Getting an iOptron CEM or GEM mount in the USA is getting difficult. Most dealers are out of stock and with no expected date when they will get inventory from iOptron.
What's the cheapest star tracker (for a DSLR) one can buy in India any idea? And is there a better portal/shop than Tejraj? I'm tired of taking thousands of exposures because I have to take them untracked. Would really appreciate your suggestions or advice.
Hi Vedant, all star trackers are in the range of 30-40k, from Tejraj you can buy iOptron, from C Sky Scientific India you can buy Skywatcher star adventure. There are few other dealers like Galileo, Modern telescopes etc do check all your options and bargain a bit then buy which suits your budget 🙌🏻 Hope this helps😊👍🏻
I wish mine would have come in a wooden crate... I got the hard case option, and it didn't survive shipping too well. In the process of trying to work something out with High Point Scientific and IOptron. Been a week now, High Point says they are waiting to hear from IOptron, fingers crossed I guess.
@@astro_by_sona No worries on the late response, wasn't really expecting one, was mostly venting my frustrations. Thanks for being sympathetic. After a bit of back and forth finally got it all worked out :) Now just need to finish making my autofocuser, and get my NUC in, I'll be set!
Hi Anupam, ipolar is an aid for polar alignment, all equatorial mounts need to be polar aligned in order to track accurately. Just putting the coordinates doesn’t work! Hope this helps. Clear Skies!
@@astro_by_sona actually one of my friend purchased an ioptron cem 40 . He is just putting lat, long and gmt . Not doing any polar adjustment. He is saying through this method he is tracking a object upto 2 hours ... I m confused
@@AstroRoof well that piece of information makes sense, however for astrophotography polar alignment is crucial. Cem40 has an inbuilt ipolar which is super easy to use. Hope this helps.
@@astronomiaaovivo3415 though while the time I did have the 200PDS I tested it couple of times and no issues with its dovetail on the cem40 saddle. Are you having any such issues?
Hi, new subscriber from bangalore. Congrats-nice mount. Just got a cem70g from tejraj and i just finished assembling it. Does this mount have iguider? Do you have any suggestion or video to show how to use iguider and phd2. Surprisingly not one video is present. Would be really helpful if you put a video. Also you mentioned about ipolar below, can you pls show how to do two star alignment - i have occlusion on my north side and will be helpful if i want to use some other star(s). Thank you very much. Clear skies.
Hi Arvind, thanks for subscribing and supporting the channel. My cem40 doesn’t have an iguider . For phd2 I would recommend watching - Cuiv the laze geeks channel, this channel has extensive videos on phd2. I am working on making a video on ipolar shall post it soon. Hope this helps! Clear skies
Two star alignment and polar alignment are two different things. Polar alignment is basically getting the mount parallel to the axis of earth's rotation and star alignment is just for increasing the accuracy of the goto function
You could use the polar alignment procedure in the hand controller. It is a type of drift alignment and it Is more accurate than doing it with a polar scope.
Always ensure you’re buying from an authorised dealer and you get a proper invoice/Bill. Tejraj has been around for way too long and my personal experience dealing with this dealer has always been pleasant 🙂 Also check other dealers in terms of telescopes you will find wide range and basis your need and budget you can buy! All the best, Clear Skies!
Hi there. I too have that exact CEM40 (see my channel). I had it's power switch break down on me. So the mount is back at the shop where I bought it. Now I have an extra CEM40 at home at it is a newer model. Thicker (but shorter) CW shaft, different position of the connections, different dovetail saddle, a 5kg CW. I am researching all differences of released versions, so if any of the viewers have some info for me, come find my details on my channels about section and send me a message. 🙏
Glad to see you on TH-cam.
Congrats
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Congratulations on the new mount! Excellent video!
Thanks 😊
Congrats on the new mount Sona!!
Thanks Vineeth 😃
Congratulations! I just bought a used copy recently. I can't wait to get it outside.
Congratulations to you too! Waiting for an ota 😐 rest have done few dry runs and used ipolar app. Clear Skies!
Great unboxing video Sona, looking forward to seeing more of these unboxing videos!
Thank you so much Arun 😊
Wow awesome unboxing video. Thanks for sharing this & Congratulations for the new mount.🔭
Superb ..... all the best
thanks 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻
I think it is a one of the best mount
Thanks 😊
Congratulations!
Thanks 😊
Did you get the GPS module also?
Yes, I got the GPS module as well as iStarfi module too✌🏻
Getting an iOptron CEM or GEM mount in the USA is getting difficult. Most dealers are out of stock and with no expected date when they will get inventory from iOptron.
Oh that’s very sad to hear, hoping for better supply in your country 👍🏻
Superb video ❤️❤️ thank you for sharing 🙏🎉🎉🎉
Thanks Manish 😇
Wow ..👍🏻👍🏻. Amazing mount....... Which telescope you are used with this mount???
Waiting to buy one 😅
@@astro_by_sona hello namaskaram..🙏🙏... which telescope u buy ?????
I bought Skywatcher 130PDS 650mm f/5 OTA!
@@astro_by_sona please.. upload this wonderful OTA(130pds telescope)
Does it have only 1 degree of rotational axis? only the RA axis??
What's the cheapest star tracker (for a DSLR) one can buy in India any idea? And is there a better portal/shop than Tejraj?
I'm tired of taking thousands of exposures because I have to take them untracked. Would really appreciate your suggestions or advice.
Hi Vedant, all star trackers are in the range of 30-40k, from Tejraj you can buy iOptron, from C Sky Scientific India you can buy Skywatcher star adventure. There are few other dealers like Galileo, Modern telescopes etc do check all your options and bargain a bit then buy which suits your budget 🙌🏻 Hope this helps😊👍🏻
@@astro_by_sona Definitely helped. Thanks a lot. Clear skies :)
I wish mine would have come in a wooden crate... I got the hard case option, and it didn't survive shipping too well. In the process of trying to work something out with High Point Scientific and IOptron. Been a week now, High Point says they are waiting to hear from IOptron, fingers crossed I guess.
Sorry for such a late response 😞hope now things would’ve resolved and you’re enjoying your new mount 🙌🏻
@@astro_by_sona No worries on the late response, wasn't really expecting one, was mostly venting my frustrations. Thanks for being sympathetic. After a bit of back and forth finally got it all worked out :) Now just need to finish making my autofocuser, and get my NUC in, I'll be set!
In cem40 is ipolar required for tracking any object or just put the lat long and gmt can do the tracking properly ?
Hi Anupam, ipolar is an aid for polar alignment, all equatorial mounts need to be polar aligned in order to track accurately. Just putting the coordinates doesn’t work! Hope this helps. Clear Skies!
@@astro_by_sona actually one of my friend purchased an ioptron cem 40 . He is just putting lat, long and gmt . Not doing any polar adjustment. He is saying through this method he is tracking a object upto 2 hours ... I m confused
@@AstroRoof well you must visit him and see for yourself 👍🏻 is he just using for visual astronomy?
Yes.. till now he is using for observation only ... but he will try for photigraph in near future
@@AstroRoof well that piece of information makes sense, however for astrophotography polar alignment is crucial. Cem40 has an inbuilt ipolar which is super easy to use. Hope this helps.
I can't believe your a Indian, I'm also an Indian:)
What’s not to believe 🙂
@@astro_by_sona I mean I see only few Indian with advanced Telescope, your so cool
I'm also a TH-camr
@@astro_by_sona :D
managed to use it with the 200mm telescope?
No, await clear skies, monsoon season! Plus I have sold off 200PDS now bought 130PDS, hopefully in couple of days I get to use my new setup 😊
@@astro_by_sona 🥺, i was curious if you would adapt a 200mm dovetail to use in CEM40.
@@astronomiaaovivo3415 though while the time I did have the 200PDS I tested it couple of times and no issues with its dovetail on the cem40 saddle. Are you having any such issues?
@@astro_by_sona i don’t have the mount (ter), i’m planning to buy the CEM40, and i think the payload for a 200mm will be overload.
@@astronomiaaovivo3415 it wasn’t overloaded just that my balcony space was an issue, it should work well. Thanks
Very nice. Best of luck 👍
Thank you 😊
Hi, new subscriber from bangalore. Congrats-nice mount. Just got a cem70g from tejraj and i just finished assembling it. Does this mount have iguider? Do you have any suggestion or video to show how to use iguider and phd2. Surprisingly not one video is present. Would be really helpful if you put a video. Also you mentioned about ipolar below, can you pls show how to do two star alignment - i have occlusion on my north side and will be helpful if i want to use some other star(s). Thank you very much. Clear skies.
Hi Arvind, thanks for subscribing and supporting the channel. My cem40 doesn’t have an iguider . For phd2 I would recommend watching - Cuiv the laze geeks channel, this channel has extensive videos on phd2. I am working on making a video on ipolar shall post it soon. Hope this helps! Clear skies
Two star alignment and polar alignment are two different things. Polar alignment is basically getting the mount parallel to the axis of earth's rotation and star alignment is just for increasing the accuracy of the goto function
Awesome video Sona ji
Does the ipolar work properly?
It’s not smooth, sometimes it just won’t work!
Then how would you do your polar alignment?
@@rishinatarajan8757 I am working on it, few people are using Nina and sharpcap pro, so many things to learn! Clear Skies
You could use the polar alignment procedure in the hand controller. It is a type of drift alignment and it Is more accurate than doing it with a polar scope.
@@rishinatarajan8757 thanks, yes am aware of the iteration method through the hand controller, have tried it once quiet helpful. Clear Skies
Where to buy telescope in india... I found tejraj with good telescopes but reviews of services is not good...
Always ensure you’re buying from an authorised dealer and you get a proper invoice/Bill. Tejraj has been around for way too long and my personal experience dealing with this dealer has always been pleasant 🙂 Also check other dealers in terms of telescopes you will find wide range and basis your need and budget you can buy! All the best, Clear Skies!
@@astro_by_sona thank you mam...
Hi there. I too have that exact CEM40 (see my channel). I had it's power switch break down on me. So the mount is back at the shop where I bought it. Now I have an extra CEM40 at home at it is a newer model. Thicker (but shorter) CW shaft, different position of the connections, different dovetail saddle, a 5kg CW.
I am researching all differences of released versions, so if any of the viewers have some info for me, come find my details on my channels about section and send me a message. 🙏
Didi Namaste,