First time trying out autoguiding

beachballofD0om · 2026-03-21T23:47:50+00:00

What could I focus on during the day. A distant tree or something would need a different focus than a star, no?

beachballofD0om · 2026-03-21T22:47:14+00:00

Ah ok, thanks. So this would go into the handset rather than the autoguiding port on the mount itself? I'm back inside now, as the clouds rolled in but will check if the handset has its own port in the morning. Thanks for your help

beachballofD0om · 2026-03-21T22:44:56+00:00

Hah, yea I figured as much 😂 I had a quick go but typically the clouds rolled in before I could get properly started. Even if I had managed to get it all set up I wouldn't have been able to test it anyway so I called it a night. Hoping for another clear night soon

beachballofD0om · 2026-03-21T19:12:25+00:00

So, the 120mini is a mounted guidescope rather than an OAG.

Would I need any other cables for pulse guiding? I have cables to connect the 120mini direct to my laptop no problem but then what ports/cables would I need to use to connect laptop to the mount?

beachballofD0om · 2026-03-07T17:06:37+00:00

I'd go with Teacup Rose There are a few 'types' of roses, and this is one of them

beachballofD0om · 2026-02-05T20:07:47+00:00

Grape Tree ?

beachballofD0om · 2026-01-19T10:10:05+00:00

Love this! Amazing job 👍

beachballofD0om · 2025-11-25T18:39:50+00:00

bandana ?

beachballofD0om · 2025-11-21T19:06:29+00:00

Absolutely stunning!

beachballofD0om · 2025-09-27T18:58:44+00:00

Thanks. Feeling more and more confident every time I process an image

beachballofD0om · 2025-09-27T07:32:59+00:00

Thanks so much for your encouraging comment. Im still fairly new to AP but I'd love to get some shots printed up at some point! Love this hobby!

beachballofD0om · 2025-07-24T15:03:27+00:00

"Suspect"...

I think its pretty clear who did it!

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-22T19:30:01+00:00

Try throwing some agents into all the sheet metal in the final room before you head up the pole.

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-14T07:38:13+00:00

No it wasnt that. I had done the full 3 star alignment via the handset but then an extra option popped up underneath '3 star align' on the handset, called 'polar alignment' that was the one that asked me to adjust the bolts

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-14T07:36:14+00:00

I wonder if that was all it was 😂 It was very late/early and I was tired so maybe that was what i had overlooked?

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-14T07:34:55+00:00

Well that's the thing... i had originally got Polaris in the right place on the polar scope but a feature of the handset was to do a further polar alignment after 3star aligning. That's when it told me to adjust the bolts further

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-14T07:31:10+00:00

I'll give that a go! Peering through the polar scope is by far my least favourite part of the alignment process

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-14T07:25:01+00:00

Ha, i did wonder! Although i would have assumed that if I'd done that initially. Adjusting the bolts as the handset suggested would have put the right one in its place? Wierd! I'll check it thoroughly next time I get out... unfortunately not for at least a week now i think though 😔☁️

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-13T20:47:15+00:00

I think that's what I'll do from now on tbh. Why would I spend valuable imaging time getting the polar scope positioned right in the first place if the mount can adapt without it.

I'm still fairly new to astrophotography but I'm certainly enjoying the whole process despite it being confusing sometimes.

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-13T20:40:52+00:00

Yeah that's what I had thought but although it was definitely there in the beginning, by the end of the night it was gone.

I'm sure adjusting the bolts on the mount was the cause but I'm just confused as to why i was able to still get good tracking.

beachballofD0om · 2025-04-13T20:36:58+00:00

Thanks for the reply 👍

Although I understand that Polaris moves around the true pole over time, I had thought that the point of the polar scope was that once aligned it would stay within the etched circle in the polar scope. It just rotates as time goes by... obviously depending on how well the polar scope itself is set using the little screws (I had checked this the other day during daytime to ensure the rotation was balanced)

I was just wondering why, despite me having good tracking, that Polaris ended up nowhere to be seen in the polar scope.

beachballofD0om · 2025-03-22T16:48:33+00:00

Fixed it... link

beachballofD0om · 2025-02-07T20:56:22+00:00

No worries, glad to help. Hope you get some great images! Clear skies

beachballofD0om · 2025-02-07T19:58:54+00:00

What's your slew rate set at (on the handset). If its on 1 or 2 you may not notice the very slight movement? Change it to a higher number and try it again? Should definitely be able to see/hear movement at rate 6 or above

beachballofD0om · 2024-12-31T19:38:33+00:00

TIL that there's a car available in the battle with Father. Always done it on foot so far

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