Great video thanks - I was looking to buy a tracking mount as a newish astrophotographer and this video and a couple of others have convinced me it's the way to go.
As always great Video Steven! I'll be getting my unit later this week and after seeing this I'm even more stoked. I was a little afraid that my evostar 72 with a small guide scope would be too heavy for the mount but now I'm not that concerned anymore. Enjoy your Gti and clear skies bud!
Great images Steven. Glad you have a good GTI mount. I have owned one for a couple of months and it needed a bit of work to get going properly. The USB connection was unreliable. (fixed with the recent firmware upgrades). The biggest issue is the play in the RA axis which would get worse with use. Mine had a habit of the RA screw loosening by itself which allowed plenty of slop between the worm and the main gear. I finally solved it with a but of plumbers tape to prevent the RA screw from getting loose. Now I am happy to say the mount works really well. I have a bunch of photos of the internals over on Cloudynights in the Gti thread. Cheers.
I got my GTi two weeks ago, and I echo your comments. The performance, both tracking and pointing, far exceeds my expectations. I plan on usually pairing it with my DSLR and Redcat 51 with no guiding as a portable rig. A Redcat 71 would also work nicely and, with camera, would be just about at the 5kg load capacity.
Portable is key, no way I could pick up my twin rasa system with mount and move it inside with one arm lol. The GTI was like a feather. Performance is great so far, can’t wait to get out with it again.
@@StevenMorrisPhotographyGreat setup, Ive got the same set up ASIAIR using the Skywatcher evolux 62ed telescope and noticed how easy it was to use, aligning the telescope was a breeze with the asiair plus, Taking pictures was also a breeze.
I have been using my Sky-Watcher AZ GTi mount since I took up the hobby in August 2023, until last night. I could only take 10-20 total exposures before field rotation started eating my photo. Last night, I took my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI mount out and found I could polar align using Sharp Cap and take 60 minute total exposures with no field rotation. So, it looks like I will be able to take total exposures of several hours now. I do not use guiding, but I only do 8 second exposures and stack as I go. Oh, and I just subscribed.
Sounds like your having some excellent progress in your astrophotography. Keep getting that polar alignment spot on, collect lots of data and enjoy your hard work 😊
Thanks for posting, my GTI is doing great, and I'm liking the comments below to help me with my future purchases. Right now I'm just learning my way around the night sky, and having a ball with this tracker (and getting shots I am really pleased with) using only my RX10 Mk4 . I'm glad I haven't bought anything else yet, as I am still learning, and the more I find out about this hobby, the more convinced I am that waiting until you are more knowledgeable is the right thing to do! Eventually EAA has got to be in there for me, and after your video I checked out ASIAIR, which looks to be a very useful thing indeed. Yes, I'm finding polar alignment in the Southern Hemisphere is a pain in the a* :) Being able to get a bit deeper into the sky (like I can with my 10 inch Dobsonian) could be something I will want eventually, so the comment below about the C5 is very interesting. For me, it might win out over getting better pictures at my current camera focal length (600mm equiv max) than buying (say) Redcats.
Here's a tip - use a lens cap keeper on the SA GTi's polar scope cap. You'll be less likely to lose it if (when) it becomes detached from the unit. I actually fastened the elastic loop normally circling a lens, to the underside of the unit where it screws into/onto the tripod plate. I suppose you can also use a lens cap keeper for the little battery housing screw and/or the housing itself. Up to you.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Absolutely! Now maybe you can help me? The manual states that you should remember to turn off the illuminator once polar alignment is achieved (or something like that). I can not for the life of me figure out how to turn off the illuminator without turning off the tracker. Do you have any insight!? Thanks in advance.
So in your SynScan Pro app you do the following…. Utility Advanced Polar scope Then there should be a slider to adjust the brightness of the polar scope or turn it off. Hope that helps.
One more question and I promise I won’t ask anymore. In the manual it says to return the mount to the home position after alignment is achieved. Should the SynScan controls on my iPhone be used to do that or should I just unblock the Dec and RA and manually move to home position? Thanks again. I keep watching and rewatching your videos. Excellent work!
You made it! I mean to make me jelous from Italy and to make me jelous because I am waiting to receive my SA GTI with a pretty similar configuration as yours. Impressive result! Bravo.
An impressive image of one of the most spectacular parts of the night sky! Well done Steve!👍👍 And, yes indeed, this Canadian is jealous, although I have been fortunate to have had a good look at it during two trips to Chile around a dozen years ago. Of course, I am hankering to get to some southern skies again! 😀
Thank you so much, I’ll be getting the twins onto it for some deeper images but not at the moment. The LMC is an amazing area to image that’s for sure and I’m jealous you were in Chile checking it out…. I see we are both jealous now 😊
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Chile was amazing, especially because Canis Major & the centre of the MW basically pass through the zenith, however the Magellanic Clouds get much higher in the sky where you are...in fact, they may be circumpolar?
That is correct they are always above the horizon where I am, although very low the LMC and SMC, they are still above so we are very lucky that’s for sure 😊
Here's my situation. Received my GTI last week. Went against lightweight suggestions and bought a Zenithstar 73 (6.5lbs, it arrived today). I wasn't going to use it tonight because I didn't think the mount could handle it without autoguiding (arriving tomorrow). Watched this video. Now headed outside to use my new scope :)
I’m thinking of getting this mount with the zenith star 73 with my Nikon D3200 I do hope the mount can handle the weight which I estimate to be around 7.5-8 lbs
I got my GTI about a month ago and I haven’t used it much due to extreme stiffness in the RA axis. Makes balancing impossible. I’ll need to send it in for service
I am running an evolux 82ed on my GTi. With flattener, asiair, guiding, 2600mcp and eaf it's exactly 5kg. A triplet would have been awesome if the payload and wallet would have allowed it.
Very similar set up to mine! I'm running an Evolux 82ed, SA GTi, Canon R, and an Asiair plus. No guiding. No flattener (although it is on my list). Of course, since I put it together, I've had nothing but clouds!
i run the az gti in eq mode with the skywatcher 80 ed and it handles it without a problem, these mounts pack alot of value and so does star adventure gti 👊👍
A Celestron C5 as a prime lens using T-adapter is a no brainer. Just nice weight balance. I am just learning to use mine with a Nikon D5500, but a Z7 would be fabulous....The C5's were used by NASA on a number of missions for thier Hi-Q and versatility...The C5 comes in a nice portable case, like it was made for the SA-GTi ... Cheers ...
@@PillarsOfCreationakaPillarbhai Around 3 kg. But C5 isn't a good option for astrophotography. Huge coma and star reflections ruins image. Also it's pretty hard to guide so long focal lenght
Hey Steve, great results. Just wanted to know what is the max capacity you've used in this rig and would that make much difference if it is used upto it's max potential?
In anticipation of getting the GTI when it became available I went ahead and got the new skywatcher 62 because the wait down to 1/3 of the payload capacity?
Surprised with a 3.5kg scope you got these results. I regularly guide at 200mm for 2 mins unguided. I am into not bothering with guiding so I might look at a zenithstar 73 or 81?
wonderful Steven! I have a question knowing you are also in the southern hemisphere (Im in Chile), the thing is I have been follow a thread about the SA Gti on cloudynights forum and someone wrote something a bit concerning, and I quote: "I feel that the built it illuminated polar scope is not fit for purpose. Since the rotation of the octants image reticle in the polar scope is dependent on turning the RA mechanism and that mechanism is restricted to approx 190 degrees then octants image can only be rotated about the axis for about 6 months of the year." what do you thnk about this? I have been waiting to buy it, since I have Star Adventurer Mini (SAM) and Star Adventurer "classic" and it would be the next logical step I think, but i have read in the forum a lot of things about QC some of the units with noticeable backlash, stiffness and others, so it seems that you are one of the lucky ones! Thanks in advance and greetings from Chile!
Hi Rodrigo, That’s actually a good question. Polar alignment for me has always been done via software rather than a polar scope as it’s an absolute pain, which I’m sure you can agree on. If your used to it then it would be a breeze. As for the polar scope I really haven’t looked at, I will have to check it out though myself. So I can’t answer that just yet sorry. It seems I must be lucky to have a model that is working as intended.
Yeah, that’s what shocked me. I wasn’t expecting to get 180 second exposures, I should have tried for longer … maybe next time I’ll see what I can push it out too.
Waiting on a backordered GTi. I've got a RedCat 51 and was thinking I'd like something in the 70-80mm range but the weight limit of the GTi at 11 pounds seemed to preclude OTAs like the Sky-Watcher Esprit 80. Please share your thoughts on that before I spend the big monies.
Any idea what percentage of your 180s subs turned out without trails? My Gti is reasonable with a few 'yips' when auto guiding but pretty good value for the money. I'm running a Zenithstar 61 with an Askar fma 180 for the guide / widefield scope which is at the mounts' weight limit. A few people have mentioned the Redcat 51 - good idea! Or one of the smaller Askar scopes should be nice too.
I actually got 100% subs without issues. Although looking back at things now I figured the reason I got such a long exposure was due to imaging near the southern polar region which would have helped.
@Steven Morris, Can you enlarge your image using the ASIAIR plus skyatlas...Like when you track an object in the sky and the system centres it can I than expand on that object to get a closer picture???
I have recently bought the evolux 62 ed and is now the only scope I use on my heq5 (about loudness... I think I'm going to get it tuned with rowan belt kit and to reduce a nasty Dec backlash...). Will the adventurer GTi hold the 62+the little svbony sv 165 as guiding scope and 2x uncooled CMOS cams ( zwo ASI 224 for guide and Uranus C for framing) ? I think the whole setup is around 4kgs maybe slightly less
I believe it’s capable as I have overloaded the mount with an Astro imaging setup, mind you it won’t be as good as your Heq5 but for a grab and go system I think it’s going to be perfectly fine.
That's a great result Steve & yeah I'm also jealous being in the Uk of being unable to image the tarantula nebula but I'm sure there's some targets up here you'd like to image? Is that an Anfield hat you're wearing? not that I'm a football fan but just something I noticed. I've been hankering for a small portable mount but at the minute the RASA is swallowing up more money lol.
I would really love to image andromeda above me rather than super low on the horizon, plus a few galaxies we can’t see here. Veil nebula is also another that’s very low here but just being able to see the Milky Way from another perspective would be the biggest thing I would like to see. I think I’ll get confused really easily in orientation. Haha yes that’s an Anfield beanie. I have family in England, my brother is living just outside of Manchester and my Grandpa was from Liverpool. The little GTI fits that category of portable which is nice and don’t worry my twins are still costing me money lol.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography I managed the Helix Nebula which is very low for me but happy to have bagged it as I'd probably never get another chance. Andromeda is a pig to process due to the dynamic range & its always one I've never been happy with.
Hey there! Great video! I recently purchased the skywatcher gti telescope and i was wondering, are you able to perform dithering using the zwo asair for your skywatcher gti? I dont have a guide camera or guide scope with mine and i have realized as a result of that i have been experiencing a lot of walking noise in my images, which is a big no no. Does the zwo asair solve that problem or what are you doing to get rid of walking noise?
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I believe you can't, you need a guide scope and guide camera to help perform the dither using an ASIAir, although I don't have an Air anymore as I use NINA. It will help with reducing or eliminating walking noise, dither every image :)
I use an ioptron gem 28. When used with slow speed it is very quite. I sleep 5 meters away from it. And never heard it ;) But the sw Mounts are much more faster while slewing;)
Hi. Im a beginner trying to work out my first mount purchase. When you say you were not guiding does that mean the GTI was moving based on its own speed. ie no closed loop feedback of position ,just moving how it thinks the sky is moving ?? My plan is to buy a mount and my existing Sony camera+lens. Then go from there. Thx Carlo. PS Subscribed.
Thanks for reaching out and the sub😊 That is correct, the mount is moving at its own pace without an further positioning changes from a guider. The key is a great polar alignment and that’s with any mount really. The GTI is a light weight grab and go option that seems to perform well so far. The Asiair plus is also an added item I would advise getting to use with the GTI too.
Good question, I feel this is a grab and go eq mount. The EQM has double the payload capacity in case you wish to expand in the future. It all depends on what your plans are and what your going to use on the mount. If your using a telescope of 3inches and above I would go the eqm. If your using very small reflectors or a camera lens and want portability and compactness I would go the GTi
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Thank you very helpful! I am looking to buy the EvoStar 72 ED DS for my daughter (12). The GTI can handle it I guess and it is easier to carry around.
Oh man that does suck, I hope you guys can get a shipment at some point before hand. I haven’t heard as to what the delays are, I’m assuming it’s to do with China and the zero covid policy as well as everything going on with the world right now.
A dictatorship? lol You don't know how fortunate you are! Move to Russia, China or North Korea, and then you can experience the pleasures of being under a real dictator. lol
I guess your tracking without guiding was quite good as your set up was unbalanced and was heavy on the east side (gears were always under load resulting in no backlash). If you were shooting an object which would require telescope on the west side, tracking accuracy without guiding could be a different story with your unbalanced setup. Dark and clear skies.
Great video thanks - I was looking to buy a tracking mount as a newish astrophotographer and this video and a couple of others have convinced me it's the way to go.
(and as a northern hemisphere person - that nebula looks awesome!)
As always great Video Steven! I'll be getting my unit later this week and after seeing this I'm even more stoked. I was a little afraid that my evostar 72 with a small guide scope would be too heavy for the mount but now I'm not that concerned anymore. Enjoy your Gti and clear skies bud!
I think you’ll be fine with that setup for sure 😊
May the force be with you!
How are you liking the mount so far?
Great images Steven. Glad you have a good GTI mount. I have owned one for a couple of months and it needed a bit of work to get going properly. The USB connection was unreliable. (fixed with the recent firmware upgrades).
The biggest issue is the play in the RA axis which would get worse with use. Mine had a habit of the RA screw loosening by itself which allowed plenty of slop between the worm and the main gear. I finally solved it with a but of plumbers tape to prevent the RA screw from getting loose. Now I am happy to say the mount works really well. I have a bunch of photos of the internals over on Cloudynights in the Gti thread.
Cheers.
Thanks for the update, I will have to monitor the performance over time and see if that’s a common occurrence.
Excellent. Thanks Steve 😊
Great this is going to be my first goto mount really wanted a complete light setup and not expensive.
I got my GTi two weeks ago, and I echo your comments. The performance, both tracking and pointing, far exceeds my expectations. I plan on usually pairing it with my DSLR and Redcat 51 with no guiding as a portable rig. A Redcat 71 would also work nicely and, with camera, would be just about at the 5kg load capacity.
Portable is key, no way I could pick up my twin rasa system with mount and move it inside with one arm lol. The GTI was like a feather.
Performance is great so far, can’t wait to get out with it again.
@@StevenMorrisPhotographyGreat setup, Ive got the same set up ASIAIR using the Skywatcher evolux 62ed telescope and noticed how easy it was to use, aligning the telescope was a breeze with the asiair plus, Taking pictures was also a breeze.
Tracking is great unguided! But unfortunatly no dithering possible in the SynScan app, which is a HUGE bummer
I have been using my Sky-Watcher AZ GTi mount since I took up the hobby in August 2023, until last night. I could only take 10-20 total exposures before field rotation started eating my photo.
Last night, I took my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI mount out and found I could polar align using Sharp Cap and take 60 minute total exposures with no field rotation. So, it looks like I will be able to take total exposures of several hours now. I do not use guiding, but I only do 8 second exposures and stack as I go.
Oh, and I just subscribed.
Sounds like your having some excellent progress in your astrophotography. Keep getting that polar alignment spot on, collect lots of data and enjoy your hard work 😊
It is always a pleasure to listen to your videos. Well done. And asking our participation and opinion is a great way to engage with your audience.
Thanks for posting, my GTI is doing great, and I'm liking the comments below to help me with my future purchases. Right now I'm just learning my way around the night sky, and having a ball with this tracker (and getting shots I am really pleased with) using only my RX10 Mk4 . I'm glad I haven't bought anything else yet, as I am still learning, and the more I find out about this hobby, the more convinced I am that waiting until you are more knowledgeable is the right thing to do! Eventually EAA has got to be in there for me, and after your video I checked out ASIAIR, which looks to be a very useful thing indeed. Yes, I'm finding polar alignment in the Southern Hemisphere is a pain in the a* :) Being able to get a bit deeper into the sky (like I can with my 10 inch Dobsonian) could be something I will want eventually, so the comment below about the C5 is very interesting. For me, it might win out over getting better pictures at my current camera focal length (600mm equiv max) than buying (say) Redcats.
Nice one mate from the UK - subscribed !
Cheers mate 😊
Skywatcher 130PDS, 533MC Pro, asi air, and eaf and guidingscope and Zwo 120mm is my Setup and its running perfect ✌🏻
That’s one setup you got there, you’ll have to send me some pics
Here's a tip - use a lens cap keeper on the SA GTi's polar scope cap. You'll be less likely to lose it if (when) it becomes detached from the unit. I actually fastened the elastic loop normally circling a lens, to the underside of the unit where it screws into/onto the tripod plate. I suppose you can also use a lens cap keeper for the little battery housing screw and/or the housing itself. Up to you.
Thank you for the tip
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Absolutely! Now maybe you can help me? The manual states that you should remember to turn off the illuminator once polar alignment is achieved (or something like that). I can not for the life of me figure out how to turn off the illuminator without turning off the tracker. Do you have any insight!? Thanks in advance.
So in your SynScan Pro app you do the following….
Utility
Advanced
Polar scope
Then there should be a slider to adjust the brightness of the polar scope or turn it off.
Hope that helps.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography awesome! Thank you! Clear skies!
One more question and I promise I won’t ask anymore. In the manual it says to return the mount to the home position after alignment is achieved. Should the SynScan controls on my iPhone be used to do that or should I just unblock the Dec and RA and manually move to home position? Thanks again. I keep watching and rewatching your videos. Excellent work!
You made it! I mean to make me jelous from Italy and to make me jelous because I am waiting to receive my SA GTI with a pretty similar configuration as yours. Impressive result! Bravo.
Hehe I’m sorry to make you jealous, think of it as inspiration when yours arrives 😊 I hope you are up and imaging really soon.
An impressive image of one of the most spectacular parts of the night sky! Well done Steve!👍👍 And, yes indeed, this Canadian is jealous, although I have been fortunate to have had a good look at it during two trips to Chile around a dozen years ago. Of course, I am hankering to get to some southern skies again! 😀
Thank you so much, I’ll be getting the twins onto it for some deeper images but not at the moment. The LMC is an amazing area to image that’s for sure and I’m jealous you were in Chile checking it out…. I see we are both jealous now 😊
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Chile was amazing, especially because Canis Major & the centre of the MW basically pass through the zenith, however the Magellanic Clouds get much higher in the sky where you are...in fact, they may be circumpolar?
That is correct they are always above the horizon where I am, although very low the LMC and SMC, they are still above so we are very lucky that’s for sure 😊
Redcat 51 seems the perfect and obvious combo for the GTi
Redcat 51 is a great choice that’s for sure
Yes it is but...its pretty short at 250mm. Deffo need a 500mm scope
Nice work mate I finally got a clear night and did some work on the tarantula. On my FB for you to check
Will check it out, cheers mate.
Great review Steve,
I'd like to see you overview something like and Askar ACL 200 with this setup maybe ??
Thank you very much. I’ve looked at some of the Askar products however I haven’t pulled the trigger on anything yet. The little 180 caught my eye
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Probably a better shout as the ACL200 is a heavy beast, what about the FMA230 ?
The 230 sounds like a better option, I’ll look into that.
Here's my situation.
Received my GTI last week. Went against lightweight suggestions and bought a Zenithstar 73 (6.5lbs, it arrived today).
I wasn't going to use it tonight because I didn't think the mount could handle it without autoguiding (arriving tomorrow).
Watched this video. Now headed outside to use my new scope :)
Good luck, hope you get some great shots
Hi mate, did you use your GTi with the Zenithstar? How were the results? Thanks!
How were the result?
@@0022001050 Results were fantastic! Highly recommend it.
@@Robert_Nik Match made in heaven.
I’m thinking of getting this mount with the zenith star 73 with my Nikon D3200 I do hope the mount can handle the weight which I estimate to be around 7.5-8 lbs
I don’t see why it wouldn’t
I got my GTI about a month ago and I haven’t used it much due to extreme stiffness in the RA axis. Makes balancing impossible. I’ll need to send it in for service
I’m sorry to hear that, I hope it gets fixed soon
I am running an evolux 82ed on my GTi. With flattener, asiair, guiding, 2600mcp and eaf it's exactly 5kg. A triplet would have been awesome if the payload and wallet would have allowed it.
Very similar set up to mine! I'm running an Evolux 82ed, SA GTi, Canon R, and an Asiair plus. No guiding. No flattener (although it is on my list). Of course, since I put it together, I've had nothing but clouds!
I hope your enjoying your kit, the triplet is a mighty heavy unit though compared to the EvoLux ☺️
I hope it clears for you soon.
i run the az gti in eq mode with the skywatcher 80 ed and it handles it without a problem, these mounts pack alot of value and so does star adventure gti 👊👍
Yeah I think they are underrated in terms of payload capacity
Yes was going to buy AZ gti then upgrade to eq mode etc but will buy the Sky Advanture GTi now its a complete package that won't cost much more.
@@spike178 yes both will work very well 👍
I’m using with Evoguide 50ed as main scope and as guide scope Svbony 165. It’s really light and portable
That would be a super light and fun setup.
You should give a try with the Founder FOT 86 triplet!!!
A Celestron C5 as a prime lens using T-adapter is a no brainer. Just nice weight balance. I am just learning to use mine with a Nikon D5500, but a Z7 would be fabulous....The C5's were used by NASA on a number of missions for thier Hi-Q and versatility...The C5 comes in a nice portable case, like it was made for the SA-GTi ... Cheers ...
What's the weight of your c5 ota ?
@@PillarsOfCreationakaPillarbhai Around 3 kg. But C5 isn't a good option for astrophotography. Huge coma and star reflections ruins image. Also it's pretty hard to guide so long focal lenght
Hey Steve, great results. Just wanted to know what is the max capacity you've used in this rig and would that make much difference if it is used upto it's max potential?
In anticipation of getting the GTI when it became available I went ahead and got the new skywatcher 62 because the wait down to 1/3 of the payload capacity?
That little 62 is an amazing scope and very affordable…. Maybe I should add that to my list.
Surprised with a 3.5kg scope you got these results. I regularly guide at 200mm for 2 mins unguided. I am into not bothering with guiding so I might look at a zenithstar 73 or 81?
wonderful Steven! I have a question knowing you are also in the southern hemisphere (Im in Chile), the thing is I have been follow a thread about the SA Gti on cloudynights forum and someone wrote something a bit concerning, and I quote:
"I feel that the built it illuminated polar scope is not fit for purpose. Since the rotation of the octants image reticle in the polar scope is dependent on turning the RA mechanism and that mechanism is restricted to approx 190 degrees then octants image can only be rotated about the axis for about 6 months of the year."
what do you thnk about this?
I have been waiting to buy it, since I have Star Adventurer Mini (SAM) and Star Adventurer "classic" and it would be the next logical step I think, but i have read in the forum a lot of things about QC some of the units with noticeable backlash, stiffness and others, so it seems that you are one of the lucky ones! Thanks in advance and greetings from Chile!
Hi Rodrigo,
That’s actually a good question. Polar alignment for me has always been done via software rather than a polar scope as it’s an absolute pain, which I’m sure you can agree on. If your used to it then it would be a breeze.
As for the polar scope I really haven’t looked at, I will have to check it out though myself. So I can’t answer that just yet sorry.
It seems I must be lucky to have a model that is working as intended.
Impressive image, especially considering it was out of balance and there was no guider. Looks like that little mount is winner.
Yeah, that’s what shocked me. I wasn’t expecting to get 180 second exposures, I should have tried for longer … maybe next time I’ll see what I can push it out too.
The Sharpstar 61EDPHII would pair nicely with the Star Adventurer GTi.
How did you know that’s what I’m looking at…. Haha
Waiting on a backordered GTi. I've got a RedCat 51 and was thinking I'd like something in the 70-80mm range but the weight limit of the
GTi at 11 pounds seemed to preclude OTAs like the Sky-Watcher Esprit 80. Please share your thoughts on that before I spend the big monies.
Any idea what percentage of your 180s subs turned out without trails? My Gti is reasonable with a few 'yips' when auto guiding but pretty good value for the money. I'm running a Zenithstar 61 with an Askar fma 180 for the guide / widefield scope which is at the mounts' weight limit. A few people have mentioned the Redcat 51 - good idea! Or one of the smaller Askar scopes should be nice too.
I actually got 100% subs without issues. Although looking back at things now I figured the reason I got such a long exposure was due to imaging near the southern polar region which would have helped.
@Steven Morris, Can you enlarge your image using the ASIAIR plus skyatlas...Like when you track an object in the sky and the system centres it can I than expand on that object to get a closer picture???
That’s a good question and I’m really not sure, can’t say I’ve explored all the features of the asiair. Zwo forums might have an answer for you?
I have recently bought the evolux 62 ed and is now the only scope I use on my heq5 (about loudness... I think I'm going to get it tuned with rowan belt kit and to reduce a nasty Dec backlash...). Will the adventurer GTi hold the 62+the little svbony sv 165 as guiding scope and 2x uncooled CMOS cams ( zwo ASI 224 for guide and Uranus C for framing) ? I think the whole setup is around 4kgs maybe slightly less
I believe it’s capable as I have overloaded the mount with an Astro imaging setup, mind you it won’t be as good as your Heq5 but for a grab and go system I think it’s going to be perfectly fine.
That's a great result Steve & yeah I'm also jealous being in the Uk of being unable to image the tarantula nebula but I'm sure there's some targets up here you'd like to image? Is that an Anfield hat you're wearing? not that I'm a football fan but just something I noticed. I've been hankering for a small portable mount but at the minute the RASA is swallowing up more money lol.
I would really love to image andromeda above me rather than super low on the horizon, plus a few galaxies we can’t see here. Veil nebula is also another that’s very low here but just being able to see the Milky Way from another perspective would be the biggest thing I would like to see. I think I’ll get confused really easily in orientation.
Haha yes that’s an Anfield beanie. I have family in England, my brother is living just outside of Manchester and my Grandpa was from Liverpool.
The little GTI fits that category of portable which is nice and don’t worry my twins are still costing me money lol.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography I managed the Helix Nebula which is very low for me but happy to have bagged it as I'd probably never get another chance. Andromeda is a pig to process due to the dynamic range & its always one I've never been happy with.
WO71GT or an AT72 scope would work well.
Hey there! Great video! I recently purchased the skywatcher gti telescope and i was wondering, are you able to perform dithering using the zwo asair for your skywatcher gti? I dont have a guide camera or guide scope with mine and i have realized as a result of that i have been experiencing a lot of walking noise in my images, which is a big no no. Does the zwo asair solve that problem or what are you doing to get rid of walking noise?
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I believe you can't, you need a guide scope and guide camera to help perform the dither using an ASIAir, although I don't have an Air anymore as I use NINA. It will help with reducing or eliminating walking noise, dither every image :)
How's about the Loudness while slewing?!
Is it able to keep the neighbours five meters away sleeping?! xD
Haha nah I think it will keep them awake that’s for sure 🤣
@@StevenMorrisPhotography damn - isn't there any quite GoTo mount I can use on my balcony?!
I’m not sure to be honest, the quietest one I’ve used to date has been an EQ8 R Skywatcher
I use an ioptron gem 28. When used with slow speed it is very quite. I sleep 5 meters away from it. And never heard it ;)
But the sw Mounts are much more faster while slewing;)
Hi. Im a beginner trying to work out my first mount purchase. When you say you were not guiding does that mean the GTI was moving based on its own speed. ie no closed loop feedback of position ,just moving how it thinks the sky is moving ??
My plan is to buy a mount and my existing Sony camera+lens. Then go from there.
Thx Carlo. PS Subscribed.
Thanks for reaching out and the sub😊
That is correct, the mount is moving at its own pace without an further positioning changes from a guider. The key is a great polar alignment and that’s with any mount really. The GTI is a light weight grab and go option that seems to perform well so far. The Asiair plus is also an added item I would advise getting to use with the GTI too.
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Okay thanks
Hi Steven, Would you by the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi or the EQM-35 Pro?
Good question, I feel this is a grab and go eq mount. The EQM has double the payload capacity in case you wish to expand in the future. It all depends on what your plans are and what your going to use on the mount.
If your using a telescope of 3inches and above I would go the eqm. If your using very small reflectors or a camera lens and want portability and compactness I would go the GTi
@@StevenMorrisPhotography Thank you very helpful!
I am looking to buy the EvoStar 72 ED DS for my daughter (12). The GTI can handle it I guess and it is easier to carry around.
Great little tracker, unfortunately it’s not going to be available here in Canada until mid 2023 at best…sucks to be under a dictatorship.
Oh man that does suck, I hope you guys can get a shipment at some point before hand. I haven’t heard as to what the delays are, I’m assuming it’s to do with China and the zero covid policy as well as everything going on with the world right now.
What's worse is your fearless can't sing either! LOL! Just trying to inject some levity...
A dictatorship? lol You don't know how fortunate you are! Move to Russia, China or North Korea, and then you can experience the pleasures of being under a real dictator. lol
@@derekbaker3279 Canada is worst then China now lol.
I guess your tracking without guiding was quite good as your set up was unbalanced and was heavy on the east side (gears were always under load resulting in no backlash). If you were shooting an object which would require telescope on the west side, tracking accuracy without guiding could be a different story with your unbalanced setup. Dark and clear skies.