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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
Another shot, Cropped in a bit.
-- Derrell Oliver ES iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight with ES Heavy Duty ST3 tripod & Azimuth Adjuster ES USB Power Bank Astro-Tech AT80ED. Astro-Tech 0.8 Field Flattener/Reducer. Meade Infinity ST80 with Lunt Solar dual speed crayford focuser. Meade Polaris 90 with GSO dual speed crayford focuser. Meade Polaris 130 with ScopeStuff 1.25 crayford focuser. ZWO ASI120mc-s, Canon XSi 450d. ZWO ASI120mm-mini & ZWO 30mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope EQ2 Mount with Orion EQ-2M RA Drive. AZ3 Alt-Azimuth Mount.
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
Hey Guys,
Here is a shot of M101 taken over 3 nights finished up last night.. 3hr 36min total exposure time, 180sec subs @ iso800, 15 darks, 15 bias, 15 flats each night. Using my iEXOS-100, AT80ED and Canon XSi 450D. -- Derrell Oliver ES iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight with ES Heavy Duty ST3 tripod & Azimuth Adjuster ES USB Power Bank Astro-Tech AT80ED. Astro-Tech 0.8 Field Flattener/Reducer. Meade Infinity ST80 with Lunt Solar dual speed crayford focuser. Meade Polaris 90 with GSO dual speed crayford focuser. Meade Polaris 130 with ScopeStuff 1.25 crayford focuser. ZWO ASI120mc-s, Canon XSi 450d. ZWO ASI120mm-mini & ZWO 30mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope EQ2 Mount with Orion EQ-2M RA Drive. AZ3 Alt-Azimuth Mount.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: New BETA Test Subgroup Available
#ASCOM
#ExploreScientific
#FIRMWARE
Parag Modi
Jerry,
Just wondering how the beta testing is progressing. Any forecast on when this maybe available to general public? Thank you, -- Parag Modi Mounts: ES iEXOS-100 Scopes: APS-C Sigma 18-300 mm Cameras: Nikon D7200 (Unmodified) Misc: Bahtinov Mask, K&F Concept Clear night filter Software: ExploreStars, Stellarium
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
Jaimie Murdock
It's galaxy season, so here are two pictures shot from my backyard in the middle of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (Bortle 7-8). Details on imaging setup in my signature. Really thrilled with the mount so far and have been learning a ton. In addition to the open hardware and documentation, the encouragement and engagement on this forum was a deciding factor in my purchase. I'm new to astronomy and astrophotography, having picked up the hobbies in May and at Christmas respectively. First, a crop of the Leo Triplet from March 5. 60x2-min lights, 20 darks, no flats.  Here's a wide-field in Virgo, framing M58, M59, M60, M89, and M90, along with several other galaxies. I'm a huge fan of the interacting galaxies in the upper right - NGC4567 & NGC4568. 90x2-min lights, 20 darks, 25 flats.  Now that the nights are warming up and I've learned the ropes, it's time to get this setup in the car and enjoy the Bortle 2-3 dark skies from our public lands. Can't wait! -- Mount: ES PMC-8 iEXOS-100 Scope: William Optics ZenithStar 61II w/ UniGuide 32mm Cameras: Canon EOS 1100D (Rebel T3), QHY-5-III-462C Software: KStars on Astroberry, DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
Walter Vinci
This is a much more difficult project than I thought... 120 x 60 subs stacked and post processed with SiriL. These galaxies are faint and light pollution bites... 
On Apr 5, 2021, at 1:18 PM, Dino Monaco via groups.io <Dinomonaco@...> wrote:
-- ——— Walter Vinci ES EXOS2-GT PMC-Eight ES ED80 Starfield 0.8 Field Flattener/Reducer. ZWO ASI290mm-mini & Orion 50mm Guide Scope Canon EOS Rebel SL1 SharpCap, APT, PHD2, SiriL, Stellarium
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
Stade. These are very beautiful shots. Great job.
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On Apr 5, 2021, at 3:12 PM, Stade <manager@...> wrote:
-- Dino Monaco
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
  After months of it being to cold for me (here in Texas-LOL), back at astro using my little mount that can and loving it! M81/82 M33 IEXOS 100 Nikon D500, Tamron 150-600, ZWO mini guide cam/scope NINA, ASTAP, PHD2, Cartes Du Ciel, Sharp Cap Adobe LR & PS (still learning) Approx 3hrs of 180sec, darks, flats, bias
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Re: Region Antares
Bellissimo!
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On Apr 5, 2021, at 1:31 PM, Frank Rich <Frich1230@...> wrote:
-- Dino Monaco
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Re: Region Antares
Very Nice Frank R
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Region Antares
ettore.ribaudo@...
Median of 14 exposures of 5 minutes with 70ED F 4.8 on Iexos 100 mount, D5300 Iso 400 camera. Location: Mount Matajur (Italy)
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Re: iExos 100 disconecting from wifi
#iEXOS-100
Hello.
After months , the sky open and I can use the mount again. Now I am using "generic hub" and is working well without any disconnect in all night! So, if you is having any problems with POTH or Device hub, try this.
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Re: Saddle to mount alignment EXOS 2
#EXOS2
#alignment
alandebrut
Hi,
As always thanks for the response and help, I'll check out the paper Wes and the tripod again. Its not really affecting its performance, thats normally down to me, just seemed odd. Thanks, have a great Easter all :) Alan -- Warrington UK Explore Scientific: Telescope AR102, F6.5 Exos 2, PMC8 ZWO Electronic Auto-focuser ZWO ASI Air Pro ZWO ASI533 main camera ZWO ASI120mm guide QHY PoleMaster Altair 290C Celestron SE8 plus mount Starsense Sharpcap Pro, CDC Stellarium APT Firecapture Canon 80D
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Re: Saddle to mount alignment EXOS 2
#EXOS2
#alignment
Wes Mcdonald
Alan:
Paper on setting polar home in Mounts subgroup, files section. wes -- Wes, Southport NC EXos2-GT PMC-8, iExos 100 ES ED 127, 10" LX200GPS+wedge, Astro-Tech 8" Newt, ETX-90, 60mm no-name guide scope ~ 260mm FL Polemaster, Orion ST-80 and SAG, ZWO 290MM, D5300 astro modified Nina, Bootcamped Mac Mini control computer, RDP to iMAC 110 amp hour lead acid deep discharge battery for field power Electrical Engineer, Retired
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Re: Saddle to mount alignment EXOS 2
#EXOS2
#alignment
James Ball
Somewhere in the forums there is a write up on how to set the mount to accurate polar home. The arrows are not always accurate and there is no encoder to tell the mount when it is homed, it simply takes the position it is in when power on as home. Once you find the exact accurate polar home you can use tape and a marker to make more accurate arrows on the mount, but if the level of the tripod changes so does the exact home position.
-- James Ball Dawson Springs, Ky Mounts: iEXOS-100 Scopes: Meade ETX90RA(deforked now) Sky Watcher 150MCT Camera: ZWO ASI 120MC-S Software: Explore Stars Android, ASCOM, Stellarium Scope, Stellarium, AS!3, SharpCap, RegiStax6.
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Re: Saddle to mount alignment EXOS 2
#EXOS2
#alignment
Alan:
I think the answer lies with the tripod. Is the tripod level in all axis (x, y, z)? Are the tripod legs fully extended? Is the tripod spreader firmly pressed against all of the tripod legs? Rotating the tripod in the direction of the severe Az adjustment will help. -- Sincerely, Jennifer Shelly AstroPorch, VA Mounts: ES PMC-8 G-11, ES PMC-8 iEXOS-100 Scopes: ES ED127 FCD-100, Askar FRA 400, ES Levy Comet Hunter, ES N208CF, QHY Mini Guide Scope, Solomark F60 Guide Scope Cameras: QHY600M, QHY128C, QHY168C Misc: MoonLite CFL 2.5 / High Res Stepper / V2 Mini Controller, Baader SteelTrack NT / SteelDrive II, Baader UFC, Optolong 2" L-Pro / L-eNhance, QHY CFW3-L, Baader 2” LRGBSHO CCD Imaging Software: NINA, APT, SharpCap Pro Processing Software: PixInsight, Lightroom, Premiere Elements
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Re: Reload old Explorestars if Updated Explorestars has issues with Android 10/9
#Android
#ExploreStars
Wes Mcdonald
The new Explorestars is being examined. There was an entirely new set of libraries.
I believe the new Explorestars should run in 8.1. I believe I had it on that before I upgraded to 9 to see what would happen. On my machine it ran fine on 9. But I think there was a report herein that it didn’t on that person’s machine. Too hard to figure out. Try it and see. Developer is working the issue. Wes -- Wes, Southport NC EXos2-GT PMC-8, iExos 100 ES ED 127, 10" LX200GPS+wedge, Astro-Tech 8" Newt, ETX-90, 60mm no-name guide scope ~ 260mm FL Polemaster, Orion ST-80 and SAG, ZWO 290MM, D5300 astro modified Nina, Bootcamped Mac Mini control computer, RDP to iMAC 110 amp hour lead acid deep discharge battery for field power Electrical Engineer, Retired
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Re: Reload old Explorestars if Updated Explorestars has issues with Android 10/9
#Android
#ExploreStars
Pete@torrington
This old version works on my Samsung tablet running Android 8.1.0 (Oreo).
It would be interesting to know which OS versions need this fix. Since 8.1.0 is now the oldest supported version, it may be all, in which case the new version of the app needs fixing. That raises the question: what platform was used to develop and test the new version. Oh, what a tangled web...
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Saddle to mount alignment EXOS 2
#EXOS2
#alignment
alandebrut
Hi,
Just out of curiosity, I have noticed recently that my mount when in the home position seems out, both RA & DEC arrows are aligned but my scope is pointing off to the right by a couple of degrees. Also, the weight bar is not centred along the front leg. This means that when I PA and have Polaris centred with my Polemaster its not centred in the scope I took the scope out of the saddle and placed a long piece of wood in the saddle and locked it in place and sure enough when in the home position the piece of wood is pointing off to the right. Is this normal? if not what might be the solution? I can recenter using the Alt/Az screws but this means that one screw is almost all the way in and the other is hanging on by a thread I conclude this cannot be right. Any help would be most welcome. Thank you Alan -- Warrington UK Explore Scientific: Telescope AR102, F6.5 Exos 2, PMC8 ZWO Electronic Auto-focuser ZWO ASI Air Pro ZWO ASI533 main camera ZWO ASI120mm guide QHY PoleMaster Altair 290C Celestron SE8 plus mount Starsense Sharpcap Pro, CDC Stellarium APT Firecapture Canon 80D
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
duker@...
M81-M82 with 5 1/2 hours total integration time.
 Cropped. Guided using PHD2 Polar Align, Plate Solve and Image acquisition done with Sharpcap 3x Drizzle during stacking with DeepSky Stacker ZWO 183MC Pro Camera Post processed in Gimp -- Rob Seaforth, Ontario EXOSII-PMC8 Mount Starwave 80ED F7 .8 Starfield Reducer/Flattener Starfield 50mm/ZWO ASI Guide Scope Altair 224c/ZWO 183MC
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Re: Astrophotography Done with the iEXOS-100, EXOS 2, and G11 Post your Pictures and Details! Lets Show What These Mounts Can Do.
#G11
#astrophotography
#iEXOS-100
#EXOS2
Hey Guys,
Here is my first attempt at M106, 18x3min exposures for 54min at iso 800 with my iEXOS-100, AT80ED & Canon 450D, I’m going to get another couple hours on this and see how it turns out... Man I need a larger scope for Galaxy season !! -- Derrell Oliver ES iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight with ES Heavy Duty ST3 tripod & Azimuth Adjuster ES USB Power Bank Astro-Tech AT80ED. Astro-Tech 0.8 Field Flattener/Reducer. Meade Infinity ST80 with Lunt Solar dual speed crayford focuser. Meade Polaris 90 with GSO dual speed crayford focuser. Meade Polaris 130 with ScopeStuff 1.25 crayford focuser. ZWO ASI120mc-s, Canon XSi 450d. ZWO ASI120mm-mini & ZWO 30mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope EQ2 Mount with Orion EQ-2M RA Drive. AZ3 Alt-Azimuth Mount.
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