Haha cheers mate! I'd like blurexterminator to not take all the credit 😂 I could never fault my HEQ5.

I'd be interested in knowing. Count them and let us know.

Hey mate sure can, I believe the flattener is suitable up to APS-C size sensors.

Thanks heaps for the kind words. Here’s the flattener by Starizona. Looks like it’s version 3 now, I’ve got version 2 😄 starizona.com/products/evoff-field-flattener-for-skywatcher-evoguide-50ed

This was the Evostar. Because the 533MC crops in there’s no stretched stars on the images. And I wanted to zoom in so I didn’t require a reducer.

Cheers mate!

Thanks Nik, time definitely fly's sometimes!

Hey Mike I used this lens support dovetail from when I used to use a DSLR. amzn.asia/d/fSXwypJ

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available now. How did you clamp the Arca bar on the GTI vixen saddle? I can see other uses for this.

Yep it's a cracker! Thanks Mate

This is the way

Thanks mate! Pixinsight has definitely come along way and made things much easier with plugins etc. I swap you some northern targets for some southern ones 😂

@@prettyaverageastro7409 sounds like a great trade! 😂 I’ve been using PixInsight for maybe 3-4 years now and I’ve still barely scratched the surface. It’s overwhelming at times but man is it powerful!

I feel like a hacker each time that log comes up when it runs a process 😂

No worries, I'll do another video soon and go through my guiding set up. But I defintely switch between 0.5 and 1sec exposures. Then just play around with the RA/DEC aggression

Sorry yep I didn't mention that! It's the Starizona Evoguide FF V2.

G'day Hermann! Hope you enjoyed your time here! Had you been to Australia before? What is current setup? Cheers!

@@prettyaverageastro7409 hi Dan, never been in Australia before... it was great time for me and my relatives. My current setup is pretty similar to your... Skywatcher 82ED with SW flatener on top of iOptron CEM 26, and ZWO stuff... guide camera and scope 30/120 mm, 294MC PRO, ASiair plus 32gb. As I live in bottle 8 sky, planing buy a l-Xtreme filter. I've mounting this setup since oct 2023, reach your channel after buy the 82ed, and since then, learning with you what can be done with this setup. Thanks for your remote assistance lol. I believe you live in gold coast right? So maybe you know the sky of lower beechmont, where my brother live... It is a amazing place to make DSO photos or even for naked eyes observation... syd dunkan park is one of the best spots I have the pleasure to know for astrophoto. Have a g'day bro!

Thanks Michael! The ease of use doesn't get old! Is setup slightly different to mine?

I use a full size ASIAIR with the 533MC Pro. I don’t bother guiding. I make sure my Polar Alignment is spot on and start shooting.

I also use an AM5 mount

Ahhh very jealous. That's great you don't have to worry about guiding. What exposure length do you usually use?

@@prettyaverageastro7409 I can shoot up to 300 seconds. Depends on the object.

Tony my old friend! Great to hear from you, how have you been travelling?

@@prettyaverageastro7409Hii Dan not sure if you confusing me for someone else mate I live in France and have done for the last 7 years mate

Just a figure of speech 😂 you've commented on my other videos so I was glad to your message.

@@prettyaverageastro7409 sorry mate my miss understanding i must need more sleep, really enjoy your videos hope you find time to make more

Cheers Dex!

Good to hear from you Rick! Thanks heaps for the message!

Thanks Mac! How's the hobby going for you lately?

@prettyaverageastro7409 This time of year there is no darkness in Scotland. Can drive you a bit mad :-)

Its hard to imagine, will that last a few months?

@prettyaverageastro7409 probably till about September then we go into the opposite. A lot of darkness. High latitudes mate. Bit of a nightmare

BadYossa, thank you very much. I really appreciate the message and I'm glad there's a like minded community out there for us haha Bahahaha I was waiting for something, yes hopefully we're both still alive in time for the next upload 😂

How long throughout the year is it in your sky?

@@prettyaverageastro7409 Zero.

Considering Kansas runs from 40° to 37° latitude, I believe the Large Magellenic Cloud makes its closest appearance during winter months (Dec - Feb), at approximately 17° below the horizon. I.e., it's a joke. I laughed, because I feel it too. There are many southern targets I hope to see one day. Hello from 44° latitude!

You'll just need a canon 2 inch T-adapter :)

Thanks mate! What does your setup look like?

I would be insanely happy with that. My pa via nina is under 5 arc sec, my phd2 calibration is good. I guess i need to play with settings a bit more :(

It's pretty amazing isn't it what we can achieve. What does your setup look like?

@@prettyaverageastro7409 gti mount zwo f4 120 guide scope, sw72ed and zwo 120mm plus an old laptop and nina. And many wires :(

The SW72 is a great bang for buck as well. I'm really keen to give Nina a go. Its a frustratingly good hobby in that way.

@@prettyaverageastro7409 nina is really easy youll have no problems. Also plenty of videos on it, Cuiv especially helpful

I think it's fine for what I'm using it for. It's definitely very light but still very sturdy for this setup.

@@prettyaverageastro7409 glad i bought same then :)

Thanks for your patience haha Part 2 has arrived 😂

@@prettyaverageastro7409 lol np :)

Thanks mate! Really appreciate it 😁

Thanks very much! Honestly nothing that I would personally worry about. As it was such a wide view cropping in a little would take care of most if not all. But I'm not a pixel peeper anyway haha. I now us a 533MC pro so it would be a non issue anyway now.

Just replied to your comment on my other video. No I haven't tried it yet, what targets have you been using the barlow on?

Thanks heaps for the message. No I haven't tried that yet, could be interesting for galaxies/planets though. Have you imaged with the barlow?

Thanks heaps mate!

Good to hear Derek! What are you currently using?

Thank heaps mate! NGC 6357 or otherwise known as the lobster nebula!

Wow....I am definitely doing that! Thanks heaps for the tip, that will help a lot!

No worries at all! The amount of times random people on the internet have helped me with other purchases, I'm glad this one helped you haha 😁

Sorry for such a late reply. I believe I used Aliexpress for that purchase. It did pair well. You've inspired me to do it again with my Star Adventurer GTI! How's your setup going?

Hey Astroduck! Sorry for the late reply, it's the Starizona Evoguide FF V2. I either purchased it from First Light Optics or direct from Starizona

As long as your camera is compatible I'm quite certain it can. ZWO have a spreadsheet of all the cameras that are compatible. Thanks :)