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I’m in my binge watching RUclips phase and just got The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide, as well, which I highly recommend. I’m going to spend some time digesting what I’ve seen. In the meantime, I just ordered a pair of Canon 15x50 IS binoculars. If I had to choose today, I’d get exactly what you showed at 4:17 , the 8” EdgeHD tube with a Skywatcher mount (though I may go with the HEQ5 instead of the EQ6-R Pro, because I plan to convert a van to camp in for my retirement in a couple years and think that beefier mount may be to heavy for me to set up after a while. From what I can see, Celestron has the 8” SCT dialed in, but their mounts are a bit dodgy (e.g., plastic gears). Skywatcher seems to do the best midrange Equatorial mounts. It seems to me that’s the sweet spot in the 8” telescope market at the moment. Thanks for the video!

Do you have to use Ascom

Any chance you can make an update video? This is great but obviously the app interface has changed.

A few years ago I was thinking, do I have to make my own mount harmonic drive eq mount (and perhaps make my own company) because there was no one to buy. The thing is the gear reduction and weight limitations and periodic errors are still not good enough. But then again I don't even own a telescope.

Great vid! Would love to see you do the vespera pro! :D

Do people really believe this is real footage?

I have an AM5 and in decent seeing conditions, I can get down to .35" RMS with an OAG. I typically image between 300mm-600mm, but I recently took ownership of an EdgeHD 8. Imaging at 1400mm has presented a bit of a challenge in that the extra weight and bulk of the scope has pushed that number up to .70" RMS with similar seeing conditions - and that is with the counterweight. Additionally, if there is ANY wind, those numbers go well past 1.0" and the subs are trash. Consequently I am considering getting a heavier mount like a CEM40 or EQR6 to have for less than ideal conditions when I want to shoot at 800mm or longer with my current scopes. My other option is to BIN my camera (2600MC & MM), but that defeats the purpose of shooting longer focal lengths in my opinion.

This is so epic

Hello, I am using it with an Askar 180Pro. I have doubts with the Offset value, I use Gain 252. What do you recommend? Greetings.

Another great review, thanks for sharing. Is a PE160 pier extension needed or is it ok as is. I'm using an AM3.

I am using the SvBony SV106 60mm guide scope with a Bresser GPCMOS02000KPA Toupket camera and a SvBony 205 camera. The Bresser GPCMOS02000K is a bit to work with, i still do not know how to get images displayed on my laptop but I will keep trying. Thanks for the video!

Ik ben een beginnende Astrophotographer. Ik zelf heb nu een bresser 150/1400 gekocht. Maar jammer dat je hier in Nederland veel licht vervuiling is, ookal is het in Limburg wat minder.

I live right next to a motorway in the middle of a city in uk would these be a waste of money for me or would I still get good results? 😊

high end content, thank you for your efforts to show us that stuff, absolutely great Video!

I just bought the .7 reducer today, after 2 attempts at imaging at F10 and meeting with failure due to not enough stars for stacking. I am hopeful that the reducer will correct my issues. Until now, I’ve only images with HyperStar, F2 and the images are too small for some targets.

Hello wido could you do a video for advanced mounts.. the big boys like cgx-l and similar , thanks

Excellent Video. I love my Vespera 1, looking forward for my Vespera Pro that should arrive "soon". But that S50 did a better job on the moon, I think Vaonis could improve that part. Now if only we didnt have 95% of couldy nights :)

Just got the ZWO ASi678 today (6/19/2024) looking forward to using it on Saturn to night. Have been using the ZWO ASi 224 and the increase in pixels and the smaller 2 microns will help with resolution. Using a Celestron Omni XL 120mmx1000mm achromat refractor and a 2X barlow. on a Meade XL70 mount with motor on the RA axis.

Well by the time it probably be like a blink

No hope for a firmware update for landscape mode?

Wish it had an eye piece too to view through .

Thank you for your video. Very informative and I will be purchasing the 585. What is the name of the music you used? I loved it.

One thing all aspirants of a smart telescope need to remember that Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are best done only in standard GoTo telescopes. Sun and Moon is fine BUT selling Smart Telescope to beginners must include this sidenote.

The fact that the tracking the birds did not work well when the whole flock flew is exactly why the birds fly in flocks!

Hi, I am new at your channel. Will these telescopes work without an internet connection? Thanks for the answer. Groeten,

What size is your aperature? I’m trying to decide which telescope to get. Thanks!

You say at 2:00 that the apo is “ nearly twice as big “, obviously referring to the diameter. It should be noted that the area of the circle gathering light of the 80mm is actually 2.56 times as big as that of the 50mm. Just a reminder to those new people watching that the light gathering ability of telescopes “grows” roughly twice as fast as the diameter.

I'm sure they don't want to.....plenty of laughs just watching us !

VIdeo starts here 5:30

If you got a computer and stack, the 500$ can make such pictures too. Just needs more work, but still doesn't mean you need a 5000$ telescope.

thanks for the review! clear skies!

Very cool!

Thank you great video

I just got into this hobby a few weeks ago. while I was searching best telescopes to get and watching a ton of videos and reviews, I went with a 6se scope. I like goto functionality but then realized I wanted to hook up my dslr to it for astro. After more numerous videos and seeing that it takes a whole lot more $ to get into this hobby, I kinda wished I opted for a s50. I really want to do some dsp but do not have the equipment, money or knowledge to get results quick. I tend to get into things on impulse and realize you need a lot of patience. great reviews on both devices. one of the items would be a good choice before you go for a big scope. It is very frustrating at first and you want to make sure you still have an interest in the hobby.

Do you need a telescope to see it??

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This video is one year old, but just happened to see it for the first time. It is still valid and useful, thanks. It seems that there is not "best" pairing camera for very short telescopes in the 260-360 mm range. I use a zwo asi294 for a 61mm and F4.4, and it does a fairly good job. But technically speaking one gets 3+ image scale size. One thing that I have tried to do is to estimate the equivalence of a given camera to an eyepiece. For example, I have estimated that the 533mc is equivalent to a 12-13 mm eye piece, and the 294 is equivalent to a 16-17 mm eyepiece. The way I do this estimate is based on the field of view that each camera has, and then I compare with the visual FoV with a likely equivalent eye piece. Once they match, then I "conclude" that is the closest equivalent eye piece. I try to maintain a 66 degrees eyepiece as the "standard". Any thoughts on this matter? Thanks for your good work.

ASI533mm PRO. But haven't got the computer working right yet.

Do any of these smart telescopes enable the use of specialized filters (Other than solar filters)? I.e. Ha, SII, and OIII filters

I am using the Seestar for what might be termed EAA-plus. As our host pointed out, he only spent a short time processing the Seestar images and that’s what I’ve been doing. Partly because I lack the skill necessary for heavy-duty processing and I also lack the ambition to devote great amounts of time and energy to learning it. That said, I’m able with my rudimentary processing skills to get very acceptable images on par or even better than I did with a much more expensive (and heavy, and fiddly) EAA rig.

Great video, do you ever use this telescope for viewing? I'm curious to hear what kind of nebula structures/galaxies and colors you can see with this one.

My bubble doesn't even get close to the line when the base is perfectly level.

Isso e agora

Handig en cool! De DSO in het zuidelijk halfrond kunnen wij niet pakken @Wido, of je moet op vakantie maar dat is lastig met al die spullen om mee te nemen. Maar als ik goed begrijp je plant jou object in en de mount doet het werk voor je?

Lovely video thaks. I've just bought one. I didn't realise you have to lock the clutch rather by turning clockwise. I was expecting some sort of free movement. My one also had a couple of loose bolts in one of the plates which caused it to wobble a bit so its worth people just making sure everything is tight before first use. Also worth noting that the counterweight isnt big enough to balance a 11lb load. I have a cannon 6Dii with a double battery grip and a 100-400mm lens and there is no way I could get the thing to balance. It just means buying another counterweight but its worth considering this before purchasing if you are planning on going somewhere and using it straight away. Also I have a camera tripod but with this weight on it I decided to buy the tripod. I was gobsmaked at how stable this is for the money, absolute bargain.

Thank you for sharing. As I said I own a 152 with a 3400 internal filter and the camera I use is a 174MM. I have tried to emulate the pictures of of your trains however I cannot receive a picture on sharpcap or the other program I use is ZWO, I’ve tried my own diagonals tried straight through. I’ve tried my three times and my two times tell you Balow and no matter what I do I cannot get a image to come up on the screen of my laptop or my tablet. laptop or my tablet. I am very, very new to this hobby And I am convinced it’s something I am not doing right. I took two photos of two different image trains I was trying I would send them to you however I do not know how to do that through this medium. Thank you again

This is an excellent overview of the ASI Mount app and its use with the AM5. The app is now called SkyAtlas on the Apple App Store. The only problem is that you don't walk us through HOW TO ALIGN the mount using the app. There seems to be no way to align the AM5 without using the ASIAIR in conjunction with cameras or else with a third party polar align camera such as the Polemaster. Any suggestions?

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

who’s birthday is Oct. 25 👇🏻

Is it worth upgrading from vespera classic to vespera 2?