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@@KJRitch Hi KJ! I’m running on a MacBook Air M2 with 13” screen. PI has extensive documentation but I tend to check the forums first as the team posts updated information there. In this case I used Fast Batch Preprocessing. A quick google for Pixinsight Fast Batch Preprocessing will get you there. I linked to 3 in the video description that have helped me a lot. Adam Block’s channel is golden (AdamBlock). The official Pixinsight channel has an entire playlist of training videos that I’ve gone through. Believe me when I say I’ve been totally lost in PI, it is a very comprehensive piece of software. I tend to try and break things into workflow chunks and research on the specific steps. Check out the link to Chad’s channel in the description, Easy Astro Images. Super helpful stuff for PI. I think Siril has helped me in PI a great deal, I still use Siril. I love both applications. I think if anything, I’ve taken the outline of my Siril workflow and am basically doing the same steps in PI. I’m still adapting but getting along and making progress. I would suggest getting your data together for a couple projects so you’re not burning your PI trial license waiting for data (mine is now available too on my Discord). Then, get the 45 day trial and jump in. Cheers! Doug

@@DeepSpaceAstro Dude! Don’t tell Siril!! I clone stamped a bunch of that green screen artifact out but eventually gave up!! lol, I was in the night of day two of video and was in “good enough” mode 😂. I’m cracking up you were trying to blow a bug off your screen!! Thanks so much Rich!

@@easyastroimages5818 Thanks so much Chad! Your channel is excellent!! Hey, I have a question for you on making data publicly available. Would you mind dropping me an email (I’m my channel about)? Cheers! Doug

@@nikaxstrophotography Thanks for watching and your comment! I’d like to do this. I don’t think I’ve got enough storage space on Drive without paying for an upgrade. I’ll look into it. I’ll post on it if I can get a permanent location. I’ve been wanting to start sharing data. Cheers! Doug

@@AstroAF even if it's just the 4 stacked images :)

@@nikaxstrophotography oh! Yeah I can totally do that. I’ll set up a public Drive today after work. Watch my community posts and Discord.

@@AstroAF thanks :)

@@nikaxstrophotography YW Nik!!

@@Astro_Shed Thank so much for watching and commenting Stewart! PI can make one’s head spin a bit. I’m not in a comfort zone yet but it’s fun figuring things out! Not sure if I’d call it a tutorial but if you get anything out of it to try on your next project that would definitely make me happy!! Certainly let me know if you have any ideas for me to try out next time! Cheers! Doug

@@larrychristianson2244 Hi Larry!! Thank you as always!! I truly believe my astrophotography hobby and the things I do in it are an extension of lots of different things I enjoy. I also think what I do in the hobby is fairly extreme, because I’m always messing with stuff to share as content because the videos have become part of the hobby for me too (I didn’t originally plan on that). It could be much much more simple. Just do in astrophotography what makes you happy, whatever that may be is perfect for you. I will always help you with your hobby if you need it! That is what community is all about!! Cheers! Doug

@@DeepSpaceAstro Thanks for watching and commenting Rich!

@@thecampingastronomer8554 Thanks John! 😂 Shotgun approach lol

@@sun3563 Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting!! You are very welcome! Cheers! Doug

@@Astro_Shed Thanks Stewart! When stuff breaks, may as well make a video! 😂 Cheers! Doug

@@AstroAF absolutely….spot on 👍🏻

@@AstroAF where are you based, as you seem to have some loud crickets there….😂

@@Astro_Shed Haha! It is Cicada season here in the Midwest! I’m based in Illinois. How about you?

@@AstroAF I am in rural Leicestershire UK..👍🏻

@@whatmattersmost6725 Hi! Thanks again! I can always count on your comment, appreciated!! Cheers! Doug

@@KJRitch Hi, Thanks for watching and your comment! Yes, I purchased directly from Wanderer Astro. Indeed, I saw that and I’m happy to see they have retailers in the US. I think I was predominantly motivated by budget and feature set. I’ve discussed with others about the Pegasus and as I understand, it does not have the individual switching as does the Wanderer. I haven’t researched the Pegasus specifically around that. I looked over to Wanderer and ended up not looking back because the price and features were a good match for me and my rig. Yes, indeed, I will be able to regulate the Celestron Dew Heater. I discussed this specifically with Wanderer. I will not be able to use the Celestron thermistor port, it is proprietary, but I will be mounting the Wanderer probe onto the dew ring in order to monitor temperature. Cheers! Doug

@@whatmattersmost6725 Hi and thanks again for watching and commenting! Yep, totally understandable. It’s hard to say what will happen in this market but competition will be good. Keep an eye out on CS classifieds and eBay. Black Friday is coming up, maybe there will be some promos or something. Cheers! Doug

@@fotografiabymiguel Thanks for watching and commenting Miguel! More to come in a couple of weeks! If you decide to pull the trigger, tell them I sent you! Cheers! Doug

Hi Jesus!! Thanks for watching and commenting!! Looking at the PowerBox Ultimate -vs- the WandererBox Pro. The Pegasus is $644.50 compared to Wanderer at $469 (but I've seen it for less). Looking at comparison of the PowerBox Advance -vs- the WandererBox Plus, the Advance is running $324 and the Plus is $299. Cheers! Doug

@@AstroAF thanks for info and pricing

Hi Stewart!! Thanks for watching and commenting! Indeed! I've got a couple things being delivered tomorrow so I can get it running on my scope, mainly needed a 10A power supply with a 5.5 x 2.5mm jack and another 5.5 x 2.5mm to USB C so I can use the always on port to my PC power input. Love your channel and thanks for stopping by! Cheers! Doug

@@thecampingastronomer8554 thank you so much John!

lol 😆 you know what was really worth it? Uploading 9GB of image data to iCloud from my iPhone so I could download it to my computer! Couldn’t get it to transfer to Drive and AirDrop was out of the question.

@@joajoajoaquin Hi! Thanks for commenting! I’m happy you got one! Last year I did not get a single meteor from Perseid! I’d love to see what you got if you’ve shared it somewhere! Cheers! Doug

@@AstroAFtried to post it in your Discord but could not connect with the link in the video. When trying to join Discord says “invitation has expired”

@@joajoajoaquin ​​⁠Oh thanks for letting me know!! I’ll get a new link today.

@@joajoajoaquin I’ve updated the link to a never expire link in my videos. Here it is: discord.gg/YM3EQ2dXbQ Thanks again!

@@AstroAF You already have it!

@@deepskydetail thanks Mark! I appreciate you taking time to check it out! Cheers! Doug

@@KJRitch Thank you and sorry, I wish I would’ve heard the AC system and turned it off (if they would’ve let me).

@@jesuschrist2284 thanks! Yeah, we have another observatory area about 10mi from this area with an additional 3 domes and another roll off. Theres a separate warm room there too. Both of our sites are Bortle 4, which is very good for our area.

@@AstroAF if there was a bar it would be perfect:) ty for the videos

@@jesuschrist2284 😂 Yw!

Haha!! There's no stopping you!! Thanks for your comment and continued support!! Cheers! Doug

@@hrlo7712 indeed! Can’t wait to go back!

@@dummag4126 no, I’m about 40°. Maybe my target was at 59.9°? Not sure what part of video you’re referring. Cheers! Doug

@@KJRitch Yeah, really pleased. I think it’s the only wear and tear component of the filter wheel. Frank said the new belts have been improved and they are continuing to work on even more improvements. My sample was one of the first in the US, if not the first, so it has been a process of letting them know how things are working and providing feedback. I’ve seen guys post videos of them taping their ZWO belts back together. Thinking maybe they don’t provide replacements, not sure. I found the maintenance pretty simple and straight forward. Just fiddly. I’m glad you got your reimbursement. I had no doubt you would. Things do take a bit more time working from US to China but they always treat me like family. That’s nice you sent them the photos, I’m sure that helped them a lot! Cheers! Doug

Thanks Stewart! There's definitely worse fiddly things, I give this ✭✭✩✩✩ on the fiddly scale 🙂 Yep, I really appreciate Astroasis, great company and love using their products! Cheers! Doug

Haha! Thanks for watching and being first!! Cheers! Doug

@@Naztronomy Thanks so much Naz!! Do you have a spectrometer or having a lab do the testing? Agreed! I am really pleased with what Alan is doing here. I had my first light with filter last night, I was so pleased when first sub came in! Blew me away with detail and low noise. Cheers! Doug

@@bobmealing8243 if you really want your 🤯, because of relativity and the photons moving at the speed of light. To the photon, it reached my camera sensor in the same moment it left Orion Nebula.

@@Reptileowner hi! I was capturing this over the month of January this year. I started on the 3rd and finished on the 22nd. I was working on Rosette at that time as well.

@@AstroAF how much exposure

@@Reptileowner I don’t recall, data is on an external drive. I think I provide details in the linked video.

@@fotografiabymiguel truly!

It is really an incredible experience and no telescope is needed to have it!

@@fotografiabymiguel thanks! It’s nice, I only need to disconnect power, ethernet, and cable to mount to take the scope off. Everything else just remains wired.

@@WM-gr4qi 😆 I thinks it’s actually me trying to slide my feet across the floor and keep the camera steady. But I’ll take heavy breathing!

@@C40V15 Hello! Hey I’m glad the package installer worked for you, that’s awesome! Thanks for sharing and you are certainly welcome! Cheers! Doug

@@whatmattersmost6725 Hi! I don’t doubt that happens. I have inquired about this with the major vendors and was told that if an item is B-Grade then it is required by the companies, like Optolong that we are familiar with, that either the item be sold as B-Stock or destroyed. I believe the vendors then need to go through an RMA process should they elect to destroy. I would imagine they may have some tolerance for what is considered in-spec but don’t know what that would be. However, the vendors that have had Optolong B-grade have sold them as Optolong. I would find it surprising (and revealing) if Optolong sells sub-standard filters for its licensed products that are re-branded. You’d think this would be a more legitimate contract. I think it is worthy of inquiry though. Filters being manufactured out of spec is obviously something that is not new, Alan found a need for it and was why he purchased his spectrometer at that time. When he was first dealing with Optolong directly, his agreement included disclosed specs on every filter received from Optolong. Once he no longer worked directly with Optolong and began working with StarGuider, they did not provide specs and Alan took it upon himself to provide this QC step to ensure the actual specs were included. I think that is what makes him unique and I appreciate that. Cheers! Doug

@@AstroAF Agree, but being a long time Optolong filter buyer and seeing some many people not happy with there Optolong filter would explain what you and I are saying. Now don't really but that brand any more because of the Filter Lottery!!

@@whatmattersmost6725 Indeed, but I will say that I have been happy with my Optolong filters. I just like the idea much more when I know what it is that I am buying. Then I get to make a choice. Cheers! Doug

@@KJRitch he provided me the spectrometry on the colored graph like everyone else other filter company has on their website, as if every filter they ship is exactly the same spec… not the case. If you’ve watched Cuive’s videos where he is testing filter spec you’ll know what I mean. I’m sure that for the $1000/filter manufacturers you are going to get in-spec filters. I don’t think that is always the case with the standard consumer market filters. You are incorrect, It isn’t that he’s buying B-Stock, it is pretty typical. You just don’t know cause you’ve taken the manufacturers word and not had your filters tested to see if they are in spec. Then there’s the question of what tolerance are you willing to accept. In my case, I think I’m perfectly happy with an 8nm filter, knowing in advance I was buying an 8nm filter. I’m looking forward to testing it out in a session, that will determine if I’m happy with it or not. Cheers! Doug