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Hello everyone, It's been a while since the last time I tried astrophotography, but I recently shoot the NGC7000 with a friend. It's our first time setting up using NINA and auto guiding. The setup is as follows: -Sky-Watcher Evostar-ED72 -0.85x focal reducer and corrector -Sony Alpha7III Full frame -EQ5-Pro mount -DIY Guider (details below) ...

Hi everyone, two nights ago I was finally able to use my first goto mount ever: a heq5 pro used. Even though I was already prepared for this moment, after installing drivers and software,like N.I.N.A for the mount to connect, I still wasn't fully ready for a workflow like that: the first problem I encountered were the latitude screws: even though I turned them very carefull...

A ruggedized Questar made the first trip in a sounding rocket. Quoting Google AI, Yes, a ruggedized version of the famous Questar telescope (specifically a Questar 3.5-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain) famously made an early trip to space to observe the Sun. It was flown in an Aerobee suborbital sounding rocket from White Sands, New Mexico, to take high-resoluti...

I'm in New England and seeing isn't as good or as consistent as in the southwest of the country. We have a lot of jet stream issues and wind shear off of local hills. I do get a few days of OK seeing but usually it isn't as good as other parts of the country. I've mostly been using a Lunt100MTDS and mostly for prominence animations. I'd like to get finer detail but j...

Hello folks, I have downloaded the just released MARS DR2 files for Pixinsight, but I could use some advice on what to do next. The instructions I have found online say to install the files, but what exactly does that mean? I am using Windows, and it is not an .exe file. I have no way to "install" it that is obvious. Or should these files be placed in a particular location s...