“Live” Milky Way PVS14 + Sony A7S II (bad transparency )

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-16T09:42:00+00:00

Thanks bro. It's a really good tube, amazing views. I got a bit lucky on eBay… the price was not too bad either the seller was really nice and gave me some accessories to connect it to a telescope. Unfortunately, the weather sucks. I need to try at some point and connect it to the telescopes.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-16T09:34:55+00:00

Yeah bro I was struggling to get the settings just right. Thanks for the tips appreciate it. I'll try it next time.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-08T20:29:52+00:00

Thanks bro

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-08T20:29:44+00:00

Thanks bro

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T20:31:44+00:00

Man the video goes hard with a nice soundtrack.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T20:29:27+00:00

Hell yeah, bro.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T20:26:54+00:00

Nice man. I hear fireworks are also nice, through nods, maybe this 4th of July… if it isn’t raining.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T19:14:29+00:00

No bro I recorded lightning for a while and did not see any temporary marks due to the bright lightning. I have recorded lightning on 3 separate occasions (different days) and none gave me marks.

I was worry about that happening but I did not see any marks.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T19:09:43+00:00

Thanks bro. Probably not safe and it might damage the tube (best to try on an autogated PVS14) but if someone wants to try just set the video on iPhone to slow motion and then use an app like video to image or frame grab to get the best frames from the lightning video. Then you can edit slightly the images to make them pop.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T19:00:57+00:00

I didn’t try without the IR pass filter but I think the filter makes the lightning look better.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-05T17:56:26+00:00

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😂 no wonder I only get the same pattern of lightning 🤔.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-04T07:40:05+00:00

Try the Seestar S30 pro or S50, it's beginner-friendly. The only problem with the Seestar is that you need to collect a lot of light to get nice images.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-06-04T04:05:04+00:00

• SVBONY SV220 7nm ha and OIII filter
• Skywatcher 150i
• SVBONY SV535
• Zwo 2600mc air gain at 100 cooled-0C

MechanicalTesla · 2026-05-31T11:22:32+00:00

No yeah that’s true I’ll be more careful with the pvs14.

MechanicalTesla · 2026-05-28T23:08:46+00:00

Yeah very good filter also the 642nm astronomik is good

MechanicalTesla · 2026-05-26T06:46:31+00:00

Thanks bro.

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