Awesome little scope, Now you need a NEXUS 0.75X focal reducer and coma corrector and launch your baby to lightening fast F3!!! THE NEED FOR SPEED AWAITS YOU!!
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography2 күн бұрын
I have a lot to figure out.Getting it set up is #1, but I should be good and flush soon to go further some more, Ha! More than determined to see this work, I want to make it hum. Bit of a challenge from refractors, more of a challenge with the clouds 🤨
@raygorley97973 күн бұрын
Hi - if you have triangular stars then it is likely the mirror clips are too tight. After fitting a mirror mask on my SW 150 I ended up with a small gap so no pressure at all. For fine collimation I found a tri-bahtinov mask a lot easier than say star testing. You line it up with the primary mirror screws which you adjust to centre all 3 patterns (on a bright star). Only takes a few minutes for perfect collimation. Your guiding sounds phenomenal. Good luck with it!
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography3 күн бұрын
Thanks Ray, I had tracked it down to pinched optics with a little internet research, removed my primary loosened my primary mirror clips, then re tightened to a lesser degree and reassembled earlier today. I havent been able to test yet. I shall def look into the tri batinov masks. Much appreciated!
@RouzAstro12 күн бұрын
Good looking setup! Glad you like the Rouz Astro camera cooler.
@JulieBell-lp1zu2 ай бұрын
Hello, I have a startravel 150 F5, any ideas if the Svbony field flattener/reducer for the 102mm refractor will work on my scope?
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography2 ай бұрын
I wish I could give you a better answer Julie, But I have no real idea if that would work. My best advice would be to try and find someone with one who might let you test it on your telescope. Sorry I couldnt help. really wish I had the answer. If it does end up working could you let me know for future reference. best wishes!
@stu99703 ай бұрын
Promo*SM
@monybclaudioc.66474 ай бұрын
They look good and very clean to me. Congrats. I will most probbaly use that camera in a couple months on my Samyang 135mm f/2..wondering what it will bring. Thanks for posting your pics. How much integration time did you have for them?shirt exposures or 2-3 minutes each?
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography4 ай бұрын
Almost every capture here is 225 gain at 127 seconds, shot & stacked. and most are between 1 hr and 3 hrs total integration. The differences are seeing for the most part.
@monybclaudioc.66474 ай бұрын
Ok...thank you for all the useful Infos. Will have to deal with a Bortle 6 sky, too..clear skies my friend
@monybclaudioc.66474 ай бұрын
I'm really thinking about buying that jewel of an astrocam... heard only good things about it. So, by now have you taken some nice DSO images and could you please post them. Thank you.
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography4 ай бұрын
I certainly have captured some gems in the limited clear skies I've had since buying this cam. I'm having an issue finding a movie maker I can edit and insert pictures ATM. Saying that it's a good enough reason to redouble my efforts! If all else fails I'll post you an Twitter link to pictures I have posted there.
@monybclaudioc.66474 ай бұрын
@@Bortle-6-AstrophotographyCan't wait to see your beauties...thank you..clear skies my friend. Greetings from Venice, Italy
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography4 ай бұрын
@@monybclaudioc.6647 I have posted a few pics with the player one in a new video after locating a movie maker. Thanks for your interest! Clear skies on Dark nights!
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography6 ай бұрын
Astronomy tools projected my Guide ratio at 1:4.9 so I was going from 1:3 to 1:4 but lo and behold I sat at between .57 and .86 RMS! and really had no guiding issues other than cloud. This is a good thing! The Player one also reduced my overall 1.98arc second resolution down to 1.5 arc second resolution with the field increase, not 100% but still better. Again bear with me on the posting of astro results I'm still trying to find a way to introduce them into a video in between everything else. Thanks for watching! hit like and subscribe if I've been helpful, amusing or so bad I need a rotten tomato award.
@kevinkeyes55876 ай бұрын
Did you ever do an efficiency test? Camera running w/wo cooling? What were your results?
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography6 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin, Yes I did compare dark frames and long exposure noise at 127 sec 132 gain and 32 offset and as advertised by the builder, my Darks had less hot pixels & looked smoother, and overall my longer exposures seemed to contain more detail when using the passive system. I still ended up with amp glow from a planetary doing long exposures. but my calibrations seemed less noisy and more stable for stacking with the fan running. Overall I believe you get what Rouz astro says it does. Clear Skies and dark nights!
@raygorley97976 ай бұрын
Hi bortle 6, the filter drawer sounds like a great budget buy. How is it shaping up? I have the Skywatcher Quattro 150 which is a great budget scope. It comes with a fantastic coma corrector as well. Clear skies!
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography6 ай бұрын
I've got to say it was a fantastic addition to my nights, really easy to work with and the best part is I get to use all my filters again! I haven't noticed any drawbacks or faults. very smooth interchange, back focus isn't hard to reach, nice finish. All in all well worth the price. I just added a Uranus C pro to my life and cant wait to hook it up to the drawer and see where we are! Really happy with my purchase. Clear Skies Ray!
@raygorley97976 ай бұрын
@@Bortle-6-Astrophotography that's most helpful. Have fun with the new camera, it sounds nice. All the best Ray
@donfu27958 ай бұрын
Hi , thanks for the video. A question about condensation. How to you prevent it from getting on/inside the camera? Every consider putting a SilcaGel bag inside the OTA near the camera, and then remove it once the camera has gotten to temp?
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography8 ай бұрын
I used the ASI 385mc which is a sealed camera. no chance for cond. as long as I never open it or add a peltier. At current passive cooling it has never condensated but def gets cooler than ambient temp. A peltier could get the metal cold enough to condensate on the inside even being sealed with the greater temp and frosting of aluminum.. The cold cameras are built inside a sealed body chambers specifically built to withstand this chance, the 385 is def not built that way. The silica in the ota is a great idea though, especially after the last "Summer" we had.
@RouzAstro9 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you, I'm sure it will be helpful others.
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography9 ай бұрын
Thank you for the design, it works fantastic I'm very happy with the unit and would recommend it to anyone who asked. I will try to make a follow up with results when I get the chance.
@RouzAstro9 ай бұрын
I'm very happy to hear that and thank you for the feedback!@@Bortle-6-Astrophotography
@sammy0807989 ай бұрын
It's a 3/16 Allen wrench
@xXAussieYakerXx Жыл бұрын
What temps are you getting?
@Bortle-6-Astrophotography Жыл бұрын
about 10 degrees below ambient temp. which is what the builder said was average. It's noticeable in my frames during stacking. still asi noisy, but definitely lesser than pre-cooler.
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Awesome little scope, Now you need a NEXUS 0.75X focal reducer and coma corrector and launch your baby to lightening fast F3!!! THE NEED FOR SPEED AWAITS YOU!!
I have a lot to figure out.Getting it set up is #1, but I should be good and flush soon to go further some more, Ha! More than determined to see this work, I want to make it hum. Bit of a challenge from refractors, more of a challenge with the clouds 🤨
Hi - if you have triangular stars then it is likely the mirror clips are too tight. After fitting a mirror mask on my SW 150 I ended up with a small gap so no pressure at all. For fine collimation I found a tri-bahtinov mask a lot easier than say star testing. You line it up with the primary mirror screws which you adjust to centre all 3 patterns (on a bright star). Only takes a few minutes for perfect collimation. Your guiding sounds phenomenal. Good luck with it!
Thanks Ray, I had tracked it down to pinched optics with a little internet research, removed my primary loosened my primary mirror clips, then re tightened to a lesser degree and reassembled earlier today. I havent been able to test yet. I shall def look into the tri batinov masks. Much appreciated!
Good looking setup! Glad you like the Rouz Astro camera cooler.
Hello, I have a startravel 150 F5, any ideas if the Svbony field flattener/reducer for the 102mm refractor will work on my scope?
I wish I could give you a better answer Julie, But I have no real idea if that would work. My best advice would be to try and find someone with one who might let you test it on your telescope. Sorry I couldnt help. really wish I had the answer. If it does end up working could you let me know for future reference. best wishes!
Promo*SM
They look good and very clean to me. Congrats. I will most probbaly use that camera in a couple months on my Samyang 135mm f/2..wondering what it will bring. Thanks for posting your pics. How much integration time did you have for them?shirt exposures or 2-3 minutes each?
Almost every capture here is 225 gain at 127 seconds, shot & stacked. and most are between 1 hr and 3 hrs total integration. The differences are seeing for the most part.
Ok...thank you for all the useful Infos. Will have to deal with a Bortle 6 sky, too..clear skies my friend
I'm really thinking about buying that jewel of an astrocam... heard only good things about it. So, by now have you taken some nice DSO images and could you please post them. Thank you.
I certainly have captured some gems in the limited clear skies I've had since buying this cam. I'm having an issue finding a movie maker I can edit and insert pictures ATM. Saying that it's a good enough reason to redouble my efforts! If all else fails I'll post you an Twitter link to pictures I have posted there.
@@Bortle-6-AstrophotographyCan't wait to see your beauties...thank you..clear skies my friend. Greetings from Venice, Italy
@@monybclaudioc.6647 I have posted a few pics with the player one in a new video after locating a movie maker. Thanks for your interest! Clear skies on Dark nights!
Astronomy tools projected my Guide ratio at 1:4.9 so I was going from 1:3 to 1:4 but lo and behold I sat at between .57 and .86 RMS! and really had no guiding issues other than cloud. This is a good thing! The Player one also reduced my overall 1.98arc second resolution down to 1.5 arc second resolution with the field increase, not 100% but still better. Again bear with me on the posting of astro results I'm still trying to find a way to introduce them into a video in between everything else. Thanks for watching! hit like and subscribe if I've been helpful, amusing or so bad I need a rotten tomato award.
Did you ever do an efficiency test? Camera running w/wo cooling? What were your results?
Hi Kevin, Yes I did compare dark frames and long exposure noise at 127 sec 132 gain and 32 offset and as advertised by the builder, my Darks had less hot pixels & looked smoother, and overall my longer exposures seemed to contain more detail when using the passive system. I still ended up with amp glow from a planetary doing long exposures. but my calibrations seemed less noisy and more stable for stacking with the fan running. Overall I believe you get what Rouz astro says it does. Clear Skies and dark nights!
Hi bortle 6, the filter drawer sounds like a great budget buy. How is it shaping up? I have the Skywatcher Quattro 150 which is a great budget scope. It comes with a fantastic coma corrector as well. Clear skies!
I've got to say it was a fantastic addition to my nights, really easy to work with and the best part is I get to use all my filters again! I haven't noticed any drawbacks or faults. very smooth interchange, back focus isn't hard to reach, nice finish. All in all well worth the price. I just added a Uranus C pro to my life and cant wait to hook it up to the drawer and see where we are! Really happy with my purchase. Clear Skies Ray!
@@Bortle-6-Astrophotography that's most helpful. Have fun with the new camera, it sounds nice. All the best Ray
Hi , thanks for the video. A question about condensation. How to you prevent it from getting on/inside the camera? Every consider putting a SilcaGel bag inside the OTA near the camera, and then remove it once the camera has gotten to temp?
I used the ASI 385mc which is a sealed camera. no chance for cond. as long as I never open it or add a peltier. At current passive cooling it has never condensated but def gets cooler than ambient temp. A peltier could get the metal cold enough to condensate on the inside even being sealed with the greater temp and frosting of aluminum.. The cold cameras are built inside a sealed body chambers specifically built to withstand this chance, the 385 is def not built that way. The silica in the ota is a great idea though, especially after the last "Summer" we had.
Great video! Thank you, I'm sure it will be helpful others.
Thank you for the design, it works fantastic I'm very happy with the unit and would recommend it to anyone who asked. I will try to make a follow up with results when I get the chance.
I'm very happy to hear that and thank you for the feedback!@@Bortle-6-Astrophotography
It's a 3/16 Allen wrench
What temps are you getting?
about 10 degrees below ambient temp. which is what the builder said was average. It's noticeable in my frames during stacking. still asi noisy, but definitely lesser than pre-cooler.