You mention the Pegasus smarteye eyepiece. Also, what are night vision eyepieces for astronomy?

Hi, thanks for this video, most useful. I have no other way of directly contacting you and would ask if in the future you review the plate solving feature in Synscan Pro v2.5.2 that has attracted interest on the UK based Stargazers Lounge. Thank you in anticipation.

Why can't I find anything on your eq-al55i pro mount? Even in SW's website... Also online: no reviews, no comments.... I wish there were some reviews on this mount, as I am yet to decide bewteen it and the Adventurer Gti...

The magnitude table doesn't list a 90mm aperture (the size of my current telescope). I'm considering buying a 120mm. Would that be a 1 magnitude jump? Thank you

Hi, a few questions for you if you have a bit of time: - you mentioned that you flew with a Wave 100 and an Esprit 100. What do you think of that combo for imaging? - regarding the tripod, is there any other option than the carbon fiber one at the moment (ignoring the future steel tripod / the eq6 pier)? Like can I mount a Wave 100 on a star adventurer or eqm35 pro tripod ? - as of satellite tracking, can it be continuous or is it limited to leap frog tracking? Thanks a lot!

How about mounting three of these babies side by side for SHO imaging? May try.

Excellent report. Very fair. One little quibble: The star Party is called, simply, 'Starfest'. No 'Ontario' qualifier is used or needed.

Hi, I've just seen this great video and have a pair of AZ-GTis already. About the Freedom Find feature, I tried this whilst the mount was tracking an object and got a sound of grinding gears when re-tightening the clutches - is that normal? To clarify, I used GOTO to find and track the object, untightened the two clutches, pointed the scope to a different part of the sky, and retightened the clutches.The last part making the temporary graunching sound (gears re-meshing?). I've kind of asked this question on the internet and with the seller and didn't get concrete answers. Is it OK to use Freedom Find whilst an object is being tracked (the sound discourages me from using it again) or should it only be used when not tracking (i.e. gears not in motion)? Many thanks for any comment.

Thanks for the extensive coverage on Starfest, Kevin! You’re certainly right that it’s highly worthwhile to check it out! The talks are great! Generally everyone is very willing to share the views through their scope. A quick note for anyone that is thinking of attending. Registration fills up pretty quick so if you are even thinking about it - make the commitment and come. Although the event was officially starts on the Thursday of the new moon in August, many people camp there permanently, or head up in days preceding the event. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Hamilton Centre folks typically head up on the Monday and make a week of it. I love discounted gear so I’d be remiss if I didn’t plug the swap meet that happens on the Saturday. I’ve seen a steady increase in the quality of used, reasonably priced gear! Definitely a highlight! In fact, I picked up some goodies for our Centre this year. Next time please come find one of the Hamilton Centre people and we’ll get you up to the eyepiece of our 36” Dob. We are affectionately calling it The Big Dob - TBD for short.

Thank you very much for this lovely review about our event. We aim to please and try very hard to keep it a friendly place to observe our night sky. And thanks for everything you all do at skywatcher to help us at Starfest

Thank you for the kind words about Starfest 2024, Kevin. We were delighted to have Sky-Watcher USA as our Imaging Contest Sponsor and thrilled that you, Jarred, and Jeff could join us in person. We’re very appreciative of the support from our vendor community and, as you noted, we’d love to have more of our US friends (vendor, attendees, speakers) come join us. The Starfest Team is taking a well earned break but we’ll be back at it in the New Year planning Starfest 2025 to be held Aug 21st to 24th 2025 at the River Place Campground. Thank you to all the vendors, speakers, and attendees for making Starfest 2024 such a success. Clear skies until next year!

I goto Riverplace once a month to image during new moon weekends from May to October. After Canadian Thanksgiving in October the camp closes for the season.

I’m sorry to hear Tsula, all those things can be replaced, the most important thing is that you’re ok.

Between the Wave 100i and AZ Eq5 pro, which one is best suitable for visual use if I don't care about the dual encoders? Does either one have a better pointing/goto accuracy or more vibration free while focusing on a robust tripod?

Hi Kevin. Quick question. Do you know if the TOTM badge will still be available once an image is submitted? I sent a picture in June 2024 but am still awaiting a reply.

It's been 10 years

Will you be able to control the mount with the mini pc connected to the saddle usb port? Also, how many Amps can each power jack on the saddle handle?

What is the max counterweight load supported by the bar on the 150i?

The Wave 100 would be great for eclipses, with the tandem arrangement for a photo scope and a visual scope for looking at the eclipse while you’re shooting it.

Nice talk! Would you please list out what you have in your Pentax case and what scopes you use it for, thanks!

I have the skywatcher 250 P SYNSCAN DOD, comes with 10 and 25nm. Per, your. recommendation, I purchased the Celestron starter kit for $200. Hope this gets me on track? I was thinking maybe a quality zoom, or Barlow would have led me better? I'll find out in the comming days? I'm in bortle 9 Milwaukee. Nebula, not great, ring is fuzzy patch😅. Planets or moon right now.

NANUK cases are incredible! Super latches that are easy to use, but can't open unless you want to. Huge variety. BH photo has them on sale frequently. I have Apache, Pelican. NANUK put them to shame. I have a 33x21x13 wheeled case I got on sale for $130! Normally $459. I've seen it for $240 at best since. Prices generally in line with Pelican.

Have any Wave Mounts been sent out to KZbinrs for review yet?

I have just ordered the 350p 14 inch goto. Upgrading from my decades old 10 inch non goto dob. Cant wait to bring the 14 incher to some dark skies!

After a lot of testing I sold everything and settled on a SkyRover 30mm, MaxVision 11mm, AngelEyes 14mm and a SVBony Zoom SV191. Also a Barlow 2x and 3x get a lot of use on the planets and planetary nebulas.

I used to do long exposure photography at night using my Sony a500 up in Jasper Texas. I now live in Beaumont. I also produce ambient/downtempo/industrial stuff.

This episode is much appreciated!

Is the North Star north enough

I am new to astrophotograhy and eager to learn the basics. Joined a club but have not been able to get support. I attended my first star party but not of the members showed up to setup rigs and talk shop. Do not have a regular relation with any star gamers an am working to encourage someone I know to get interested. You mentioned you are in AZ and so am I. If you can recommend how I might get connected with your group it would be appreciated. Michael

I have the same eyepieces except the 55mm and the 6mm Ethos and Delos

You gotta stop saying “uhh” 😊

M8 is a tease at northern latitudes 😮

Thanks for this series. Great content. I’m learning a lot!

I need a eq8 tripier extension pls 😂

i love his Pleiades wifefield pic so much.

When is the 150i going to begin shipping? Team Red’s new offering is looking nicer the longer we wait.

Hi, after watching carefully the video, let me ask you for an advise. I want to make astrometry, take pictures of asteroides and send the data to the MPC. I am not sure if the Quattro 200/800 would be suitable, what is your opinion ? May be another type of scope would work better. Thank you for your suggestions. Clear skies.

Who has only one scope? Ive got multiple refractors,dobs,and cats,lmfao

Can we do PPEC with the CQ350 and NINA? I'm also curious what you feel the best settings for guiding would be for this mount with a C11 and an OAG? I'm having a rough time getting consistent behavior even after 3-point align.

Can you do a video about photometry and the equipment needed?

What filters do you recommend for c8 with hyperstar and 533mc pro?

What is the thread size for the rod that holds the Wave 150i to the tripod? Great video, can't wait until my preferred supplier adds it to their website.

Just wanted to say thanks to The Sky-Watcher USA support team. Really appreciate the help you've provided both times I've spoke with you about my scope. Excellent customer support!

Just a little tip from a guy who uses covers a lot of my mounts and leaves them outside. I use heavy cream colored BBQ covers off Amazon. First they reflect a lot of heat due to color and second they have a side vent which lets air circulate under the cover. Of course always dry off everything after a night of imaging if or when you can.

WHY DO YOU KEEP SAYING AHHH, ITS VERY DISTRACTING

The plural form of software is software. This is true even when you're referring to multiple programs. Softwares (with an S at the end) isn't an actual word.

Like! An off topic question. If I use for visual observations for example a Skywatcher 150/750 mm F5 achromat and a Skywatcher 120/900 mm APO, I understand that with the APO the Moon and planets will look 10x better and sharper but how about galaxies ? Will the galaxies look better in a high-quality 4.7 inch APO than in a 6 inch short F5 achromat ? (For visual observations only, not astrophotography). Also is the contrast on galaxies better in the APO than in the achromat ? Thank you!

Looks like Pi Scorpii is vDB 99.

What is the lowest temp in Celsius where we can use these mount during the Winter ?