ASIair Plus Walkthrough And Review

ASIAIR Plus Link Below.
In this video, I go over the basic setup and the general functions of the ASIair Plus. I recently upgraded to the Plus after using the Pro for over a year. The WiFi range is much improved over the older Pro model without the antenna. I have been able to successfully use station mode with the new ASIair Plus, and I can now image from the comfort of my recliner! If you are considering stepping up from an intervalometer or switching over from a laptop, this video should help you decide if the ASIair is right for you.
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[@galengloetzel1441]

Thank you for your clear directions, using the ASIAIR PLUS!

[@AstroDanno]

Hope it helped!

[@raphaelcoelho1557]

I´m not the only one geting problems with new firmware of Asiair Plus. The Go Home and Goto just does not work at all. It shows as AM5 was moving but nothing hapened. This also screw the guiding up. The worst is that you can ask it to restore the older firmware but when you try to use again it obligates you to install the update again. Nights lost. Turning it off and using the AM5 app it works perfectly. The same with sharpcap, Nina etc.

[@AstroDanno]

Mine updated automatically, and the first night it worked fine. I did have some issues with my autofocuser the other night that had never happened before the update. It was very frustrating. Hoping they release an update with bug fixes soon.

[@NZScenery_co_nz]

Did you manage to solve those issues? I’m getting the same with my mini & GTI

[@hotflashfoto]

Like #100. I really appreciate the time you spent sharing this! I have had an EQM35 mount for 4 years and have struggled with it the whole time, trying to get my laptop and multiple apps to talk to it, but to no avail. I ordered the Plus and expect it to arrive today or tomorrow, so this is the perfect preparatory video for me by showing me that it can control just about any mount including mine. I plan to use my Nikon DSLR and lenses. Maybe someday I'll get a telescope, but not yet.

[@AstroDanno]

Good luck! I don’t miss using a laptop AT ALL!

[@Si-fp2ij]

Thanks for doing this walthrough Danno, has helped me enormously as a beginner

[@AstroDanno]

I struggled a lot using a laptop for Astrophotography. I love the ASIair! It has really simplified and streamlined the process, and it has sped up my setup and tear down time significantly.

[@Si-fp2ij]

I’m glad I stopped myself going down that path and bought the asi air plus. I also have the gti mount and image with a dslr until my new scope arrives Friday so this was great to see. PA will be a challenge as I’m in Australia 🇦🇺 so that new option they’ve added will hopefully help 😁

[@AstroDanno]

@@Si-fp2ij it takes a bit to get used to it, but once you do it a few times, it’s easy! Just follow the arrows and make small movements and refresh. Clear skies down unda!

[@Si-fp2ij]

@@AstroDanno thanks for that, I have a nice open view of Orion from my backyard so I’m thinking set up mount to south then swing it up to Orion and see if it can PA from there 🤞🏻

[@AstroDanno]

@@Si-fp2ij I try to line up as close to the meridian as I can, and that’s usually directly south for me in the northern hemisphere.

[@ujjwaldatta6713]

Awesome video. I have ordered my ASIAir Plus and was hoping to see someone use it for a demo/tutorial using just a camera and a lens with the GTi instead of an imaging telescope and guide scope. So thank you. I have 2 questions: 1. You first connected to the wifi of the ASIAir Plus and then later on used station mode to connect the mount from inside your home. If I am using an ipad and have the ipad connet to the ASIAir Plus' wifi, can I not control the rig over that wifi or that wifi wont connect the ipad if the ipad moves away to a certain distance? If i connect to the sation mode of my home wifi network, would the mount connect properly or it'll drop wifi and I find out later that i wasted 2+ hours? If I am on location, and I choose to wait in my car, what wifi should I connect to--the ASIAir Plus' wifi or my phone's hotspt? 2. When you were demonstrating the All Sky feature there were 2 rectangles--one blue and one red. The blue was fixed but the red one was moving along. What's the difference between them and why or how the red rectangle was rotating as you were moving across the screen? What's the purpose of the 2 rectangles? 3. To set up the Lights/Darks/Bias/Flats, how do I do that? The darks have to be taken immediately after your light sequence with the lens cover on and in the fiel. The flats and bias frames are to be done inside. Every sequence has different EXIFs--so do I have to have different Darks/Flats/Biases based on the EXIFs of the lights right? Sorry, for my silly questions. I appreciate your respone.

[@AstroDanno]

Thanks! As long as you stay fairly close to your ASIair, you can just stay connected to its WiFi. If you went out to a dark site, you should be able to use it from your car as long as you are fairly close to your rig. The rectangles represent your scope and the target. If you don’t like how you have your object framed, you can adjust it in the sky atlas, and it should show one of the rectangles going over to where you just aimed. I mostly shoot with cooled cameras now, so I have a dark and bias library. I shoot lights as an auto run session, and when I’m done with that, I’ll shoot my flats in auto run using auto exposure and a drawing/tracing light panel.

[@ujjwaldatta6713]

@@AstroDanno Thanks

[@MJ12GRAVITON]

Great information, I am getting this tracker and will probably do the same setup. Thanks .

[@AstroDanno]

It’s a great combo for quick setups. I’m hoping I get to use mine this weekend.

[@JohdagM]

Thank you! I just ordered the ASIAIR mini and I wanted to understand how will I connect everything (I know it doesn’t have a memory slot). Have you used a RJ45 cable instead of the USB-A to connect the mount? I’ve watched some KZbinrs use that one, but I’m not sure what’s the difference. Thank you!!

[@AstroDanno]

I just use the supplied cable that came with my mounts to hook up to the ASIair. I used to connect wirelessly with a SynScan WiFi dongle, but I don’t miss all of those extra steps. I never could get the rj45 cables to work on my eq6.

[@KJRitch]

I noticed there is a micro SD port on the Asiair Plus. Have you used that port vs the USB stick in the USB 3 port? How good is the manual? I don’t see a download on the ZWO website?

[@AstroDanno]

It gives you an option to use the SD card, but I usually just use a usb stick. The old ASIair Pro had the actual program installed on the SD card, and I didn’t want to corrupt it. I’m not sure about the manual, I think it’s a basic walkthrough. I love using this thing compared to my laptop!

[@MJ12GRAVITON]

Great information on the feature setup! I liked the info on the autorun and sequences, I could not figure it out until this video.

[@AstroDanno]

I love the ASIair. It really has made this stuff so much easier!

[@uglyoldblindbloke8298]

Truely excellent video. Thank you ver ymuch, sir. :)

[@AstroDanno]

Thanks! Glad to help!

[@AstroHBF]

Thanks for the vid was really useful

[@AstroDanno]

Glad to help!

[@DirtyPlumbus]

Hello Danno.

[@AstroDanno]

Hello Dirty.