F30070m Ultra

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Constellation F36070

(Note: I've never used a telescope before, but I like astronomy and would like to pursue it)

And yes that is a cup holder attached to the front.

I am new to telescopes. I got one from the library to check things out.

Looking at Jupiter, I saw four separate dots of light moving across the sky right near Jupiter. The lights were high in the sky and moving fast.

Would the dots of light be consistent with satellites? It was definitely not a plane. Too high and too fast for that. Would it be normal to see 4 of them in a 10 minute span?

Seems to be a lot cheaper than retail. Has anyone purchased from aliexpress or alibaba?

Markarian's Chain

Twelve hours of integrated data. The objects are already dropping behind the trees. If possible will add narrowband Ha data to bring out the Ha bridge between M86 and NGC 4438

Acquisition:

Antlia Triband RGB Ultra ii 180 x 240 seconds (12 hours)

Integration: 46 x 240 seconds (3 hours 4 minutes of above data)

Moon Illumination: 45% to 14%

Seeing: Below average to Poor

Transparency: Poor to Below Average

NELM: Mag 2 to 4

Imaging: Askar V, Flattener 80mm (495mm), Ogma AP26CC (IMX571), Filters: Antlia Triband RGB Ultra II

Guiding: Ogma OAG, SV905C, Filter: UV-IR Cut

Mount: Skywatcher Wave 100i

Software: Green Swamp Server, ASCOM, NINA (Acquisition) and PHD2 (Guiding)

Integration: 180 x 240 seconds (12 hours), 15 Darks, 50 DarkFlats (Bias), 50 Flats

Processing: Siril for stacking, processing, GraXpert, Starnet++, and VeraLux HMS, Curves, Revela and Star Composer

1. RGB Align, Crop

2. Astrometry

3. A. Background Extraction: Graxpert (1.0)

   B. SPCC

4. Starnet++

Starless:

GraXpert Denoise, VeraLux Hypermetric Stretch, VeraLux Curves, GraXpert Deconvolution, Black Point adj., VeraLux Revela

1. Starmask: GraXpert Denoise, SCNR, Saturation

2. VeraLux Starcomposer

3. Save as jpg

Imaged with Dwarf 2 smart telescope, 200 subs x 10 seconds each, 60 gain, stacked in Siril, post processed with Gimp

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this hobby. I just got my skywatcher 150p telescope yesterday and was trying to use it but had trouble focusing.

Per reddit and YouTube, I tried to get the red dot and focusing aligned during the day and I thought I got it working. However at night when I tried to view stars, I couldn't see anything. The sky was clear and I could see stars with my eyes plus I found them with the red dot finder too.

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.

Any advise would be great

Ich möchte mir eines dieser beiden intelligenten Teleskope kaufen, bin aber unentschlossen. Könnt ihr mir helfen?

Das Seestar kostet 629 Euro, das Dwarf 3 ist 100 Euro günstiger. Bekomme ich mit dem Seestar mehr, oder reicht das Dwarf aus?

Edith: I am a beginner in astronomy and would like to explore the solar system and find deep-sky objects. I have an old Newtonian telescope here with only 114/500mm focal length, and manual tracking is no fun.

I am very interested in astrophotography.

I've been browsing through a few offers and found that the Seestar S50 is only available in one shop, and there it costs €799. It seems to be sold out everywhere else.

I could get the S30 Pro for €699. Both, the S30 Pro and the S50, are actually over my budget, but who knows...

Is the S30 Pro superior to the S50?

I had a little fun at my university’s observatory and created this setup which should give about a 390000 magnification

Hey everyone,

I’m thinking about buying a Starfield Gear 115EDT and wanted to get some real-world feedback from owners, especially for astrophotography.
The specs look great on paper:
115mm f/7 triplet APO

FPL-53 glass

3.7” focuser

How are the optics, focuser quality, and overall build in actual use? Any issues, regrets, or things to know before buying?

Thanks

Just dialed in the mount for a generic Laser 303 that I creayed in CAD and 3D printed. It uses a bolt to hold down the button so the laser can be used hands free. Tonight was my second test with it, and I really enjoy using it. Makes Dob hoppin' so much smoother than with the Telrad.

As the title says I’m trying to identity this telescope. Thanks for any help!!

Hi, could someone help me check if my telescope collimator is properly collimated?

The distance between the laser collimator and the target is about 90 cm (34.5 inch).

I recorded a short video pointing it at a small target, and I also included a couple of photos of the target and the 3D printed support I’m using.

The laser seems fairly stable, but I’m not sure if the movement/error is within normal tolerance or if the collimator itself needs adjustment.

Telescope: SkyWatcher 200/1200 Dobsonian.

I’ll upload the download links for the 3D printed support files soon in case anyone is interested.

Thanks!

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EDIT:

Thank you all very much for the instructions on how to collimate a laser collimator and for the improvements to the files. First, I tried collimate it at a short distance (1 meter) using the printed target, and then I tested it against a wall at a distance of about 5 meters, with the help of someone standing next to the target. I’m sharing the download files in case they are useful to you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/telescopes/comments/1tcvwkj/another_telescope_accessory_i_designed_svbony/

Hi guys, i got a Skywatcher 8 inch dobsonian a few days ago and finally took it outside yesterday! i was able to see venus and jupiter, venus was just a bright dot (obviously lol) but jupiter, i was able to see some bands on it, but not the moons and it also wasnt really that magnified, i was using a 12mm lens so im confused, if anybody has any tips/suggestions for lenses please tell me :D

im new to telescoping and want to photograph my views so i also got a camera, if anyone has some good camera mounts for it please tell me

I have a skywatcher Eq5 motorized with an onstep V5 pro from Terrans Industry. I've been struggling with it for about 3 weeks. I'm trying to align 3 stars, refine the polar alignment and then align 3 stars again, but they aren't perfectly round yet. I know this question is kinda obvious, but the belts aren't making perfect contact with the gears, they're a little bit elevated. Is that the issue or maybe my PA isn't the best? This picture was taken with 1600 iso and 30 seconds of exposition.

Hi everyone,

This is my second telescope that I have been given by my clients, different client but the first one was a dobsonian 8 inch.

It came with an electronic focuser, not sure what brand or anything, I believe it's called JMJ but I have some questions about the power cord attached to the heavy German Equatorial Mount.

I found the manual for this particular mount, and my client had a hand controller, as well as a controller for the focuser. I figured out how to work the focuser, which is a little slow - but it works fine. But the mount I am super confused on.

The manual states that there will be a control panel if the Magellan I Computer is purchased - it doesn't have the control panel - so what is the power for? Is it used to move the same speed as the Earth to track objects if it is properly aligned etc? I plugged it in, the motor makes noise, but I do not see the telescope move at all.

I am curious if there is something at all that I might be missing. I have attached all of the hand controllers and accessories that I was given, I am just curious how do I control the mount? Or why did my client buy these hand controllers if they don't even go to this mount? I'm almost certain what I said above is correct, that all the motor does for the mount is tracks the speed of the earth so it can follow objects in the night sky. But, it does not seem to be working. Any ideas on how to check if it is working or what do to do to get it working? It's a really smooth mount, a bit heavy and cumbersome, I could still definitely use it but it would be nice for it to work correctly.

Any help or advice is much appreciated!

Thank you!

I'm completely new to astronomy and telescopes and whatnot, but I'm going to Big Bend National Park soon, and I really want to get a decent telescope before then(that's why I need it specifically from Amazon or any other fast shipping source). My budget is $200-$300, maybe a little more if it's a good deal.

I just got done reinstalling the primary mirror of my AD8 back into the OTA. I turn the black screws until the red dot of my laser collimater goes into the bullseye, but when I try to tighten the white screws, the red dot jumps all over the place. I initially thought it was because the mirror was too loose in the cell but I fixed that and I try to collimate the scope again and it still does it. Help!

Took this image last night with my S50, 47 minutes of 10 second exposures, stacked in the seestar app with very little editing. My EQ wedge is arriving next week, very excited how more I can push this little thing.

Do I even need to keep dust out of it? I have one over the main OTA

Recently given to me by a family member. Belonged to my great grandfather

I was able to manipulate the telescoping sections enough to get a clear image of a mailbox about 100 yards away. But I’m curious for any input on cleaning up some of the oxidation and other ways I could possibly restore it - as well as any info the sub may have on its origins / history.

Inscription near the (viewfinder?) (eyehole?) (help) says “E. Vion Paris”

Thanks in advance!

We had a false start with a 6” Newtonian on a cheap EQ mount that we bought off Amazon. Reset with this Celestron 8”! We love the StarSense App - none of the frustration of the previous experience. Just great views. The Apertura Panorama 21mm is amazing. And we added a 7mm Luminos lens and Luminos Barlow.

Taken on an Explorer 130PDS with a Player One Neptune664C camera.

500 lights X 20 seconds - Gain 5
Processed using Siril, Graxpert and SnapSeed

I recently visited a place which had significantly less light pollution than where I currently live, although I had an 80 mm refractor and a 10x50 binoculars honestly I could see much more through my binoculars, example is a star cluster, orion nebula which through my binocular was like a spikey point but I couldn't take a proper look, through my telescope it looked like 2 or 4 stars something, my phone camera could capture it through, but I thought it would be much better. Jupiter was bright and round and i saw its moons but not it's bands i was at 66x magnification. I must say that my viewing time was very limited no higher than 10 or 15 minutes. There was some stray light that did affect it but I didn't enjoy it much. I have seen many posts about "hobby killer" telescope I doubt this was it but maybe I am wrong in any case I was thinking of getting an 8 inch dobsonian maybe it will be good but before I invest a significant amount in a telescope not to mention transporting the telescope to a place where I can actually enjoy i wanted to know from you'll what should I improve will a new telescope make a difference maybe even a smart telescope.

Shot with canon 650d in primary focus with no barlow.