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#astrophotography #goto #iexos-100 #iEXOS-100 #astrophotography #goto
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Daniel Burdziak
Hi all!
I just got my iexos-100, and will be using it with a Rebel T6, and lenses, no telescope. I currently have the 75-300mm kit, 18-55mm kit, and the 50mm 1.8 lenses. I had a few questions I was hoping some seasoned pros could answer, as I am VERY new to this. I got everything setup, and ready (supposed to be clear tonight), and will be doing a 3-Star alignment as I cannot see Polaris from my yard due to trees. Once aligned, I know I can slew to an object. Once it slews to the object I want to photograph does it track it, or is there an extra step? With my lenses I usually use the 75-300 at 300 set to F5.6, and 6400 with 2 second exposures, what would a good setting be? Would I be able to do 30 or more seconds? I'm assuming I can still have my intravelometer attached to the camera for setting exposure/interval and all that. I really just want to make sure I don't get out there tonight, and just end up frustrated, or searching for an answer. Thank you, Daniel
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Marco
Hi Daniel,
for me (with also 300mm f5.6 Tele-Lens) best combination was ISO1600 and about 10-15sec exposures. Higher ISO was not satisfying for me, as there was too much noise in the pictures.
I could only reach longer exposure times with correct polar alignment, but never more than 30sec.
So you should try what fits best for you, I don´t think anybody can tell you.
CS
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Chris Tardif
Start with the wider end and work your way up. If you're going to go to the 300mm range of your lens you will want to think about autoguiding. With that you can get nice long exposures. Otherwise you're going to be sticking close to the 500 rule:
This 500 rule: https://astrobackyard.com/the-500-rule/ Not this 500 rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Hxkex87jY (Warning, Dylan O'Donnell & salty language) This guy just landed a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oiTVGA2zIs You can bolt a small guide scope onto the camera with an L-bracket. -- Mounts: Explore Scientific IEXOS-100 w Celestron CG5 tripod, iOptron CEM 40 Scopes: Explore Scientific FCD-100 ED-102CF, Various Canon lenses, ZWO mini-guidescope, StarField 60mm guide-scope. Camera: ASI120MM Mini (mono), Altair GPCAM 130 Control PC: Intel NUC Loc: 44 -79
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brian skinner
On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 11:08 AM, Daniel Burdziak wrote:
Hi all!Hi Daniel, your set up is identical to mine. For starters, although I don't view unless I can see Polaris, and point to it, with a three star alignment I'm sure you are good to go as long as your mount is level and pointing as close to true North as you can manage. My mount tracks very consistently and accurately, I find up to 2 minute exposures to be fine. With the light pollution I have to contend with I find ISO 400 is about the best with anything more than a 10 second exposure, you just need to experiment basically. Regarding tracking I understand that Tracking is preferable to the Pointing option when two or three star aligned. When you have completed the alignment process, and you now pointing and synced to your target you will find the tracking option is selected by pressing one of the UDLR buttons momentarily if the app shows P (pointing) mode. Hope that helps, Brian
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Daniel Burdziak
Welp took it back out tonight, and followed your steps.
I was able to 3-star align, and get it to slew from one object to another, and then back to the first. However, it wasn't tracking. I would take a photo, and it was just trails. This is what I did: Slew to object -> Goto -> Pushed "Up" for just a second to get it to switch to "Tr"
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jrichard333 <jrichard333@hotmail.com>
Good day Daniel, If you are using a telephoto lens make sure you do not have image stabilization-Canon, or optical stabilization-sigma turned on. JR
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Subject: Re: [ESPMC-Eight] #astrophotography #goto #iexos-100 From: "Daniel Burdziak via groups.io" To: MAIN@ESPMC-Eight.groups.io CC: Welp took it back out tonight, and followed your steps.
I was able to 3-star align, and get it to slew from one object to another, and then back to the first. However, it wasn't tracking. I would take a photo, and it was just trails. This is what I did: Slew to object -> Goto -> Pushed "Up" for just a second to get it to switch to "Tr"
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Chris Tardif
What was the focal length of the lens and if it was a telephoto lens, what was it set to?
What was the exposure time? Chris -- Mounts: Explore Scientific IEXOS-100 w Celestron CG5 tripod, iOptron CEM 40 Scopes: Explore Scientific FCD-100 ED-102CF, Various Canon lenses, ZWO mini-guidescope, StarField 60mm guide-scope. Camera: ASI120MM Mini (mono), Altair GPCAM 130 Control PC: Intel NUC Loc: 44 -79
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Daniel Burdziak
It’s the Canon 75-300mm kit lens, and it was at 300mm. I can get great untracked photos with it, but I tried it at 30”, 20”, and15” on the iexos-100 and got nothing but tails/trails. It was like the stars were moving (obviously), but the tracker wasn’t moving/tracking.
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Trav <eyeseayou21970@...>
Hi
Can any of you tell your experience with images of Venus and look at attached photo with some tips?
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Hi Trav,
How does this question relate to the PMC-Eight control system and/or mounts? -- Jerry Hubbell Vice President of Engineering Explore Scientific, LLC. jrh at explorescientific.com www.explorescientificusa.com 1010 S. 48th Street Springdale, AR 72762 1-866-252-3811 Author: Scientific Astrophotography: How Amateurs Can Generate and Use Professional Imaging Data Remote Observatories for Amateur Astronomers: Using High-Powered Telescopes From Home Mark Slade Remote Observatory (MSRO) IAU MPC W54 Equipment Wilderness, VA Mounts: ES PMC-Eight G11 + Telescope Drive Master (TDM) Scopes: ES 165 FPL-53 ED APO CF, ES 102 FCD100 ED APO CF Cameras: QHY174M-GPS + FW, QHY163C Misc: 3-inch 0.7x Focal Reducer Field Flattener, Filters: Luminance, Red, V-band Photometric, Diffuser, 200 lpmm Spectral Grating Software: MaxIm DL 6, Cartes du Ciel, Astrometrica, AstroImageJ, AutoStakkert!
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Trav <eyeseayou21970@...>
Yes one question on that there are different rates of tracking how do I set those or is it automatically done on objects selected.
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On May 9, 2020, at 12:36 PM, Jerry Hubbell - Explore Scientific VP Engineering <jrh@...> wrote:
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On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 03:43 PM, Trav wrote:
Yes one question on that there are different rates of tracking how do I set those or is it automatically done on objects selected.Hi Trav, The planets and minor planets move slowly and are effectively tracked at the Sidereal rate, the same as the stars. Only the Sun and Moon show any appreciable movement over the typical session times (a few hours) during your observations. -- Jerry Hubbell Vice President of Engineering Explore Scientific, LLC. jrh at explorescientific.com www.explorescientificusa.com 1010 S. 48th Street Springdale, AR 72762 1-866-252-3811 Author: Scientific Astrophotography: How Amateurs Can Generate and Use Professional Imaging Data Remote Observatories for Amateur Astronomers: Using High-Powered Telescopes From Home Mark Slade Remote Observatory (MSRO) IAU MPC W54 Equipment Wilderness, VA Mounts: ES PMC-Eight G11 + Telescope Drive Master (TDM) Scopes: ES 165 FPL-53 ED APO CF, ES 102 FCD100 ED APO CF Cameras: QHY174M-GPS + FW, QHY163C Misc: 3-inch 0.7x Focal Reducer Field Flattener, Filters: Luminance, Red, V-band Photometric, Diffuser, 200 lpmm Spectral Grating Software: MaxIm DL 6, Cartes du Ciel, Astrometrica, AstroImageJ, AutoStakkert!
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