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@@CosmuzzAstro Hey Ben! Thanks for watching mate! Yeah, you’re right, that made feel really bad mate! You think it’s the end, but luckily it’s still working! Hope you’re ok mate, happy new year to you and the family! Hope to see you back in the new year Ben! Clear skies👍

@@mediocrefunkybeat Thanks for watching! That really is a nice little scope, especially for a grab and go kit, like you have it👍 Clear skies

Hi and thanks for watching! I don’t think there is a way to go higher than 1080p, that’s the max you can set currently, however, there is a new software update for the ASIAIR out now, so maybe they’ll change it so you can higher! Worth a look👍 Clear skies

@@nbw555 Thanks mate, all good now👍

@@stevenwilliams6258 Thanks for watching Steven! The benefits of me building an observatory are, as you say, I get it how I want, I get to have my grandson help me and make happy memories 😀 and it’s cheaper, also a much better quality than the kits you can buy off the shelf. Plus the fact that I’m a builder of 38 years, and I know how to do it👍 Please use any ideas you like from my build, for your own build! Happy to help😀 Clear skies!

@@stevenwilliams6258 Thanks Steven, the Askar scopes are really nice, and the cage design really helps to keep things tidy! Thanks for watching 👍 Clear skies!

@@woody5109 Thanks woody! No clear skies since Halloween! You must be going crazy mate!! Hopefully you’ll get some soon! Thanks for watching and clear skies👍

@@nightscapejournals Thanks Paul, yeah definitely not nice coming down to see that! I was quite pleased with m31, I think that Altair Tri RGB filter helped considering it was only just over 6 hrs! And with a wet rig!! All good in the end! Thanks and clear skies!

@@LogansAstro Thanks for watching Logan! You are right, the gear can handle quite a bit of dew, and just as well too! I can remember on one of your videos the walls running wet! We have high humidity here also! Often 95%+ And yeah, snow is not as bad as rain, that’s probably why I was able to dry it out ok! Different story if it was rain! Funny thing is Glenn has just got the same cloud watcher as you, so when he’s set his up, he can help me do mine🤣🤣 It’s definitely on my list! I’ll have to fix an umbrella to the portable rig🤣 Thanks and clear skies!

@@robinhoward6447 Thanks so much Robin👍 You’re most welcome! Yeah it turned out ok in the end! Clear skies!

@@tostativerdk Thanks for watching, an all sky camera is a good idea! Next on the list👍 Clear skies

@@aleixandrus Hi and thanks for watching 👍 Yes we can get an unexpected shower now and then here in the UK! My next purchase is a cloud watcher too! Maybe that will fix the problem 🤞 Clear skies!

@SimonsAstro oh, BTW... Better than rice is isopropyl alcohol +90%. The idea is to submerge the bords to displace the remaining water in the nooks of the electronic boards. Distilled water is an alternative, but it takes longer to evaporate. Even a hair dryer (in cold mode!) before that may help. But hopefully, this won't happen again!

@@aleixandrus Thanks for the tips! But as you say, hopefully it won’t happen again!!🤞

@@Wheeljack678 Thanks for watching, and yeah, good advice! I usually do the same, I have 4 apps, and if any one of them says rain, I won’t leave the gear out! This was totally my fault! I had a lapse of concentration! I heard someone say it’s clear, and for some reason I didn’t check any weather apps!! This is what happens! I’m normally more on it! Lesson learned 🤣 Clear skies!

@@nikaxstrophotography Thanks Nik! Yeah really glad it dried out ok! Won’t be doing that again in a hurry🤣 Clear skies

@@robertosaragoni2218 Thanks so much Robert👍 Clear skies!

@@dumpydalekobservatory Thanks Tich mate! Hopefully that other vid will be out soon! I saw you got delayed again mate! Not good enough really! I hope you can get seen next time! Fingers crossed for you🤞👍

Cheers mate you really can't make all of this up with what's been happening lately. Roll on 6th!!

@@bngwira Hey thanks so much! This is very much appreciated again👍 Clear skies

@@leoncorns1450 Thanks, yeah it’s definitely not nice coming down in the morning to see that! Glad it still works😀 Thanks for watching!

Hi Nugsy, it was me mate! I took the vid down after about an hr then reloaded it! I had 55 views at that point, I unfortunately lost some comments too! I had it pointed out to me that I was showing my coordinates when displaying the screen capture from the ASIAIR. Someone put those coordinates into google and printed a map showing my address!! He sent me a photo 🤣 so I edited the video again then reuploaded it!! Sorry for that mate! Clear skies 👍

@@riffraff2607 Thanks very much, appreciated 👍

@@LibertyWing-UK Thanks so much Darrell! Much appreciated 👍

@SimonsAstro welcome m8

@@Astro_Shed Thanks Stuart! I know, it’s a worry, I usually check all the apps, but that night, I took it for granted and got caught out! Won’t do that again in a hurry! CS

@@tullyfisher Thanks Tully, I’m glad it worked out too😀 Thanks for watching and clear skies!

@@AZ4Runner Thanks Jason! Me too mate👍

@@HeavenlyBackyardAstronomy Thank you so much Pat😀 Much appreciated 👍

@@HeavenlyBackyardAstronomy Thanks so much for watching and for the kind superthanks donation Pat👍 Yeah, I was lucky to be able to dry out the rig, I did it slowly over a few days (no hair drier) just a bowl of rice, it draws the moisture out and it looks like it’s worked. The Altair Tri band RGB filter is a popular one, it sold out at the last PAS show l went to in March. Ideal for OSC cameras as a light pollution filter and to enhance your RGB channels in darker skies! See link Pat. Thanks again mate and clear skies👍 altairastro.com/altair-tri-rgb-light-pollution-filter-2-13392-p.asp

@@AlanHowellphotovideo Thanks Alan, I’ll watch out for that, thanks! Was pleased with the results considering, and only 6.5 hrs😀CS

@@Tony-Elliott Thanks Tony, yeah it could have been worse! Glad it’s working 👍

@@petesastrophotography Thanks so much Pete! Yeah the kind of thing you have nightmares about! All worked out in the end👍CS

@@astrostufftomtrubridge7915 Thanks Tom, yeah fog is another thing we have to contend with! Hope your rig is ok! I think I got away with it, but only time will tell🤞The Tri RGB seems to have really helped with this image, it’s a nice filter👍 Thanks for watching and Clear skies👍

@@davekemp750 Thanks Dave😀

@@LibertyWing-UK Cheers mate👍

@SimonsAstro oh well I watched it twice

@@LibertyWing-UK Lol thanks👍😀

@@franksittinger4639 Hi Frank Hope you have a great time here in the UK next year! There are plenty of nice places in the uk but it depends if you particularly want dark skies! Certainly Northumberland has many dark skies, in fact Kielder observatory is close by, in a designated dark sky area bortle 1/2. Nice scenery can be found in Wales Brecon Beacons area, dark skies up there! Yorkshire Dales, Scotland, especially the Scottish Highlands! The Lake District, the list goes on! Just beware that some places can be wetter than others, like some parts of Scotland and Yorkshire! Don’t forget about the South though! For scenery again, Cornwall, Dartmoor! Etc So many nice places! Here! I’m in Suffolk, East Anglia, bortle 4, if your passing, give me a shout👍 Good luck!

@@SimonsAstro Thanks, Simon, seems to be many great options, yep - definietely looking for dark skies. So will start planning, and will for sure give you a call when I am in Suffolk region. Have a good time, Frank

Hi Simon, sorry to bother you again - is there any nice dark sky locatioin around York area? Thanks, Frank

@ Hi Frank, yes there’s a few places, I’ll send you a link to one👍 www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/yorkshire-dales-north-york-moors-dark-sky-reserves

@@valtertaubate Thanks very much! Glad you found the video interesting! Clear skies👍

@@johnclarke4098 Thanks for watching John, good job you caught the imaging train when you did!! This is real life mate! Clear skies!

@@siegfriednoet Thanks for watching Siegfried. Yeah I called it ‘real life astrophotography’ It often does go wrong, but just keep going! The results usually turn out ok👍 CS

@@LogansAstro Thanks Logan, yeah the Flying Dragon was my favorite, that oiii was interesting, it deserves more time on it, I only managed 12 hrs, not quite 74 that some people I know gets🤣 My weather has been terrible here lately, wish I had a rig in Spain or Texas now!! I must return to it again in the future! The cat probably knows more than me🤣 He’s out there every time I am! Thanks for watching and clear skies 🤣

@@astroshooter1960 Thanks for watching, the obsey is a godsend! Wouldn’t be without it now👍

@@bedfordbeds You’re welcome Paul, glad you liked the video and encourages you to keep going😀 Thanks for watching and clear skies 👍

@@pompeymonkey3271 Thanks for watching, appreciate the tips on balancing, I do have a couple of longer cables that I would like, just haven’t got round to getting shorter ones yet! Most of the cables are strapped to the rig with cable ties, apart from a long blue one which is coiled up one side and a long black one on the other side! TBF the Pegasus has been playing up for months, and the connections on the box are so loose, that the power cable often disconnects as well as the dew strap connection! I’ll have to live with it I guess! Clear skies!

@@ranman5283 Thanks mate! Suffolk through & through😀 Are you a ‘Suffolk boy’ ?😀

@@glenngravlin1017 Thanks Glenn👍 Which rig are you referring to, the Heq5 or the Eq6?

The Heq5. You should have one tripod leg pointing North so that the counterweights situated on the North side of the mount are more stable.

@@glenngravlin1017 Yeah apparently how it is now, is how it was before they introduced the Eq6, then it changed to the way you said, that’s how it was when I bought it second hand from Astrobloke! Not been a problem for me in 18 months👍

@@OlliesSpace Hey Ollie😀Thanks for watching mate! Yeah my brain hurts when I run two rigs🤣 It’s my age! But definitely worth sticking with it! The Shark is a nice target! Clear skies 👍

@@Doomdog308 lol, it’s been pretty bad to be honest! Lucky I guess! Thanks for watching 👍

@@nightscapejournals Thanks Paul! Hope I didn’t give you nightmares 🤣 With perseverance it usually comes together 😀👍 Clear skies!

@@Weks3 Thanks for watching 👍

@@HeavenlyBackyardAstronomy Hey Pat, thanks for watching! I’m glad I made you laugh, you can’t be too serious in this game, or you’ll go mad with the frustrations that come with this hobby😀 Yeah I really should have set up during the day, and when things go wrong, usually, everything goes wrong! I actually cut some out where other things went wrong and I didn’t show it! But you just have to shrug it off and keep going! I’m happy with the end results anyway! Thanks Pat and clear skies 👍

@@andrewchittams8522 Thanks for watching Andrew, interesting about the com ports, didn’t know that, windows is always randomly changing com ports! Thanks and clear skies 👍

@@trevorintrepid5892 Thanks for watching, much appreciated 👍