Hey Cuiv. Here's how to protect your dovetail from clamping damage. A tip from us custom golf club assemblers, where we also need to protect the metal golf club heads from damage during clamping. Google "brass shim sheet" and purchase a package of these brass shims. Cheap. Will last you a lifetime. The 0.25mm or 0.125mm thickness works well. With scissors, cut rectangular strips the same size as the sides of your dovetails. Purchase a roll of double sided adhesive sellotape from any office store. This is the really thin tape, not the thick double sided tape. Attach tape to your brass shims and affix to your dovetail. Viola! Problem solved. Shims are easily removed if needed, leaving an as-new finish. You just increased your resale price by 50%. :) In principle, its the same method used by better quality eyepiece holders with the protective brass ring inside. Enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work.
Hi Wayne, thanks for the tip! That's a great tip actually, thanks so much! I ended up changing the dovetail on the scope with another one that I don't mind damaging, but that is so simple yet so elegant! Thank you so much - glad you enjoy the channel, definitely making more videos all the time :D
Another option is to replace the saddle with one that doesn't leave marks. ADM makes one that should fit: "DUAL-AZEQ5- DUAL Series Saddle." It fits SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5 and Orion Sirius AZ/EQ-G Mounts. It can can accommodate both Vixen and Losmandy style dovetail bars and it is very secure.
Thank you! I hope this video was shot late in the morning/early afternoon. A truly lazy person sleeps in late/very late on weekends! My Skysensor 2000PC comes home today after repairs! I don't repair ESD sensitive items so I farmed the work out to Christopher Erickson in Hawaii. I see you took out and played with your favorite baby scope!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek Christopher tells me it is perfectly functional. Sarah is out of town until Monday, so I am forbidden to open the box until she is home when we can image the event. She has said my life will be cheap if I don't wait till her return.
This is an older video which I re-watched today. As you know you forgot to attach the counterweight before attaching the scope. The interesting thing is how many times you touched the counter weight bar before you attached the counterweight. Clearly your subconscious mind was screaming at you to notice the missing counterweight. :)
Good luck Jose! A well installed focuser should work decently well, as long as its backlash is compensated. I hope you'll be able to make it work well soon! And that you get clear skies very soon as well :-)
Very true! But then on that scope, with that FOV, and with decent polar alignment, I could have 10 degrees difference between the two and no issue with stars :D All joke aside, I'll do that next time, it's an important step...
@@CuivTheLazyGeekI found guiding is better since I use GSS (EQ6 Rowan mod), but I was getting some issue at meridian flip and I think you gave me the solution => enabling Reverse Dec after meridian flip in PHD2 - will give a try this evening if sky is not to cloudy.
I’ve never heard of GSS, the interface is beautiful! Please keep us updated if you continue to use it. EQmod has always worked flawlessly for me but it is not as pretty to look at 😄
GSS sure is pretty to look at! It also has several things that EQMOD doesn't have: DEC guiding using goto commands rather than pulses (more responsive on some mounts), and way to apply PPEC that doesn't interfere with the guiding! However, I had some very weird guiding via GSS recently, that immediately got under control once I switched back to EQMOD, so I'm a bit suspicious about GSS right now...
Interesting, hopefully they work the bugs out. I spent some time messing with PPEC when my mount was new but it seemed to make guiding worse when active. It’s not an issue for me at my FL but I would like a longer scope in the future. Do you think the go-to DEC commands would be helpful with a Star Adventurer? I’ve struggled and given up using heavyish loads on mine.
i know Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can give me!
@Luka Eugene Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Bonjour Cuiv. Merci pour toutes ces videos. Je fais le tour de ton contenu et je ne fais qu'apprendre, cest merveilleux. Continue ton merveilleux travail.
The 533 is giving pretty good results! Not perfect because I either have a bit of tilt, or not quite the right spacing, or both, but as always, I don't really care that much :)
Usually a better option to add the counterweight before putting the scope.... just in case one of handle gets loose. Hoops a said later on in the video
Yep, you are absolutely right - I even added a text warning to the video when I did it. I must have been tired at the time to make such a mistake! Thanks for catching it!
Nice video once again Cuiv! Thanks! Could you maybe shoot a collimation video guide for us with Newtonians? It can be a real trouble and i feel you must have some great advice on the aspect.
That's a very frequent request! My Newt is factory collimated and not user collimatable, but I may buy a cheap used newt, show the collimation, then sell it again... I'll think about it!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek Ah ok Ive never been there! We were at the teamLab Borderless exhibition and there is a similar Ferris wheel..... ANYWAY! as you were :)
Thanks Ashwin!! It feels like such a shame to leave a mark on those dovetails, but after the video I trained myself not to care :D I ended up using a different dovetail that's already full of marks, so I care even less :)
I will at some point, once I get my EQDIR cable for it! Right now I have reverted back to EQMOD though, due to issues I had with guiding under GSS. I need to investigate that more.
Basically some pixels going kind of dark, like a sprinkle - with always the same pattern. From what I read it is frost forming around microscopic particles on the sensor. It seems fine with the slow cooldown!
Please don't listen to the "baud" people. The connection setting is bits per second (bps). This is standard (with a proper prefix, like K, M, or G) in all serial communications.
@@CuivTheLazyGeek , that is not correct (I recommend Wikipedia for checking things and learning ), but that does not matter to what you are doing; only the number. The application lets you enter different values, so it is totally flexible when connecting to various types of equipment. Otherwise, it would need to contain a list of commonly used values for serial communications. Both methods are valid. I did not expect any reply, so thank you. I am very impressed with your knowledge and willingness to share it. Are you French or Canadian? You don't look Japanese 🙂
Het Rick - I'm not sure! On old videos like this one, can you include a timestamp? I often don't have the time to rewatch my own videos to see what I said, and I couldn't find what you were asking in a quick rewatch of the last couple of minutes... Maybe I was mentioning the ZWO USB3 cable that can be a source of failure, to replace it with a good, fat USB 3 cable
HI Cuiv, I 've just come back to this video. Is GSS is still gong strong? Have you tested it recently after you had the strange guiding experiences? Hope all is well. Thanks as ever for your videos.
Meridian flip! I'm flipping out! Great job Yannick!
Let's all flip out together!! :-D
Hey Cuiv. Here's how to protect your dovetail from clamping damage. A tip from us custom golf club assemblers, where we also need to protect the metal golf club heads from damage during clamping. Google "brass shim sheet" and purchase a package of these brass shims. Cheap. Will last you a lifetime. The 0.25mm or 0.125mm thickness works well. With scissors, cut rectangular strips the same size as the sides of your dovetails. Purchase a roll of double sided adhesive sellotape from any office store. This is the really thin tape, not the thick double sided tape. Attach tape to your brass shims and affix to your dovetail. Viola! Problem solved. Shims are easily removed if needed, leaving an as-new finish. You just increased your resale price by 50%. :) In principle, its the same method used by better quality eyepiece holders with the protective brass ring inside.
Enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work.
Hi Wayne, thanks for the tip! That's a great tip actually, thanks so much! I ended up changing the dovetail on the scope with another one that I don't mind damaging, but that is so simple yet so elegant! Thank you so much - glad you enjoy the channel, definitely making more videos all the time :D
Another option is to replace the saddle with one that doesn't leave marks. ADM makes one that should fit: "DUAL-AZEQ5- DUAL Series Saddle." It fits SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5 and Orion Sirius AZ/EQ-G Mounts. It can can accommodate both Vixen and Losmandy style dovetail bars and it is very secure.
Very good video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Khalefa! My pleasure, I hope it is useful!
Thank you! I hope this video was shot late in the morning/early afternoon. A truly lazy person sleeps in late/very late on weekends! My Skysensor 2000PC comes home today after repairs! I don't repair ESD sensitive items so I farmed the work out to Christopher Erickson in Hawaii. I see you took out and played with your favorite baby scope!
It was in the late afternoon, that's when I wake up :P Nice on the Skysensor, I hope it will work well!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek Christopher tells me it is perfectly functional. Sarah is out of town until Monday, so I am forbidden to open the box until she is home when we can image the event. She has said my life will be cheap if I don't wait till her return.
This is an older video which I re-watched today. As you know you forgot to attach the counterweight before attaching the scope. The interesting thing is how many times you touched the counter weight bar before you attached the counterweight. Clearly your subconscious mind was screaming at you to notice the missing counterweight. :)
Marvin, I still remember this video hahaha! At least the telescope was small so the risk was small as well :)
OMG, it’s so easy for you to calibrate your focuser, mine is like a bad day in WS, I’ll keep trying after the rains here at Monterrey Mexico
Good luck Jose! A well installed focuser should work decently well, as long as its backlash is compensated. I hope you'll be able to make it work well soon! And that you get clear skies very soon as well :-)
I just got the 76edph. Amazing scope. round stars right to the edges.
Glad it's working out well for you! Beautiful little scopes!
The 76edph or the ASTRO-TECH AT80EDT F/6 ED triplet?
Long Term Lazy is where it's at! ;)
Exactly :D Being lazy is a very strategic endeavor! :)
Great Cuiv, It might also have been good to line up the guide cam with the main scope on the wheel while you were at it :)
Very true! But then on that scope, with that FOV, and with decent polar alignment, I could have 10 degrees difference between the two and no issue with stars :D All joke aside, I'll do that next time, it's an important step...
go gss, go. GSS control from NINA is working for me.
I later had some issues with guiding from GSS, so I'm back on EQMOD right now, but I'm sure I'll give GSS another go soon!
@@CuivTheLazyGeekI found guiding is better since I use GSS (EQ6 Rowan mod), but I was getting some issue at meridian flip and I think you gave me the solution => enabling Reverse Dec after meridian flip in PHD2 - will give a try this evening if sky is not to cloudy.
I’ve never heard of GSS, the interface is beautiful! Please keep us updated if you continue to use it. EQmod has always worked flawlessly for me but it is not as pretty to look at 😄
GSS sure is pretty to look at! It also has several things that EQMOD doesn't have: DEC guiding using goto commands rather than pulses (more responsive on some mounts), and way to apply PPEC that doesn't interfere with the guiding! However, I had some very weird guiding via GSS recently, that immediately got under control once I switched back to EQMOD, so I'm a bit suspicious about GSS right now...
Interesting, hopefully they work the bugs out. I spent some time messing with PPEC when my mount was new but it seemed to make guiding worse when active. It’s not an issue for me at my FL but I would like a longer scope in the future. Do you think the go-to DEC commands would be helpful with a Star Adventurer? I’ve struggled and given up using heavyish loads on mine.
i know Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can give me!
@Ralph Carter Instablaster :)
@Luka Eugene Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
You guys are getting a Super Typhoon soon. Hope you guys ride through it okay.
Tokyo should be mostly unscathed... Thanks for the well wishes!!
Bonjour Cuiv. Merci pour toutes ces videos. Je fais le tour de ton contenu et je ne fais qu'apprendre, cest merveilleux. Continue ton merveilleux travail.
Merci beaucoup pour ce feedback! C'est encourageant!
First !! I have the TS 61 hdpe (doublet) and use it with a Canon 600D, Will be very interested of the result with the 533.
The 533 is giving pretty good results! Not perfect because I either have a bit of tilt, or not quite the right spacing, or both, but as always, I don't really care that much :)
Usually a better option to add the counterweight before putting the scope.... just in case one of handle gets loose.
Hoops a said later on in the video
Yep, you are absolutely right - I even added a text warning to the video when I did it. I must have been tired at the time to make such a mistake! Thanks for catching it!
Cuiv, The Lazy Geek it happened to me too 😁
Nice video once again Cuiv! Thanks! Could you maybe shoot a collimation video guide for us with Newtonians? It can be a real trouble and i feel you must have some great advice on the aspect.
That's a very frequent request! My Newt is factory collimated and not user collimatable, but I may buy a cheap used newt, show the collimation, then sell it again... I'll think about it!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek i didn't know this. Thank you! It would be great if you manage to do it ☺️
I been in that Ferris wheel!
Nice! I think it's the Yomiuri Land Ferris Wheel - a bit off the beaten path!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek Ah ok Ive never been there! We were at the teamLab Borderless exhibition and there is a similar Ferris wheel..... ANYWAY! as you were :)
Please use a duck tape on the dovetail so the screws don't leave a mark. Got experience with my green metallic skywatcher Maksutov.
Thanks Ashwin!! It feels like such a shame to leave a mark on those dovetails, but after the video I trained myself not to care :D I ended up using a different dovetail that's already full of marks, so I care even less :)
11:17 I thought it was "bender" from Futurama 😂
Hahaha, that would have been a fun discovery :) Makes me want to watch Futurama again :)
Nice Cuiv, I hope you will see if the GSS (Green Swamp Server) works with the AZ-GTi?
I will at some point, once I get my EQDIR cable for it! Right now I have reverted back to EQMOD though, due to issues I had with guiding under GSS. I need to investigate that more.
Love love love N.I.N.A.
Me too!! But don't tell my wife :D
Hi Cuiv. Do you have an update from ZWO on your ASI533MC-Pro regarding the artefacts when cooling? I have come across a similar issue with mine.
What sort of problems are you having with cooling the camera too fast? You mention some artifacts on the sensor.
Basically some pixels going kind of dark, like a sprinkle - with always the same pattern. From what I read it is frost forming around microscopic particles on the sensor. It seems fine with the slow cooldown!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek So no permanent damage? It was something I noticed as well but I assumed it was related to not dithering.
can you explain a little more about the SG server for Skywatchers.
Sure, I'll soon make a video on that topic!
Please don't listen to the "baud" people. The connection setting is bits per second (bps). This is standard (with a proper prefix, like K, M, or G) in all serial communications.
Thanks Michael :-) Indeed for digital baud and bps seem to be the same!
@@CuivTheLazyGeek , that is not correct (I recommend Wikipedia for checking things and learning ), but that does not matter to what you are doing; only the number. The application lets you enter different values, so it is totally flexible when connecting to various types of equipment. Otherwise, it would need to contain a list of commonly used values for serial communications. Both methods are valid.
I did not expect any reply, so thank you. I am very impressed with your knowledge and willingness to share it.
Are you French or Canadian? You don't look Japanese 🙂
Cuiv, at the end you mentioned something about a USB thing. can you let me know what you were talking about? Seems like you upgraded the USB cable?
Het Rick - I'm not sure! On old videos like this one, can you include a timestamp? I often don't have the time to rewatch my own videos to see what I said, and I couldn't find what you were asking in a quick rewatch of the last couple of minutes... Maybe I was mentioning the ZWO USB3 cable that can be a source of failure, to replace it with a good, fat USB 3 cable
Yes at 22:03 you talk of a USB cable. Did you have trouble with the ZWO? Which cable did you get instead?
@@ricklaird2218 Ah right - sometimes frames wouldn't download. I bought an Elecom cable from Amazon instead (pretty much any non-flat USB cable works)
@@CuivTheLazyGeek thank you very much. Thank for all your help.
mega question, do I have to download GSS from gitHb? aand how in the heck do you even install it?
Nope, you can get it from here: sites.google.com/view/greenswamp/ and install it like a normal Windows porogram!
HI Cuiv, I 've just come back to this video. Is GSS is still gong strong? Have you tested it recently after you had the strange guiding experiences? Hope all is well. Thanks as ever for your videos.
I'm currently using GSS pretty much exclusively, but I haven't done much imaging recently...
@@CuivTheLazyGeek So being the lazy geek? don't tell me it's the clouds! best.
@@nxu5107 Just being lazy :)
1:28 was there an earthquake? :P
Good eye, it was wind that made the balcony door move and hit the camera tripod :) Not too many earthquakes recently...
long term lazy XD
Absolutely :D