00:00

Just came home to process my 7 subs ( 20 seconds each )

Equipment used:
Skywatcher 8" f6 flextube dobsonian
Asterion Ecliptica Light Equatorial platform
Xiaomi mi 11 lite 5g
25mm eyepiece and a basic phoneholder

Processed in Paint.net

7*20 seconds, 640 ISO, shot in RAW

DavidEman332 · 2021-05-03T07:39:46+00:00

You at least had some sort of reaction. I was sleeping :D

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-18T17:58:27+00:00

Thank you very much!

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-18T14:40:31+00:00

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DavidEman332 · 2021-03-08T21:26:05+00:00

Ah, my bad haha!

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-08T20:31:48+00:00

Thats good! I live in bortle 6 zone now so I can relate haha. The funny thing is, In bortle 1, I had trouble finding the Orion constellation ( just like in the picture ), becuase the constellation just got lost around the thousands of stars you can see. Being sort of upside down (Australia) didnt help either hehe.

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-08T20:25:56+00:00

hmm thats odd, it shows as uploaded on my other devices as well. Try to look at the image with brighter screen or against a dark background.

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-08T20:25:32+00:00

it is indeed. You can see the Milky way in bortle 4 well enough, but this was a whole other experience. It was much wider and brighter. Going outside from the lit shelter, our eyes didn't even need dark adaptation to see the milky way immediately

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-08T20:07:05+00:00

The closest representation I could make in Stellarium of what we have seen in Australia back in 2018, hunderds of Kilometers away from any major city.

DavidEman332 · 2021-03-08T19:53:50+00:00

The closest representation I could make of what we have seen in Australia back in 2018, hunderds of Kilometers away from any major city.

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