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Sweet. Mine is on the way apparently! I'm curious if you used one of my referral links? I'm new to all this 'affiliate' lark and just wondering if it works! Lol.

@StargazerMan I did not know u had a referral link.. I ordered mine 3 or 4 weeks ago from a radio place in Huntsville AL. Gi gi parts I believe. I have ordered from them before.

Thanks for the nice words. Yes Tenerife is my new 2nd home 😄 I wish I had a chance to meet Alyn, he seemd like a genuinely nice guy and passionate about sharing his love for imaging the night sky.

@StargazerMan we're hoping to head back there or either La Palma next year again. If you get a chance, you'll have to check out the tenerife vlog I did mate on my channel. Yeah was such a shame about Alyn mate, it's watching his videos that's inspired me to chase the Milky Way myself.

Just watched you video and subbed! Class stuff

@@StargazerMan thanks mate 😀

Thanks! 100%. Night footage is my next improvement. I'm looking at the Sony A range of cameras to shoot low light. Plus they make awesome astro cameras!

@StargazerMan I see! I am a happy ZVE1 and A7-S series user for night video! How would you say the night hiking is around Roque Garcia? Thinking of going there next year but I might have to make some compromises there, depending on how far my broken leg has healed which I managed to do in La Palma last year 😅. Composition wise Tenerife looks fabulous!

OMG! I only just watched that video. I didn't know this was you commenting. It's sooo easy to get hurt in that terrain. I hope your leg has healed up. Love the work you do!

@@StargazerMan haha, thanks for asking! I still have a way to go but can now do the regular day to day stuff without too much trouble, also some small hikes again 👌. That's why I was wondering how the paths around especially Roque Garcia were to evaluate the options 😃

The star spikers add spikes to the bright stars. The Bahtinov mask is for achieving perfect focus.

@@StargazerManok thankyou. Re the Bahtinov mask, do you just pop it on and away you go or do you need to do something on the S50 app first? TIA 👍🏼

@gilessmithson6057 sure! So you point your Seestar at a bright star. Do an automatic focus. Then pop on the mask. If the defraction pattern forms a perfect intersection it's in perfect focus. If they are out then you can switch to manual focusing on the Seestar and move in and out until the lines intersect perfectly.

@@StargazerManThankyou. Looks like my S50 is in perfect focus without any adjustment. Is there any way I can show you a snapshot photo please?

Sure. You can send it to frankryanjr@gmail.com

Glad you enjoyed it

Some going taking a 15" from Ireland to spain.i find it hard taking the 16" out from the shed💪🇨🇮🇪🇦

@@Vic-pz5oh It was like a military operation and took all hands to make it work!

@@StargazerMan it's good to see some good videos from limerick on this. If you get to go to La Palma are you going to be bringing the seestars with you. It would be cool to see how they do down there.

It's really great that the D2 benefits from the updated app features that come along with the D3.

Sure! It was this house and was an Air b&b maps.app.goo.gl/fz178t7Emm2X32Fw5

Yeah if you order direct from them and your in the UK then there is a customs charge. If you order through a UK retailer then the charges are included. Curious they they called you, I've not heard of that before. Did you order using one of the affiliate links I have in the description or somewhere else?

I saw them in Chicago the week before! Astro punkers unite!

@ awesome I saw them in Brooklyn first and those shows were so good we flew out to Cali for the last three shows. Was amazing! Punk is not dead! 💀

Have you updated the App? Mine says V2.1.0

@@StargazerMan I got a reply from ZWO tech support: "look under sky atlas for framing. its not called mosaic although everyone refers to it by that!" It's everyone continuing to call it Mosaic Mode that causes all the confusion, and now it's working for me and a nearby friend who had the same problem. SKY ATLAS - FRAMING !!! Not Mosaic Mode.

Hey! If you want to see what it can do I've this full review video of the S50 (which is basically the bigger version) ruclips.net/video/XkVmpWYPRZY/видео.htmlsi=xaL-kIQQR09xlU6o Also this one where I compare the results from the scope with the Dwarf2 ruclips.net/video/XqLZyDoiJF8/видео.html

Vespera 2 is a tier 1 machine, looks great too !

The V2 looks like a great scope but I wonder why it's so much more expensive than other smart scope with similar aperture. I'm presuming the 585 sensor giving higher resolution is a factor. Though the S30 662 has lower resolution it'll have better sensitivity and read noise. It'll be very interesting to see how they compare side by side! I also just saw that it's waterproof! I think I need one for rainy Ireland 😂

@StargazerMan Hey, I'm in Ireland too, so I feel your pain when it comes to rain and cloud. What part of Ireland are you in , I'm in the not so sunny southeast in Waterford. I bought a Vespera 2 a few weeks ago and between work and weather I've only managed to get a small few images. I recently started trying hyperlapse video and also tried a 30 second image of the Milkyway over Dungarvan and actually managed to capture the C23 comet too in that photo...non intentionally. I don't have a laptop with enough RAM to do proper post processing so just use Lightroom mobile which isn't so bad !

I wiil buy s30 but now i am changing to dwarf 3 ;)

Hey. Thanks! ZWO sent it to me for review so they paid it. I had a look to see what it might cost. (I literally asked chat GPT - I'm not sure if it's correct but I guess it's a start. Buying a $499 telescope from China to Ireland incurs additional costs: Customs Duty (4.2%): €18.86 VAT (23%): €107.63 Handling Fee: €10.00 Total Import Charges: €136.49 Total Cost: €585.59

I'm in northern Ireland and bought of flo.bought my D2 direct from drarflab.no issues with customs in either case

Good point!

@@StargazerMan -I used to teach several medical/scientific topics-some to newcomers to topics, it is surprising just how much we leave out sometimes at the basic and important level. I may seem obvious to us but some of the 'trivial' points answer the biggest questions. A bigger tablet is a lot easier to use with cold fingers and in the dark, for instance. Greetings from the dark skies down under.-Southern Cross Observatory-Tasmania-42 South, Over 60+ years of both amateur and professional astronomy interleaved with a medical background.

Ahhhh you must have great skies there! Indeed the tablet option is a great point also. I've recently started using an iPad and love the ease of use.

The Nomad? No sir! It's a great bit of kit. 😜

You sure? I was using it here.

Hi! I'm not entirely shur what you mean. 🙂

It's an (overexposed) image in the sky Atlas.

It's a great start into the hobby. Not visual but you do get to 'see' what's out there on your phone screen and get to make cool photos! There is a new model just about to be released. Hit subscribe as I'm going to be reviewing it.

Message Erik at Romer Optics on Facebook Messenger and he'll recommend the right kit for you. Tell him Frank sent you.

@ thanks man

I ran it for around 2 hours. There was intermittent cloud so a lot of failed to stack.

Well done! Has it dimmed much?

Literally 10 minutes after I posted 😄 I've checked it out on both and it works great.

Interesting! I didn't Beta this one so I'm curious what size it went to. Probably would have taken too long?

@@StargazerMan I think the beta went to 2.5x, but would take ALL night to do.. Non beta seems WAY better on time. 1.5 hr gets 1+hr data

Yes. Out now on Android also!

@@StargazerMan 드디어 기다리고 기다리던 모자이크모드가 출시되었군요!

ㅋㅋ. 제가 마지막 댓글을 번역했더니 '오랫동안 기다리던 사이코 모드'라고 나왔어요. 당신이 맞을지도 모르겠네요!

HI! Yes we flew by plane. I put the S50 in it's case into my checked 20Kg Bag and the D2 in my personal carry on bag. No issues. I've brought the S50 transatlantic also as hand luggage no issues. It's basically a camera. TSA have no issues with it or the tripod.

@@StargazerMan thanks for the reply...off to Fuerteventura in feb...thinking of taking it then...thanks again!

Hey! That tripod is this one: www.highpointscientific.com/sky-watcher-star-adventurer-tripod-s20555?rfsn=8126018.611dc4 And I also got the extender : www.highpointscientific.com/sky-watcher-star-adventurer-tripod-extension-s20565?rfsn=8126018.611dc4 it's a fraction of what I paid for my Manfrotto one, plus I can use this with the AzGti tracker / Seestar. (or just use it as a lightweight / tripod for regular photos).

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback. Make sure you use my affiliate link 😎. There's no cost to you and it really helps the channel grow.

True! I'll add the time and details about each shot in the description

@@StargazerMan Cool... I'm interested in your integration times. Do you have setups that are not robotic scopes?

Yup. I'll add those details in the description. I don't currently have what I'd consider a good enough OTA for 'regular' Astrophotography any longer (separate Camera, Scope, Mount, etc) I have done in the past but sold the gear to get into visual observing. I have a 16" Dobsonoan that I have motorised, an ETX125 OTA I use for moon and planets. The other main love of mine is landsape milky way photography. I've a few cameras and lenses and trackers etc.

Hey! So yeah, I could have made that clearer in the video. I start on one date, then each time I click, it's a day later, and it shows where the comet has (or had) moved to. :-)

Don't forget the accursed perpetual clouds! 😄 - Clear skies for June!

Hey! Thanks. I *think* your commenting on the pronunciation? If so, the local Canarian people of Tenerife pronounce "Mount Teide" as "TAY-deh". The "ei" in Teide is pronounced similarly to a long "a" sound (as in "say"), and the final "e" is pronounced softly, like the "e" in "bed."

@@StargazerMan No, I meant the name of the POI „Tiede“ ;-) @0:08

Agreed! I had to really struggle to see this one. Neowise was much more obvious

The Reserve is a super place for dark skies! I've been there a few times with my 12" DOB for visual observing and it's definitely world class. Good thing about the smart scopes is that you still get very good results from urban areas.

My Son's school project! He's ordered more filament due this week. I'll ping you here when he's a set printed 🙂

@@StargazerManhi just wondering if a new set am has been 3D printed? I’ve just taken delivery of my S50 😊

@gilessmithson6057 stargazerman.etsy.com/listing/1763556528

He's listed the new batch now. Thanks!

@@StargazerManJust ordered! Thankyou!