This mount is coming with Mak 127/1900 sct. Is it good idea to buy it

Great video.

Fun solution. I also drilled a hole in the mount's dust cap with a hole saw and screwed a piece of polycarbonate inside it so I can align without ever removing the cap. One less tiny black thing to lose in the dark.

Glow in the dark tape is super useful. I wrap my 50 foot extension cord every 2 or 3 feet, wrap the bottom of tripod legs, a pieced on top of my power converter, steps inside the RV, a piece near the "ON" switch to my garage red light strip, basically, anything you want to see in the dark without turning on a light or want to avoid tripping over. Nice to hear Allyn's name so long after his passing. Great channel; great guy. May he rest in peace among the stars.

No, actually. I wanted to know where the "Great Nebula" is. I've always thought it was the middle star in Orion's sword.

Nice tutorial. I will test your technique on my astrophotos!

What is thr red rail your scope is attached with. I just bought a used mount and it didnt come with that. I need that red rail to attach my cam

Great HACK!

That is genius. I have 4 rolls of tape just sitting in my drawer and never thought about them. Thank you.

Beautiful mount, but for some reason I can't get the ExploreStars app to communicate with the mount from my Samsung Galaxy A9+. I don't know what I'm missing. Any pointers?🙏

I just got this mount and it won't move, any help would be great thanks

Good morning, thanks for sharing this. I took am new to this so appreciate your adventurous journey of discovery approach to this process. Have you tried Starnet ++ to preserve stars? Love your enthusiasm.

I went out with my daughter on this night and she loved it.

have you had any problems with the RA/DEC worm gear adjustments ? I have one, nothing but problems with it. I have the same on board rig as yours, my total rig load is 9.71 lbs, plus the counter weights of 9.1 lbs. I'm having guiding issues both in RA/DEC. can you offer any assistance ?

that was cool!!!

I see that your running a explorer scientific eq mount. I need help with mine. Having trouble connecting wireless to Nina.

Thank you for this. It was helpful for a newbie still trying to figure out what all the terms even mean.

Hi AstroEverett. Very nice video indeed! I am planning to buy an Exos2-GT with PMC8. This is my first mount. I liked the mount reviews in terms of less noise and good accuracy, but I am bit skeptical on PMC8 with no hand controller. In your experience, how easy it was to use and how reliable it is? Can it be controlled from an Android mobile phone? People have said that it does not have any PEC. Could you tell me from your experiences if you really missed it in this mount?

Having used an equatorial for years, I really enjoyed finding this hack. While I have a CGEMII mount and don't really need it anymore, this is a great "plan B" when everything else has failed. Mr. Wallace's idea was perfect. I literally put it on the inside of the polar scope's tube.

Id been using film cameras for years. Now Im using a digital one and I feel like learning everything from the basics. Now I bought a Celestron C6 XLT and an AVX mount. Id found your video really refreshing because after printing a manual, Id swithed to videos like this on how to proper and align my telescope. Thanks for sharing!

should i consider this in 2024?

Hi Everett, I bought the mele a year ago and have still to connect it all up and use nina etc because I just find the whole thing daunting - ascom, nina, phd etc. However, I’m using the mele for processing stuff at the moment. When I switch it on, I’ve added a password to the log in. How do I override this once I start using it remotely? Thanks.

I’ve bought be same mount a couple weeks ago and could not get this to work. My altitude on the mount was off by 6 degrees. Could never got the opportunity to see Polaris through the polar peep hole until I dropped it down 6 degrees. Once I did that and proceeded to the 3 star alignment and was unsuccessful doing that. Went to the catalog to see to try and view objects through the eyepiece and nothing ever seen through the eye piece. I’ve contacted tech support and gave me some pointers but nothing happened. I bought the iEXOS-100-2 PMC-Eight Equatorial Tracker System with WiFi and Bluetooth for $299 flash sale. Now I’m on the hunt for another eq mount. A lot of complaints about this mount on line.

This is the editing I was looking for!!

Pro Tip start listing your gear used on your for each video in transcript section

did you wver had a problem to connect? I'm still getting the *please wait * on it😢

i have an issue trying to connect to my laptop. says * please wait * never connect. any help?

My solution for astrophotography was to not bother with the polar scope any more. I'm in the Southern Hemisphere and even finding Sigma Octantis is a challenge much less aligning to it. I started to just use a guide scope and basic guide camera with the image capture software to polar align. I was getting better results than doing it manually and far faster. This worked even with my Star Adventurer using Sharpcap. You can just rotate the RA axis by hand to the two positions required for the calibration. The actual imagery on that rig was done with a Sony A55 DSLR. I actually added the mini guide scope and guide camera to player with ST4 guiding and found by accident it could be used to Polar align.

I've had my mount (AVX) do that when using the ASIAir Plus 256 with a C8 plus getting mount disconnect errors on ASIAir. I'm now using NINA on a miniPC and hoping ZWO will fix the mount disconnects. I recently replaced my collimation screws with Bob's Knobs. I spent most of an evening trying to dial it in. I'm going to have to bring the scope out again to try to finish up the collimation. I'm trying a tri Bahtinov mask. I can see the collimation is slightly off but can't see the spikes move when adjusting the knobs. It's frustrating. I like my C8 as a galaxy and planet imager. Nebulas can wait. I can see why more experienced recommend a refractor for newcomers.I've spent more time troubleshooting equipment and software than imaging.

Hello from Santiago, Chile. I am a US citizen, have been living here a long time. I love your channel because we are pretty much on the same page equipment-wise. I started out with a first generation Star Adventurer and recently upgraded to the iExos100. My refractor is an Astro Tech ED72. As you can tell, I cannot afford to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on gear, like most astro-photography guys on You Tube seem to be able to do, and you are using similar equipment to mine and getting some great results. So, keep the videos coming. God bless and Clear Skies!

Very nice solution with your adaptation! Well done! Indeed, I have purchased some of the excellent Move Shoot Move products which he helped create. Wallace is very sharp.

How would you connect this to your phone. They advertised that there an app to operate it but the app is not available for Apple phones. I guess you need a tablet.

maybe you could do a colab with him.....🙄

its gettin old youtube. if i want to run FF and a AB. i have that right. stop messing with us. ITS NOT RIGHT...

Came for the mount review, stayed for the dog squeeze

I cannot get this mount to work with my win 11 laptop, I did serial, while connected wifi, but unfortunately it appears it is not seeing the serial cord even though it says it is present.

super vidéo 👍👍👍 .AS-tu essayé de mettre en prédictif dans PHD . onglet algorithmes .ascension droite et tu descend sur PEC prédictif . tu verras cela fonctionne super bien . Fait un essai pour te rendre compte. Bon ciel à toi . Patrick ( France )

Great shot! Very impressive.

Well don't forget when it's cloudy. You can always give us tutorial videos on how to use picindight (I always figured how to spell this) and the various exterminators. As well as any reviews of equipment you have. It's plenty of ways to get yourself content. Even off topic stuff. Cheers!

-6!! so you didn't have to cool your camera then?!?! 😁glad you were able to get out!

So this mount is about 300 euros cheaper than the Skywatcher EQ3 pro syncscan but it can handle 2 KG more that the EQ3. is it equal as good ?

I know this is an older video and you've probably changed setups by now, but if not I would recommend a heavier counterweight (or more than one). It's less than ideal to have your weight so far near the end of the shaft, as that can induce tracking inaccuracies! :)

I have to say it, this is absolutely brilliant, you saved me a lot of money, brilliant! 

Great review mate 😁

Thanks for sharing this method. I'd suggest swapping that type of polarscope for a more modern one with a clock type face, far more accurate. You can then use the polar alignment ability in the Star Adventurer App to get better alignment. Also you will need to align the polar scope in the polar opening in the mount after removal. Good luck.

Can it hold a 6in Dob 10lbs?

Thanks for making and sharing this video! Great info and you keep it real. I’be never done the Lion Nebula. You’ve introduced me to a new target to go after. Thanks!

What's the point of the adapter on top the tripod? Is it in case you didn't find true North accurately when setting up the tripod? I think you are the ONLY one to have actually USED this mount in a video, many others SAY they used it, lol. Thanks.