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9:21....lol

It asks for a passcode

Can u auto guide if u manually polar align threw the SynScan hand controller

Small premium refractors are for wide field astrophotography, absolutely not the perfect beginner scope. Beginners would be very disappointed by how little you can see through the eyepiece with a 2" scope. For the price of these things, you can get 4" - 6" SCT or Newtonian, with tracking mount, or even GOTO.

I have a great view of Polaris, but getting on my hands and knees, craning my neck to try and peer through my EQ6, I'd rather use NINA's 3 point alignment from now on.

ASCOM driver error, ASTAP error, floating point error may result in corruption, just a world of errors.

Had to watch this at 1.75x but otherwise it's great.

Great tutorial thanks

My gosh that’s a cute kitty

What camera you are using in this video?

Thanks, your video is very useful.

Hey man would you be able to put out a video showing how you got the mount to be controlled through ascom instead of synscanapp. Im just downloading things that ive got no idea lol and am having troubles finding the things you brought up in your video. Would be much appreciated

I have not got my location coordinates set and it's generating an error to that effect. Unfortunatelyu, it doesn't tell me how to set them or under what menu tabs ??

Thanks this is very helpful! I was wondering if this is applicable if I will be using a non goto mount like the Star Adventure Pro with a DSLR camera?

Thanks for the excellent review, Angus. I've been window shopping scopes in this price and size range for grab-n-go visual observing. This is probably not the scope for that, but I enjoyed your video. Clear skies!

i had sold my Sharpstar 61 EDPHII and ended up wishing I had kept it, so when I found a nice Raptor61 for $275, I jumped on it knowing its just a 61edphII. Quite happy with my used Radian Raptor 61 purchase :)

Great stuff brother. I have a question. Do you think the Antilia filters are better? when it comes to halos. I also live in a 1-3 bortle scale

Hey... You can definitely polar align any manual mount using the NINA script. I've been doing that with my Star Adventurer with my computer being completely independent of the mount and camera. I just take pictures, move the RA axis around and then plug the SD card into my PC to perform the alignment via plate solving.

Thanks!!!!

s2k and astrophotography? You're living my best life

One question. When I do plate solving in NINA, It always says: WARNING: INCREASE DOWNSAMPLING.

@Nocturne Astro, but 1 gallon = 3.785 liters, not "3.875".... In America we use both metric and imperial, obviously imperial is most common but both are easily convertible. I know this video is old but you used very simple Math and explained it well. I remember this simple unit elimination/conversion from long ago. My question is, from where do the "angular diameters/sizes in degrees" originate from? I ask as I possess no training/education in Astronomy/Astrophotography.

Can I use him with sky watcher pro2? 13pounds limit ???

I wouldn't call $750 entry level at all. Reflector telescopes firmly have the real entry level apochromatic field covered and any narrowband stuff can be covered by a good doublet or a reflector. Anyone considering expensive triplets because they have bottomless pockets is better off getting a reflector and using the extra funds on a even better mount and/or other equipment in my opinion.

you should setup affiliate links for the filters you discuss ...

Late to the party. Here’s the thing imop. The software for processing Astro photos is continuously Improving to the point were it’s almost eliminating noise , gradients and all sorts of image flaws . It’s getting so good that I see no value in introducing complexity and cost into the image train via a dedicated Astro cam . I’ll stay with my Canon T5i and 80D thank you .

God bless you for helping that animal

this is very helpful, thank you. But, how did you get NINA to talk to Stellarium.

Why are you wasting my precious time with your stupid blurry fade-ins? What are thinking?

I even have the same tripod: instant subscribe! 🤩

Good....No, GREAT video!! Well explained. Very well explained. Very informative.

Is this mount good for the c11 edge hd?

You make the best NINA tutorials!

Angus, It appears you don't usually employ the available focal reducers on your refractors. From your videos this doesn't appear to be a problem at all. What is your opinion as far as reducers are concerned, unnecessary?

Great explanation, thanks. So confusing how the word 'Arc Minute' implies time when really there's no time involved.

I bought my Sky-Watcher a week ago -- it’s been cloudy every day since. I feel your pain. 😢

I'm seriously considering this mount to have with my Sigma 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens on a Nikon D780. Weight wise this would come up to about 3.7kg or 8.2 pounds. Specification wise the mount should support this but I heard you say lenses up to 400mm. What are your thoughts on the configuration I'm thinking about?

1" is inches... would people understand 1As?

I wonder if its in the new 3.0 version?

Great video. I used the Green Swamp Server + ASCOM + NINA using the USB cable out of the box. I’ve got the cable you mentioned from my previous setup but didn’t see a need for it with SA GTi

Angus, where did you go Buddy?!

Is polar alignment in the app as accurate as 3ppa in nina?

Another great video. I am just now at the point to get a DSLR camera to get started diving into astrophotography. You brought out some great points of what to look for and watch out for when purchasing a camera like the shutter count of which I would not have know about. Then there is the "practical" side of using equipment and to tailor it for use. Thanks again and clear skies1

I am so happy to find your video as I was just getting ready to purchase the AT102ED but will now upgrade to the AT102EDL. I am more of a visual style amateur astronomer but I like the idea of having the potential of using a larger telescope for astrophotography. I currently have the little brother Astro-Tech AT72EDII to expand and begin with astrophotography. Also, you do a great job with your videos. It is like being there and discussing astronomy/astrophotography with you. So just keep doing what you are doing because it rocks and yes I subscribed. Clear skies!

How does it perform as pure visual telescope?

Hi so, just to clear things out, because people told me different things in forums, do i need to actually polar align before and after do phd2 calibration or the opposite? Thanks for patience

Kudos for finding a fog free night in SF.

Funny video and informative thx!

HI nice video review. Where did you buy the colored handle to carry the scope?

I had to laugh about your statement about the opportunity for an impulse buy because that's exactly what I did before even seeing your video. ;-) I had been into astrophotography some years ago and have a lot of really nice equipment, ie Celestron Edge 8 inch and all kinds of cameras but since I moved my location is not practical to build an observatory and began looking for a portable rig to get back into this hobby. This is a great solution for me. I live in eastern Utah under dark sky's in the desert so needless to say I had to get back into the hobby. Things have come a long way in the past ten years and I'm excited about doing this again. Great video ! Cheers and all the best from Moab Utah... ;-)