Hi Matthew, I use the original Asiair with Exos2-pmc8. It really makes things a lot simpler and I'm up and imaging within a few minutes without needing a laptop and its power requirements. I imagine t

Hi Dave, I don't use Explore Stars any more, but I have a routine that works well for visual. I have a red dot finder on the scope that is aligned (sometimes during the day, sometimes using a bright o

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Hi Kevin, For photography, nothing beats plate solving. It adds a relatively minor cost and the learning curve isn’t bad. You tell the mount where to go. It then slews, gets to where it thinks the tar

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This has worked perfectly for me to secure the PMC8 box to the tripod let on the Exos2. 2 1/2 Inch Thumb Screw Key Adjustable 304 Stainless Steel Hose Clamps, Pipe Clamp, Worm Gear Clamps, Dryer Vent

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Very nice. Thanks for sharing!

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That's great to hear. I second what Jeff said. Jerry, Kent, and the regular forum helpers (we all know who they are) have been great and patient in answering questions and giving suggestions, from bas

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Thanks Wes! After I had captured and edited the image, someone suggested to add some H-alpha to it. Just 18 minutes of Ha made all the difference. I'm new to monochrome imaging and it's already made a

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Fewer dropped frames. Mount is slowly getting there... M81 and M82 from St Petersburg, Florida, USA -ES ED102mm with 0.8 reducer/flattener -Exos2-Pmc8, auto guided -ASI1600mm Pro L 60sx31 R 60sx8 G 60

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Thanks for explaining that, Wes. That’s very helpful! I’ll look at your document that you’re referring to.

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What has worked for me is this: Visual: I don't bother with 3 star alignment. I polar align accurately and sync in Sky Safari as I go. Plate solve polar alignment (using guide scope for visual) is of

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Thanks Robert! I appreciate all your (and others) help and advise on getting this mount up to speed! It's a steep learning curve and a lot to figure out and I need all the help I can get :).

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I am still having the declination drop-off intermittently, but it is better after tuning. I still haven't given up on solving it. In the meantime, I can still get enough good frames to stack some imag

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One more thing...Jerry, thanks for suggesting the procedure for switching wifi/serial in the field without a computer. I used Connectbot on android to telnet and switch from wifi to serial with the ES

Hi everyone. I thought I'd give an update. I got the ASIAIR to work with the mount and everything really worked well: polar alignment, slewing accurately, plate solving and automatic centering, captur

Hi Jerry, another quick question. As far as you've heard, does the Exos2 PMC8 work well with Stellarmate? Thanks! Omar

Thanks for the response Jerry! I will work on it this week and see how things go. Omar

Hi Jerry and others, I did get a chance to mess about this weekend a bit. Here are some things that work and don't work: Wireless mode: -ExploreStars works well for slewing and visual. As Jerry said,

Hi Jerry, I used the Zwo mini guide scope (30mm f4) and the ASI 120mini camera. I have not got around really pulse guiding other than a test evening. Once I get back from vacation I will really test i

Hi Jerry, I did try some autoguiding via ST4 and there certainly were issues. During calibration, when it was doing backlash clearance it failed to calibrate (star did not move enough). And the RMS nu

Hi Pavel, makes sense. Thanks for the correction!