I really don't understand why you have a rather small total of subscribers. Of all the astro TH-camrs I subscribe to, I find your videos the most entertaining and informative. I really appreciate your educational approach but still keeping things light and entertaining without being too serious about yourself! Thanks! Oh yeah and by the way, your work is amazing!
Agreed, I think Dylan isn't for the faint of heart. Mr. O'Donnell only has the most hard core of astro peeps. Everything is in fact meaningless, and we are all, in fact, going to die. Some people don't like the truth.
Thanks for the montage and explanation. The beauty of being setup all time is aspirational for every astrophotographer. Unfortunately we don't have space for a dome in our garden so I decided to go the other route and gifted myself a pier on which at least the mount can be sitting all time to cut down on time to action. I hope to be imaging again soon (3rd child isn't a good sleeper yet). Take care xoxo
Another great video! It looks like a lot of work was crammed into that montage. I bet the team from Sidereal Trading had to get up at the butt-crack of dawn to get all that work done. ;)
Oh great! Now they fix the rain gutter issue? Oh well. I'm in the Pacific Northwest (Washington State, USA). I knew things would get wet. I love my NexDome observatory. Looking forward to some clear skies and use my new 8" RASA. See my observatory at lagoon point observatory.
Sweet stuff! Hope you are enjoying your winter down south while I swear at a barely dim night sky here up north (Norway). -The guy who brought you the "So you're a visual astronomer? That's cute"-meme
G’day, do you have a video on fine tuning an 11” EDGE HD ? I never seem to get those sharp stars that I see in videos. It’s like the Hubble astigmatism problem, and I think my collimation and back focus are right
You should let Diego know that Duluth Trading can fix P.C., as exhibited at 4:16. That is an interesting problem of syncing a mount with a dome. Carry on!
Thanks for the video, Dylan. It's curious to see the dome evolution. I am apparently at a "1.5" or "1.75" of the dome. New shutter, but similar panel design, so I have the gutters running around the outside. I'll be curious on your longer term take on the new shutter system. I have the similar HDPE rails running along the side and the opening and closing is smooth, but I feel the weather-proofness leaves a little to be desired from what I can see on the original design. Driving horizontal rains seem to be capable of making its way around the rails. There's enough gap around it to allow water to make its way into the dome (though it would collect drips). The door, when completely closed, even with the rubber gap on it has a enough (again especially around the gaps for the rail system, where water can pour in through driving rain. I'd attach pictures if I could. The back gap is easily addressable with wind skirting and rails that you typically see used on industrial garage doors or assembly line units. The sides, I am still working on. I don't mind a few drips from it on the worst rains, but I had a pile of snow end up on the shutter motor from a couple windy snow storms last year. Out of all this, I will mention that Babak is very good to his customers, responsive, and takes feedback.
Great to see this upgrade. But I couldn't really see the difference between the new and old domes. I've learned to live with the water in the "groove".
Someone new taking over your channel? I don't recognize the clean shave and a haircut. And that crack shot 😵 . Amazing setup. I hope one day soon to build some kind of observatory.
A couple of things I don’t like about these domes from various manufacturers is the lack of physical security and insulation. There also seems to be a lack of ventilation while fully closed? These telescopes are expensive. I’m sure there are measures one may take like adding insulation, cameras, sensors or a fence, but still, it’s not like locking your common mower you bought from Lowes one afternoon away in your shed. One would need to be in a place with near perfect weather all year and good security on the grounds. Hardly ideal for most folks.
Really cool! Hope the weather is better for you. Would love an observatory someday. (Living vicariously seeing your set up :) ) Non-sequitur. What dew shield is that? Looks a lot cleaner and easier to use than the ones that go over the outer ring. Does it lock in like the scopes cover? I'm actually currently designing a 3d printing cable manager to get rid of diffraction spikes that will lock in similar to the cover. (I may also make one that mimics JWT... )
Sweet,New Dome…😱😱Holy Shyte On The OTA,Looks Great,Hope Your Weather Has Improved.I Got Chased In Last Night By Clouds Again Myself,We’ll Try Again Tonight,Stay Safe,and God Bless❤️🙏🏻🔭✨🌏
I chopped the power cable on the DEC saddle and wired in and XT60 to a pegasus powerbox. I run a NUC and powerbox under the Edge 11 in my setup. The wiring internally is 105C cable at 18AWG, which can run 18 amps, which derated for being bundled with other cables and run through the chassis, I cacluate it to be comfortable at 9A. I run two cameras for tandem imaging, a rotator, two focusers, and two filter wheels, along with the dew heaters, and NUC and never reach above 6.5A. Also, ethernet run from the base through the back of the DEC saddle to the NUC works well. Cleans ups the cabling and power distribution nicely!
We are moving to Winnipeg for two years, so unfortunately I will be storing my NexDome V1 for two years. Hopefully lots of improvements will be brought forward and we can resume backyard imaging in 2024. 😀
@@DylanODonnell A least you where able to set up everything with no rain. Is there anything in particular you where wanting to take a pic of once you can?
I jealous because I can't afford such things and with inflation it's really out of my reach now. I can still dream though, maybe when I'm retired like most astro imagers I'll be able to get thing kind of stuff.
g`day dylan try a bottle of exit mould it will kill the spores (you won't breath them) and it will take heaps for the mould come back it will stink a little bit for a day but no rubbing and no after stain $5 at coles job done and low effort spray walk away ... hope this suggestion helps great video mate cheers..... i am VERY jealous of your observatory ya lucky B ....lmao
I really don't understand why you have a rather small total of subscribers. Of all the astro TH-camrs I subscribe to, I find your videos the most entertaining and informative. I really appreciate your educational approach but still keeping things light and entertaining without being too serious about yourself! Thanks! Oh yeah and by the way, your work is amazing!
thanks man :) I think I've offended too many people along the way. Tell your cool friends to subscribe 😆
Agreed, I think Dylan isn't for the faint of heart. Mr. O'Donnell only has the most hard core of astro peeps. Everything is in fact meaningless, and we are all, in fact, going to die. Some people don't like the truth.
because he has a sense of humor.
everyone knows astronomy is for boring guys who wear braces, don't have wives, and watch youporn…
Nice haircut ;-) Also nice to see continued innovation and companies supporting their customers.
This is true!
@@DylanODonnell looking good, Dylan! I’ll take it you’re feeling as good on the inside!
Oh, my fellow Venezuelan Diego Colonnello. A great pleasure to see you with Dylan. A big hug "mi pana" hehehe
Thanks for the montage and explanation. The beauty of being setup all time is aspirational for every astrophotographer. Unfortunately we don't have space for a dome in our garden so I decided to go the other route and gifted myself a pier on which at least the mount can be sitting all time to cut down on time to action. I hope to be imaging again soon (3rd child isn't a good sleeper yet). Take care xoxo
Nice man !
Another great video! It looks like a lot of work was crammed into that montage. I bet the team from Sidereal Trading had to get up at the butt-crack of dawn to get all that work done. ;)
Awesome video Dylan!
So cool. Thanks for the great explanation too on the mechanics behind it!
Thanks! Had to make the video at least a little bit informative !
Oh great! Now they fix the rain gutter issue? Oh well. I'm in the Pacific Northwest (Washington State, USA). I knew things would get wet. I love my NexDome observatory. Looking forward to some clear skies and use my new 8" RASA.
See my observatory at lagoon point observatory.
Thank you Dr Dylan for another super video , clear skies
What can block/absorb local salinity? Trees?
Sweet stuff! Hope you are enjoying your winter down south while I swear at a barely dim night sky here up north (Norway). -The guy who brought you the "So you're a visual astronomer? That's cute"-meme
Looks much better👌👍....Did you get any credit for the old dome?
Thanks for the Video! Thats what i need now.. And btw, nice Haircut :)
Love watching Dylan O'Donnell videos when they come out, always informative, and worth the while.
G’day, do you have a video on fine tuning an 11” EDGE HD ? I never seem to get those sharp stars that I see in videos. It’s like the Hubble astigmatism problem, and I think my collimation and back focus are right
That's weird.. sounds like back focal distance or maybe sampling?
I was hoping you would have shown the difference in the new Dome that will stop the water incursions . Next Video maybe ? Nice setup . Cheers./SRK
Dude! Nice hair cut. Matches the shiny new dome! Dr B from Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦
You should let Diego know that Duluth Trading can fix P.C., as exhibited at 4:16. That is an interesting problem of syncing a mount with a dome. Carry on!
Another informative video!!! I bet with this image 4:14 the background music is called "into the void"...
How long does it take for fluorite or other coatings to degrade when exposed to air that has a salinity of 25-60%?
So this was the road trip Diego told me he was going on.. so jealous Dylan, enjoy the dome!
By 4:50 I was like "is this guy really playing Melodysheep on his channel?" Oh my Sheep that sound is close in style..
love the new hair cut, should have done a video on that 😂
Thanks for the video, Dylan. It's curious to see the dome evolution. I am apparently at a "1.5" or "1.75" of the dome. New shutter, but similar panel design, so I have the gutters running around the outside. I'll be curious on your longer term take on the new shutter system. I have the similar HDPE rails running along the side and the opening and closing is smooth, but I feel the weather-proofness leaves a little to be desired from what I can see on the original design. Driving horizontal rains seem to be capable of making its way around the rails. There's enough gap around it to allow water to make its way into the dome (though it would collect drips). The door, when completely closed, even with the rubber gap on it has a enough (again especially around the gaps for the rail system, where water can pour in through driving rain. I'd attach pictures if I could.
The back gap is easily addressable with wind skirting and rails that you typically see used on industrial garage doors or assembly line units. The sides, I am still working on. I don't mind a few drips from it on the worst rains, but I had a pile of snow end up on the shutter motor from a couple windy snow storms last year.
Out of all this, I will mention that Babak is very good to his customers, responsive, and takes feedback.
Great to see this upgrade. But I couldn't really see the difference between the new and old domes. I've learned to live with the water in the "groove".
That really "cracked" me up
Someone new taking over your channel? I don't recognize the clean shave and a haircut. And that crack shot 😵 .
Amazing setup. I hope one day soon to build some kind of observatory.
In the words of the great Todd Andrew Howard: "It just works."
A couple of things I don’t like about these domes from various manufacturers is the lack of physical security and insulation. There also seems to be a lack of ventilation while fully closed? These telescopes are expensive. I’m sure there are measures one may take like adding insulation, cameras, sensors or a fence, but still, it’s not like locking your common mower you bought from Lowes one afternoon away in your shed. One would need to be in a place with near perfect weather all year and good security on the grounds. Hardly ideal for most folks.
Freezing cold in the dark you say? Well.. greetings from Sweden! 😂😉
Really cool! Hope the weather is better for you. Would love an observatory someday. (Living vicariously seeing your set up :) )
Non-sequitur.
What dew shield is that? Looks a lot cleaner and easier to use than the ones that go over the outer ring. Does it lock in like the scopes cover? I'm actually currently designing a 3d printing cable manager to get rid of diffraction spikes that will lock in similar to the cover. (I may also make one that mimics JWT... )
Thanks mate :) and if you check the video I posted before this one.. it’s all about that dew shield! I love it, works great.
@@DylanODonnell will do!
Excellent 👌 très bon setup 🇫🇷
Ha-ha-ha, I pronounced "Cygnus" wrong several times, in the recent video, put a remark about it as well =D
Still building my dome. Caught the spicy cough, have not been able to work on it for a week now. Can't wait to have it finished.
Hope you feel better soon Andrew!
@@DylanODonnell Thanks mate, I'm on the mend.
Wish they could do one for Trevor Jones in Canada..
Yeh he’d love it really.
He could just buy his own.
Sweet,New Dome…😱😱Holy Shyte On The OTA,Looks Great,Hope Your Weather Has Improved.I Got Chased In Last Night By Clouds Again Myself,We’ll Try Again Tonight,Stay Safe,and God Bless❤️🙏🏻🔭✨🌏
8:23 Looks like Mike's Eagleview Observatory? Nice!
You got got it! Strongman Mike 💪🏼
Great Video as usual !
Wouldn't it be nice if the EQ8R-Pro had through mount USB cabling that worked instead of looking like it had a bowl of spaghetti dropped on it?
I chopped the power cable on the DEC saddle and wired in and XT60 to a pegasus powerbox. I run a NUC and powerbox under the Edge 11 in my setup. The wiring internally is 105C cable at 18AWG, which can run 18 amps, which derated for being bundled with other cables and run through the chassis, I cacluate it to be comfortable at 9A. I run two cameras for tandem imaging, a rotator, two focusers, and two filter wheels, along with the dew heaters, and NUC and never reach above 6.5A. Also, ethernet run from the base through the back of the DEC saddle to the NUC works well. Cleans ups the cabling and power distribution nicely!
4:16 would be a proper video without Dylon being a school boy 😂 this is the content we subscribe for👍
He might need some putty for that crack!😆
Diego gets punked.
We are moving to Winnipeg for two years, so unfortunately I will be storing my NexDome V1 for two years. Hopefully lots of improvements will be brought forward and we can resume backyard imaging in 2024. 😀
Nice haircut! 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦
Cheers mate :) 🇦🇺
Nice haircut!! 👍
Thanks Dean!
Truly Gear Heads
Great vid mate!
Must be nice to have Sun. It been cloudy rainy for a couple weeks where I am. Dylan, the B.C. image was something I didn't need to see.
I got a clear night last night but spent the whole time setting everything up again. Now it’s raining again 😆
@@DylanODonnell A least you where able to set up everything with no rain. Is there anything in particular you where wanting to take a pic of once you can?
4:15 killed me 😂
can you please do a astrochallenge against Astro backyard
I was too focused on the shave and haircut to catch any of the yuppie dome stuff
Nice haircut (and dome I guess) lol
Let's be honest Dylan, Diego is only there to show off your fancy new hairdo, tis very nice, frames your face.
Hehe cheers bruh
It finally happened, he cut his hair! Hell did freeze over....and we are all going to die
Jesus! I though t it was pronounced "side-real"..... Thanks Dylan.
I want one :D
Some day, some day!
You can do it
Coin-Slot alert!
Looking better post haircut!
What happened to Dave?!! Did he have to "fly" back home?? :) :P
I jealous because I can't afford such things and with inflation it's really out of my reach now. I can still dream though, maybe when I'm retired like most astro imagers I'll be able to get thing kind of stuff.
Where Hairs?
I suppose someone already commented on the daytime moon shot, butt I'm pointing it out anyway.
congrats on the hair cut lol
And still no pier. Dude! Do the plunge :).
It’s a tri pier 😂
Send the old one to me and ill buy you a beer or two when you come to visit.
Gee tempting 😆
@@DylanODonnell i know right? Plus over here in the west we have better quality objects in the sky.
I can see the benefits of a dome, but I like my roll-off as it is more simple. Simple is good.. Like a belt, to keep that guy's pants up, simple 😁
Nice haircut 🤣
Don't be so sarcastic 😂
👍👍
WTF?! Don't try to fool us with your Good-Boy-Haircut. We know you do it in the dark!
Gooday :)
G'DAY
The funniest part of this comment is that Google put a link underneath to say "translate to English" 🤣
Ga’day Dylan I want and observatory so bad 😀
One day you will!
g`day dylan try a bottle of exit mould it will kill the spores (you won't breath them) and it will take heaps for the mould come back it will stink a little bit for a day but no rubbing and no after stain $5 at coles job done and low effort spray walk away ... hope this suggestion helps
great video mate cheers..... i am VERY jealous of your observatory ya lucky B ....lmao
TH-cam keeps hiding your videos from me 😭
Brilliant Video as always however the cleaned up hair is rubbish.
Mooist :)
Hah
YOUR HAIR; WHAT?! WHY?! I WANT YOUR HAIR BACK!!! I WANT MY HAIR BACK -.- I am exhausted
Haha me too .. I liked the homeless look.
hair cut and no face fuzz
Dome geometry........ cry...... 2 years and still tweaking cry.....