Nice work. As I think about getting into AP (visual only now), I'm thinking OSC and filters such as these as maybe being a less expensive way to get started. Looks like you're getting good results and I'm looking forward to seeing more. Is the processing of the data and separation of channels anything special/difficult (newbie question)?

Aw sweet ! Really enjoying and learning from your channel. Keep up the good work

Awesome video! From your neighbor to the north, vancouver bc, I love the fact that we deal with the same crapy weather lol

What is the flashing light near you?

Do you shoot flats for both the D1 and D2 separately?

Your refer to all the accessories as reducer/flateners. Are each of the the reducers flateners as well?

Would you recommend the RGB filters by SVbony? I thinking of buying the LRGB set for my IMX571 mono.

Neat!

ASI 533 has bigger pixels, better suited for longer focal length

Nice review. I have had only one night out with my 103. I have the 1.0 and .8 reducer. I’ve heard not so good things about the .6. Your images look great. Any issues with back focus with the .6? Some have said it needs 0.5 to 1 mm additionally space.

Now that you have used this scope for a bit, how do you compare this to your C6?

Hello ! very interesting. What do you use as an adapter to join an OAG Askar to the Celestron 6 SCT?Thank you!

I have an idea. Two side by side Hyperstar c6’s on my AM3 of which would be under the weight limit with counterweights. I would use the same cooled color Zwo 183 camera and no filters as I shoot frim bortle 2. This would give me increased amount of integration and as shooting side by side post processing would be easier than shooting over multiple nights as I might not be aligned properly. Is this idea too good to be true?

I thought that with the after market cable router you couldn’t use a dew shield. Is it possible?

I left a high paying job living in bortle 8 skies and took a pay cut to live within one hour of bortle 2. Best decision of my life.

Hello ! Amazing review. ! The tracker is perfect but the GO TO function I never been able to make it work so far. I used the 3 star alignment but it goes crazy wherever it wants. It will never go to the proper celestial object after the alignment. I am perfectly Polaris aligned , long exposure tracking works but the go to function does not work. Any suggestion what I might be doing wrong will be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to think my unit is defective:)). Thanks

Looks quite nice.

Awsome work on that b-footage. It was like watching a rocket come together. Very professional looking! Glad you are still at it friend!

Thank you so much for making this video! As someone who's still learning, you've helped fill in several blanks for me. I use my ZWO Asi533mc in conjunction with my Skywatcher Esprit 100ED triplet and my Celestron 8se, depending on what I'm imaging and I've been thrilled with some of my final results when I get lucky enough to do everything properly! Here's a quick tip for anyone else who images with the Celestron sct.. in my opinion the focusing knob on some of these Scopes is so bad it almost makes it impossible to capture decent deep sky or planetary images. I was able to resolve this by buying a cheap rubber 1" furniture pad, drilling a hole in the center such that it will fit tightly on the shaft of the focus knob, removing the original Focus knob, pushing the rubber pad all the way onto the focus shaft until it reaches the body of the telescope, and finally replacing the original Focus knob. This gives me finer detail over the focus and thanks to the extra friction on the furniture pad, the focus doesn't jump all over the place anytime there's the slightest vibration.

Ever had the 'pitch angle adjuster' clamps on the side not tight enough and had a telescope flop? Yikes.

Awesome review . How do you know which 3 stars to choose to do the proper alignment ? How do you know if it is aligned successfully after going through the process? I've been doing the 3 stars alignment but I can't seem to figure it out what am I doing wrong, after that it won't go to any of the correct stars/nebulas etc after I do the alignment. So I must do something wrong. (It is properly aligned to Polaris.)

Wow man...that's a pretty spectacular image so far!

9:12 You don't use pier? I would be terrified about hitting a legs with scope :o

Nice image!. keep at it. Happy anniversary!

Bravo and happy Astro anniversary!

Great image 👌

Great vid as always :) It was yours Bortle 6 site?

Good target choice , I’m shooting the same as well right now. The nights are so short right now that it takes forever to complete a target

Happy anniversary 🎂

Very nice. Excellent image. Your reviews made my decision to buy the 103APO. That .6 reducer is really nice for narrowband. I liked your bahtinov mask you printed. May I ask where you got the print files for it. Thanks.

Really nice !!

Happy Astro anniversary. 🥳

The assembly of your rig was a nice touch. Great video! 👍👍

Very cool, nice job!

Wonderful result and great work on the B-roll mounting the reducer on your telesope. I think I have to check if the target is available from where I live.

That telescope montage was yummy...:)

My friend, you make awesome well filmed videos! I too just picked up the Askar, but the 120mm version and a new Player One 533 monochrome. I feel you on those clouds. This is our only clear night for another week.

What an interesting target, thank you for the excellent video, I'll add this to my list of summer targets!

Great video. Have ordered my 103APO but didn't get the .6 reducer yet.

Nice pic.

Lovely sir! Do you fly anymore?

How about you Celestron C6 Hyperstar? You only 100mm off but more than twice the speed. Your videos are getting better. That montage in the middle was pro quality.

What location do you shoot from?

I bought one and I cannot figure out how to do the polar alignment. I just have it sitting in my garage. I bought it from High Point Scientific.

Should you be using a OAG?

Thanks for the effort making these videos. You have done an excellent job. You were the first to start this series on the 103APO when it first came out and is why I purchased one. I really like the bahtinov mask you created for it. May I ask were you got the print file for it. Thanks.

Mine packed in after 8 hours use (needed replacement board)! I do like it now it works!!

ZWO is at a very privileged position profiting way too much for their products. We need more quality competition to force the prices down.

Just a word of caution: that battery could be dangerous and potentially a fire hazard because the 3 batteries are not self-balancing. It would be best to put a diode on the positive of each battery.