@@UV-NIR-Thermal LX3 has a load capacity of 3 kg against the 2 kg of the LX2. It also has many mechanical improvements and more complete equipment for more precise polar aiming.
Thanks -well presented. I ordered the LX3 for my home in dark skies , no clouds , no rain, and no cold in Almeria Spain (unlike Manchester) Regards, Mike.
Great Video guys! First review I've watched in quite a while that had me truly amazed. I'm definitely going to be giving the full kit a go. Clear skies!
Wow, all of your videos are awesome! I've really enjoyed them! This review makes me want to get this tracker - I built a "barn door tracker" and had some success, but it can be very difficult to dial in the correct speed in the DC motor, and never really getting polar alignment perfect. I look forward to trying it myself! Thank you for your dedication in sharing your knowledge and art on TH-cam! Beautiful astrophotography!
Thanks a lot for this nice comment! We almost wanted to try building a barn door tracker 3 or 4 years ago, but were too afraid it would give us too many headaches..
@@GalacticHunter Oh it gave me headaches! Haha, but it was kind of fun, and really helped me understand the principles about tracking better, and it helped me get my first really nice shot of the milky way. So now I think I'm hooked! Thanks again for your many great videos, it has been an inspiration to spend some more time out there with the stars.
Definitely glad to hear that the two of you liked it. Thanks for the thorough review on the tracker! I suspect it will be my first tracker, although I'll probably go with the LX3 Set when it comes out, as I'll be saving up for a bit and it comes with an an optical sight, and is apparently even more precise. I'm definitely looking forward to giving such a go in the coming months ^_^
Great review! Seems a great budget tracker. I hope they release a laser polar finder. I know this device is a "no battery" concept, but laser is way more convinient, especially when using short tripod.
Hi, nice video thank you! Even if the Omegon Mini Track was designed by Cristian Fattinnanzi, this product is produced near Aveiro, Portugal. I payed recently a visit to the Astroshop warehouse to see some telescopes, I for my surprise they have a workshop nextdoor. I saw a big box plenty of these nice mounts. They also produce dobsonian telescopes and astroshotography cameras in the area (for Orion) :)
If you want to see many images obtained with the Minitrack, you can subscribe to the Facebook groups "MInitrack LX" (in Italian) or Omegon Minitrack LX (international). You will find many interesting discussions and very good astroimagers!
Aloha! I am so glad I found you! I've only watched about 5 videos of yours, but Ive loved all of them! You guys are doing a fantastic job! Keep the vids coming!
Looking at picking up the LX3 version for a trip. Have an NEQ6 but cannot manage to take as just too much weight. Hopefully get some good wide field shots.
Very nice display for a great tracker And the pictures were so amazing and i have a question, will we see coverage on your channel of Pentax like m3 markii or k70 with ogps-1 cameras that have star tracking feature?
I have the LX2 with the ballhead, it is very easy, lightweight. The polar finder is more than good enough, but you do need a clear view to Polaris. My tripod has a vertical scale in degrees, so the height setting can already be set from my latitude data
Thanks for a great review. I’ve been deciding weather to purchase one of these or spend a bit more on an Ioptron or Skywatcher Tracker with possible guide scope option. This does look like the least expensive way to get more involved with Astrophotography. Since you recorded this have you tried it with any longer lenses. I’d love to see if it would still give pinpoint stars with say a 200mm lens on a crop factor DSLR. Thanks again for an informative & fun review.
Thanks for the great video! My equipment setup is about 500g overweight for the mount - will it still work? I am looking to buy an affordable mount without having to do an extensive setup. Thanks!
Thanks, in that case we would recommend the iOptron Skytracker Pro, it's one of the most popular trackers out there and has a payload of 6.6 lbs: bit.ly/2QwxjfB
Thank you! We definitely can't wait to revisit M16, this time doing the Hubble Palette. Then we have to make sure to get M17 and M8 depending on which one won the votes for Episode 13 :)
@@GalacticHunter very cool! I finally got a clear sky to try out my first astronomy camera ZWO ASI294MC PRO with the ASIAIR. I imaged the cigar galaxy M82 then took a few shots at M16. I need to figure out the best way to take flats, then I can process the data. Previews in ASIAIR looked amazing. Excited to see how they come out! Really want to try Jupiter again, but need to wait out Luna a bit longer. Just too bright!
Don't know how you both do it, taking your gear out each night, I have do this a few times and its such a job, and you be worried about the trip be rough in case you damage the scope... so respect... hey can you guys catch the Noctilucent clouds from you location ?
Thank you Noel, it sure is often difficult to go out there with all our gear especially since it is very far from our home and with no service. We can't wait to get a house and be able to sometimes image from our backyard! As for the Noctilucent clouds, like Nikola said, I don't believe we can see these from Nevada.
@@GalacticHunter Such a pity to live so far south not to see them. I hope you both get a dream house with plenty of dark skies around... I am lucky to live in the country side in Ireland so the Light pollution is not so extreme as Vegas or Nevada, but it can still be an issue.. yeah would be great if you's could setup in the backyard.. clear skies and great video as always..
Galactic Hunter Have you considered building an off the grid Tiny House or Skoolie School Bus conversion home? Could be perfect for what you both do. Lower cost to get into than a standard home and low monthly cost with No utility cost if you go off the grid. Plus you can be out in Dark Sky areas. If you did a Skoolie or RV you could travel to Star Parties or Schools to teach for extra $$. Your both young and adventurous, perfect time in your lives to do this. BTW being out in the desert 🌵 skies so much and near Area 51 have you ever seen any UFOs 🛸?
Hello, im on micro 4/3 and im shooting with an old 180mm F2.8. So it's a 360mm equivalent. How long should i be able to take exposure with this thing you think ? Merci les copains
Great video!! Can you disengage the mechansim before the 60min are over(for example to change camera orientation without dameging the gears)? Are there any problems tracking in portrait mode? And last question will it be more accurate with longer focal lenghts (135mm) than smaller electonic trackers like MSM Rotator or Vixen Polarie?
How can you polar align when the camera blocks the view? I cant even manage to see Polaris through the fiddly tube with no camera on. I used a laser pen to vaguely align but fitting the camera knocked it all hopeless off.
Salut! Désolé pour la chaine Francaise, on a pris du retard énorme par rapport au boulot / université et on a surtout pas voulu rater les videos régulieres sur cette chaine. On ne vas tarder à en poster une bientôt !
Did you have any issues regarding the spring setup? .... Somehow i have to setup the spring against to what the instructions suggets in order for the tracker to track the skies... Anf still, after 1 minute it stops tracking.... My setup is way below 2KG. I am doing something wrong for sure..... Dont know what though :/
Hey there, thanks for this rundown. Did you ever follow through with your idea to test this with a telephoto lens targeting a dso? That would be very helpful! Maybe you could get a LX3 version for that, and also include a review of the polar scope.
Great clear video , thanks. We will be buying a small country house in the dark skies of Almeria Spain soon I hope, and can not wait to use this on the sky. Manchester UK is not useful for astronomy, and I live under the north south, east west high jet lanes, its impossible. My little Canon eos with 22mm should do the trick, and a bunch of other "unused" stuf, Yipeee.
We use PixInsight, we have several tutorials on our channel :) If you are a beginner though, we'd recommend the much easier-to-use Deep Sky Stacker (Windows Only).
Being new to astrophotos, what do you mean by 1min x 30? does that mean you took 30 - 1 min exposures and then stacked that many??? Sorry if I sound dumb. :)
It feels so weird when people talk about the hassle of a big mount, the size of a big mount, the hassle of getting a big mount to work. But some never even mention the prise. They did. But for most of us I think the biggest problem is the cost. I will do anything to be able to have a big mount. I wouldn't care if it weighed 50kg. I wouldn't care about it being a hassle to set up, I wouldn't care if it requires power, but that is not the problem. The cost is. 😂
FINALLY, something I could really use! Lord knows I have more than enough lenses! 😁 Is there a discount code that we could use towards purchase???? I'm buying one regardless but every dollar saved counts.
I hope you guys are not going to turn into “salesmen” like most of the others, this is why I liked and subscribed to your channel... Please go back to what you do best !
We definitely want to avoid that. We just need content for our channel in between our main episodes, which take months to film and edit, and we thought one product review every month or two would be a great addition. We promise to keep our focus on the "regular" videos though!
Mike Raggett That’s who I meant, I don’t watch astrobackyard anymore I just can’t put up with all the flannel, he’s just a salesman making a lot of money, and equipment, out of all these companies ! Genuine and honest opinions are all I’m interested in if I’m looking for a product. If I’m watching a video to learn something, I don’t expect to be watching an advert for some Astro gear ... I soon hit the delete button and never go back ! I like this couple they do great videos, I like how they present it.. it really is “how it is” If they stay on that path I’ll keep watching !!
kingdom777866 I agree. I mentioned this on Trevor’s site and got accused of being an internet troll. As you say I don’t have a problem with trying out new to kit. When Trevor was lent an EQ8 it summed up where he was taking his channel (never seen the mount since). Fair enough it’s his channel but he has become a mouth piece for advertisers looking for positive reviews. Anyway I still check out his channel occasionally and when he makes videos about his backyard and his own kit it’s good otherwise I don’t bother. Hopefully Galantic Hunter are more down to Earth and stick with the great videos that they produce every month or so.
Very comprehensive review, thank you. But I nearly stopped watching - or, rather, listening - after a couple of minutes. That background (and sometimes foreground) "musak" is nauseatingly vile and adds precisely nothing to the content of your otherwise excellent work.
![Omegon Minitrack LX3 Review [english voiceover]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EoMTjIMh4qI/mqdefault.jpg)
Thanks for the nice review! It is always a pleasure to see one's "creature" in the hands of those who know how to appreciate it! The inventor. :-)
Thank you Cristian for your nice comment and for creating such a wonderful product for amateur astrophotographers!
Thankyou Christian for inventing this. I ordered an LX3 for my first tracker, and I was wondering what was changed from the LX2?
@@UV-NIR-Thermal LX3 has a load capacity of 3 kg against the 2 kg of the LX2. It also has many mechanical improvements and more complete equipment for more precise polar aiming.
@@cristianfat where can I purchase the LX-3 in the States?
@@cristianfat Did you try to compare precision on DSOs in comparison to similar budget trackers (200-400$)?
I use my LX4 for up to 150mm and can get exceptional subs at 50 seconds. This little thing is a beast, I love it.
Thanks -well presented. I ordered the LX3 for my home in dark skies , no clouds , no rain, and no cold in Almeria Spain (unlike Manchester) Regards, Mike.
Great Video guys! First review I've watched in quite a while that had me truly amazed. I'm definitely going to be giving the full kit a go. Clear skies!
Thank you so much Sean! Glad you liked it :)
Great vid, super helpful!
Wow, all of your videos are awesome! I've really enjoyed them! This review makes me want to get this tracker - I built a "barn door tracker" and had some success, but it can be very difficult to dial in the correct speed in the DC motor, and never really getting polar alignment perfect. I look forward to trying it myself!
Thank you for your dedication in sharing your knowledge and art on TH-cam! Beautiful astrophotography!
Thanks a lot for this nice comment! We almost wanted to try building a barn door tracker 3 or 4 years ago, but were too afraid it would give us too many headaches..
@@GalacticHunter Oh it gave me headaches! Haha, but it was kind of fun, and really helped me understand the principles about tracking better, and it helped me get my first really nice shot of the milky way. So now I think I'm hooked! Thanks again for your many great videos, it has been an inspiration to spend some more time out there with the stars.
Definitely glad to hear that the two of you liked it. Thanks for the thorough review on the tracker!
I suspect it will be my first tracker, although I'll probably go with the LX3 Set when it comes out, as I'll be saving up for a bit and it comes with an an optical sight, and is apparently even more precise. I'm definitely looking forward to giving such a go in the coming months ^_^
Thank you! Best of luck with it!
That is fab , I'm a light weight guy now
Long home are the eq6 and Schmidt newt scopes !
Cheers
Great review! Seems a great budget tracker.
I hope they release a laser polar finder. I know this device is a "no battery" concept, but laser is way more convinient, especially when using short tripod.
Hi, nice video thank you! Even if the Omegon Mini Track was designed by Cristian Fattinnanzi, this product is produced near Aveiro, Portugal. I payed recently a visit to the Astroshop warehouse to see some telescopes, I for my surprise they have a workshop nextdoor. I saw a big box plenty of these nice mounts. They also produce dobsonian telescopes and astroshotography cameras in the area (for Orion) :)
Oh that's awesome! We had no idea they made telescopes and especially astro cameras in Portugal, that's great!
If you want to see many images obtained with the Minitrack, you can subscribe to the Facebook groups "MInitrack LX" (in Italian) or Omegon Minitrack LX (international). You will find many interesting discussions and very good astroimagers!
Thank you! Check it with a heavier super telephoto lens and tell us how well it works.... PLEASE.
It can't handle a camera heavier than 2 kg.
Will definitely give it a shot. Great review!
Thank you Ray!
Aloha! I am so glad I found you! I've only watched about 5 videos of yours, but Ive loved all of them! You guys are doing a fantastic job! Keep the vids coming!
Aloha and thank you so much!
Great review guys!! Thanks.
Thank you!
I have this and it's great once you line it up to the polar star. The difficult part isnalligning it expecially if you wear glasses like me
Looking at picking up the LX3 version for a trip. Have an NEQ6 but cannot manage to take as just too much weight. Hopefully get some good wide field shots.
Very nice display for a great tracker And the pictures were so amazing and i have a question, will we see coverage on your channel of Pentax like m3 markii or k70 with ogps-1 cameras that have star tracking feature?
I have the LX2 with the ballhead, it is very easy, lightweight. The polar finder is more than good enough, but you do need a clear view to Polaris. My tripod has a vertical scale in degrees, so the height setting can already be set from my latitude data
very good video. thx for that!!
Can you set the aim without using the north star? Use a phone app for north and a protractor for latitude, placed on the white surface of the LX2?
Thanks for a great review. I’ve been deciding weather to purchase one of these or spend a bit more on an Ioptron or Skywatcher Tracker with possible guide scope option. This does look like the least expensive way to get more involved with Astrophotography. Since you recorded this have you tried it with any longer lenses. I’d love to see if it would still give pinpoint stars with say a 200mm lens on a crop factor DSLR. Thanks again for an informative & fun review.
Thanks for the great video! My equipment setup is about 500g overweight for the mount - will it still work? I am looking to buy an affordable mount without having to do an extensive setup. Thanks!
Thanks, in that case we would recommend the iOptron Skytracker Pro, it's one of the most popular trackers out there and has a payload of 6.6 lbs: bit.ly/2QwxjfB
There is a new version of this tracker: The Mini track LX3 which supports 3kg weight
Another great review! Thanks! Any special summer targets in store for Galactic Hunter this year?
Thank you! We definitely can't wait to revisit M16, this time doing the Hubble Palette. Then we have to make sure to get M17 and M8 depending on which one won the votes for Episode 13 :)
@@GalacticHunter very cool! I finally got a clear sky to try out my first astronomy camera ZWO ASI294MC PRO with the ASIAIR. I imaged the cigar galaxy M82 then took a few shots at M16. I need to figure out the best way to take flats, then I can process the data. Previews in ASIAIR looked amazing. Excited to see how they come out! Really want to try Jupiter again, but need to wait out Luna a bit longer. Just too bright!
Don't know how you both do it, taking your gear out each night, I have do this a few times and its such a job, and you be worried about the trip be rough in case you damage the scope... so respect... hey can you guys catch the Noctilucent clouds from you location ?
Nevada is way too low for NLC to be visible. You have to be above 55 degrees latitude and near pole.
Thank you Noel, it sure is often difficult to go out there with all our gear especially since it is very far from our home and with no service. We can't wait to get a house and be able to sometimes image from our backyard! As for the Noctilucent clouds, like Nikola said, I don't believe we can see these from Nevada.
@@GalacticHunter Such a pity to live so far south not to see them. I hope you both get a dream house with plenty of dark skies around... I am lucky to live in the country side in Ireland so the Light pollution is not so extreme as Vegas or Nevada, but it can still be an issue.. yeah would be great if you's could setup in the backyard.. clear skies and great video as always..
Galactic Hunter Have you considered building an off the grid Tiny House or Skoolie School Bus conversion home? Could be perfect for what you both do. Lower cost to get into than a standard home and low monthly cost with No utility cost if you go off the grid. Plus you can be out in Dark Sky areas.
If you did a Skoolie or RV you could travel to Star Parties or Schools to teach for extra $$. Your both young and adventurous, perfect time in your lives to do this.
BTW being out in the desert 🌵 skies so much and near Area 51 have you ever seen any UFOs 🛸?
Hello, im on micro 4/3 and im shooting with an old 180mm F2.8. So it's a 360mm equivalent. How long should i be able to take exposure with this thing you think ?
Merci les copains
Great video!! Can you disengage the mechansim before the 60min are over(for example to change camera orientation without dameging the gears)? Are there any problems tracking in portrait mode? And last question will it be more accurate with longer focal lenghts (135mm) than smaller electonic trackers like MSM Rotator or Vixen Polarie?
How can you polar align when the camera blocks the view? I cant even manage to see Polaris through the fiddly tube with no camera on. I used a laser pen to vaguely align but fitting the camera knocked it all hopeless off.
I'm struggling to find somewhere that actually tells you what you need. How many heads on the tripod etc?
To get started with Oregon Mini Tracker, what camera setting would you use using a 20mm wide angle??? Target being the Milky Way??
Hi Galactic Hunters ! Great video ! Pourquoi n'y a-t-il plus de nouvelles vidéos sur votre chaîne française? ça me manque😔
Salut! Désolé pour la chaine Francaise, on a pris du retard énorme par rapport au boulot / université et on a surtout pas voulu rater les videos régulieres sur cette chaine. On ne vas tarder à en poster une bientôt !
Did you have any issues regarding the spring setup? .... Somehow i have to setup the spring against to what the instructions suggets in order for the tracker to track the skies... Anf still, after 1 minute it stops tracking.... My setup is way below 2KG. I am doing something wrong for sure..... Dont know what though :/
Hey there, thanks for this rundown. Did you ever follow through with your idea to test this with a telephoto lens targeting a dso? That would be very helpful! Maybe you could get a LX3 version for that, and also include a review of the polar scope.
Did you test it?
Got mine today but it seems to be missing the bit between the camera and the tracker
Great clear video , thanks. We will be buying a small country house in the dark skies of Almeria Spain soon I hope, and can not wait to use this on the sky. Manchester UK is not useful for astronomy, and I live under the north south, east west high jet lanes, its impossible. My little Canon eos with 22mm should do the trick, and a bunch of other "unused" stuf, Yipeee.
Great video, but i have 1 question, how u know u set just maybe 1 minute? Its hard for me to find it 😂
Hi, which program do you use to stack multiple images? Thank you in advance
We use PixInsight, we have several tutorials on our channel :) If you are a beginner though, we'd recommend the much easier-to-use Deep Sky Stacker (Windows Only).
nice product. nice couple. except drop the "make down".
Can you do panoramas with it?
Being new to astrophotos, what do you mean by 1min x 30? does that mean you took 30 - 1 min exposures and then stacked that many??? Sorry if I sound dumb. :)
You're spot on, it means exactly that ;)
Hello! I bought the LX3 and I loved you video! I was thinking which software you're using to stack your images? Thanks :)
Hi, we use PixInsight, we have a few videos about it and a tutorial tab on our website :)
A new LX3 is available with a polar scope---$1779 USD on Amazon
It feels so weird when people talk about the hassle of a big mount, the size of a big mount, the hassle of getting a big mount to work. But some never even mention the prise. They did. But for most of us I think the biggest problem is the cost. I will do anything to be able to have a big mount. I wouldn't care if it weighed 50kg. I wouldn't care about it being a hassle to set up, I wouldn't care if it requires power, but that is not the problem. The cost is. 😂
Can I use it without the ball head?
No
Great review 👏👏, do I need to buy the ball head as my Tripod already has a ball head
Yes
I know the feeling, our British skies are dodgy too
FINALLY, something I could really use! Lord knows I have more than enough lenses! 😁 Is there a discount code that we could use towards purchase???? I'm buying one regardless but every dollar saved counts.
It is on sale for 20% at OPT bit.ly/2q1shgc probably for the holidays but sadly we do not have any coupons to give away, sorry!
The delicate comment shoots it down.
salut sa aurais était bien de en faire cette vidéo en français aussi mais je vous kiff vos vidéo son super
Great review I must buy one of those. PS Cuba is in the northern hemisphere lol
Thanks! And booo what a mistake! Haha sorry about that...
Yeah.... Cuba is not in the southern hemisphere.... Australia? South Africa? New Zealand? Argentina? Chile?
I hope you guys are not going to turn into “salesmen” like most of the others, this
is why I liked and subscribed to your channel...
Please go back to what you do best !
kingdom777866 I agree. Astro Backyard has gone down that route. Appreciate that there is nothing wrong with trying out new kit. Good video review.
We definitely want to avoid that. We just need content for our channel in between our main episodes, which take months to film and edit, and we thought one product review every month or two would be a great addition. We promise to keep our focus on the "regular" videos though!
@@GalacticHunter thanks for putting out the wonderful content.
Mike Raggett That’s who I meant, I don’t watch astrobackyard anymore I just can’t
put up with all the flannel, he’s just a salesman making a lot of money, and equipment,
out of all these companies !
Genuine and honest opinions are all I’m interested in if I’m looking for a product.
If I’m watching a video to learn something, I don’t expect to be watching an advert
for some Astro gear ... I soon hit the delete button and never go back !
I like this couple they do great videos, I like how they present it.. it really is “how it is”
If they stay on that path I’ll keep watching !!
kingdom777866 I agree. I mentioned this on Trevor’s site and got accused of being an internet troll. As you say I don’t have a problem with trying out new to kit. When Trevor was lent an EQ8 it summed up where he was taking his channel (never seen the mount since). Fair enough it’s his channel but he has become a mouth piece for advertisers looking for positive reviews. Anyway I still check out his channel occasionally and when he makes videos about his backyard and his own kit it’s good otherwise I don’t bother. Hopefully Galantic Hunter are more down to Earth and stick with the great videos that they produce every month or so.
Cuba is northern hemisphere LUL
Very comprehensive review, thank you. But I nearly stopped watching - or, rather, listening - after a couple of minutes. That background (and sometimes foreground) "musak" is nauseatingly vile and adds precisely nothing to the content of your otherwise excellent work.