Exploring A Beautiful Universe…. No matter your physical limitations…
I recently purchased a Raspberry PI 4 and installed the Astroberry operating system with a collection of astrophotography imaging tools installed that make it possible to use a low-power Raspberry Pi computer at a properly configured telescope, either in the field or in a observatory. The software provides a ready platform for controlling your telescope Read More …
This video shows how being selective with using only the BEST data gives the best astrophotographs.
This is a useful tips video for doing a meridian flip.
The following videos are useful guides for autoguiding and getting started with PHD2. Setup, Troubleshooting and Basics Astrobackyard Guiding with multiple ZWO camera in PHD2 This video references a setting for ZWO camera choice in PHD2 in the event you have TWO ZWO cameras in operation. Jump to 6:58 in the video to see how Read More …
This is meant to be an evolving list, mainly for my own use in the field from my phone. If it is useful for you then by all means use it! Polar Alignment Skywatcher PDF link – https://inter-static.skywatcher.com/downloads/neq6-r.pdf Videos detailing polar alignment with the EQ6-R Pro Set the mount to Home Position after polar alignment Read More …
If you are getting this error when connecting your EQ6-R Pro to EQMOD: “Connect Error: Port not available“, then this article is for you. Likely you’ve reached the end of your tether, trying to get your mount to work with ASCOM and EQMOD HE5/6. I hope this procedure helps you get your mount working! The Read More …