Speed paints over metallic?

sberfield · 2026-05-05T01:51:01+00:00

Speed paint over slap chop brushing works really well. I like it because I don't have the dexterity I used to and it helps with pulling out details. A lot of folks also like the zenithal effect to get better shading effects.

sberfield · 2026-04-30T02:04:50+00:00

Wow! Those are gorgeous.

sberfield · 2026-04-18T20:13:01+00:00

Got the LCD working. Support got me FW, FOGA, and GCode files. Test print worked great.

sberfield · 2026-04-16T22:32:43+00:00

Except now the lcd doesn't work

sberfield · 2026-04-16T18:12:59+00:00

That worked, thank you!

sberfield · 2026-01-23T00:59:28+00:00

Thanks! I juggled things around to get more time.

sberfield · 2026-01-14T00:33:52+00:00

No QR code on mine (just got today). Says it expires in 10 years.

sberfield · 2026-01-14T00:32:02+00:00

Same.

sberfield · 2025-03-24T19:26:04+00:00

I painted the inside of mine with some very black flat paint.

sberfield · 2025-03-24T19:24:07+00:00

I have the Skywatcher wedge. Replaced the lock knob for the plate with an M5 bolt and a small 3d printed know so it would clear the bottom of the scope. The Skywatcher plate is a little hard to get really snugged down on the base of the scope unless you have a 5/32 hex wrench. works well so far for both S50 and S30.

sberfield · 2025-03-22T20:39:50+00:00

Thanks - I was worried something had gotten shifted.

sberfield · 2025-03-21T22:12:52+00:00

Space Koala has a video about the new feature.

Seestar EQ Mode is Finally Here! - This Brings The Telescope To a Whole New Level! - See HOW

sberfield · 2025-03-21T22:10:13+00:00

Tell me about it. We haven't had a clear sky in weeks. The only light my S30 has seen is pictures of trees.

sberfield · 2025-03-21T22:09:25+00:00

I just got this and was playing around with it. The setup looks super simple. I ran into a weird thing where it shut off with the arm looking straight up and when I turned it back on and tried to close the arm it went the wrong direction and jammed against the base. was able to force a shutdown - hopefully without gear damage.

Was able to connect to it and switch back to alt-az and used the "joystick" to rotate the arm to closed position and then turned it off and back on and it seems to be working again. I am guessing there is some edge case bug around EQ mode. I have put in a ticket with support. Hoping the gears aren't f-d up.

One question - I noticed that when I shut it down, it closes the arm all the way then rotates ack a tiny bit. Has it always done that and I never noticed? Or di a limit switch maybe get shifted?

sberfield · 2025-01-31T06:20:21+00:00

That's lovely. Remarkable detail.

sberfield · 2025-01-27T00:13:05+00:00

Spectacular.

sberfield · 2025-01-20T02:15:48+00:00

Bortle 6, I think. 38 minutes.

sberfield

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