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Amazing pics, which camera you use?

Soldering iron! And heat shrink. Old sticky electrical tape is a mess.

Are there issues with mounting the camera and filter wheel "vertically" on the OTA eg does the EAF struggle ?, I have a problem with 3rd axis ballencing and the amount of weight needed . I'm hoping to get all the gear on top similar to yours. ( great video BTW)

Can't find a fan model for 2600 cameras, which have 50x50x10...

Wow good work!

Can you link the 6.5 piece I want to buy it

Great video. I just upgraded my ASI294MC PRO, the procedure was quite simple. The camera is virtually vibration free now. The new NF-A4x10 I that purchased in Jun 2024 has a compression splice kit so this is very easy, no soldering. Thanks!

I remember Hal Johnson and Joanne McCleod!

My fav body is GX7, superior design to anything which came after. Upgrade never came, a loss to Panasonic. GX8/80/9 are nothing like it.

Muy bien amigo buenas tomas

Good try, well done. Planetary is much trickier than most people realize. Those 2 refractors did not do you any favors in your image train, all the best for your next attempt. Damo

Are you connecting this through the eq mod cable or wireless through the Asiair.

At the very least you should have used heatshrink tubing, not electrical tape. Over cycles of humid/hot/cold, that will fail. I also urge anyone watching to not skip soldering the wires.

2:59 in my experience it isnt constant unless you are using your newt as a battering ram or your fasteners have sloppy tokerances.

Awesome lens/ and 4/3rds cameras and more!! What gear do you use now?? Thanks!!!!

Visible from Seattle too. I think the most amazing part is that it wasn’t raining lol😂

We saw it too here in Alberta

2nd? And wowwwww🎉

First?

no vibrations from the fan?

What time did it happen?

Or, Meth smoke con trails? It is vancouver after all.

Beautiful I saw these last night 🤩

10:14 the images say 35-100, was it suppsed to be 100-300?

I do all my professional photos on full frame DSLR but for days out and social life I use my versatile M43 cameras.

Must be great to be that rich.....

That's an excellent photo of the IC 1396 nebula with the trunk part. Did you know the HD 206267 star in the middle of IC 1396 is a quintuple, but quadruple visual star system? How's this for an upgrade? I bought a used 150mm f/5 C6-N at a pawn shop for $125 that included a 2x TeleVue Barlow that was worth the money by itself. The primary was scratched from being cleaned with paper towel which are abrasive so I sent the two mirrors in to be recoated to 96% reflectivity on sale for $88 for both, usually the secondary was $30 more. Anyway they did a free measurement of my primary and said it was a good candidate for a refigure that cost another $280 after taxes, but it would come out a guaranteed 1/10th wave and .95 Strehl. I asked my club members if it was a good idea and was Optical Wave Labs a good company. I was told they were slow, but good and if my mirror was a good candidate for the process to go for it. After a month it was done at 1/12th wave and .98 Strehl ratio. I'm an engineer and installed a JMI 2" dual speed focuser a club member sold me cheap and properly helped me install it with a dielectric secondary mirror. I removed the steel sheetmetal vanes that were 1.5mm thick and I replaced them with 0.5mm titanium vanes that were wider for strength with a slight curve to them that looked like a turbine. Curving the vanes and thinning them reduced diffraction spikes by quite a bit, 50% maybe? I put an 1/8th inch thick ring 1" wide around the front and back to reduce flexing, especially the front vanes. I made a round clamp like a scope ring to hold the primary so the 6 threaded 1/4-20 plastic bolts through the external ring hold the mirror along with the clamps. It holds collimation very well and it takes a hard bump to knock it out. My friend used it to take photos of M81, M51 and a tiny 13 magnitude planetary nebula in Cepheus called NGC 7139 at the farthest capability of a 150mm scope. We went out to Bortle two sky about 40 mile out of town at the Spaceport. He absolutely got excited saying it was better than his refractor and faster taking less time. It is better than many refractors central obstruction or not. I did a 90 second exposure of the Pleiades that showed the dust around the star the way I like them with not too dust so as to block the stars. I actually don't like that as it often looks over processed, just my preference. My friend offered me a $1000 for it, I laughed, as it's worth a lot more now and he knows it. I let him use it often anyway. He has produced some beautiful photos.

Nice and good imaging. Was that x2 televue scopes on the side of the PW. GREAT WORK

no link to Kevin video !!

Puzzled on the OAG recommendation. For a fast Newt guide stars should never be a problem on a relatively small-prism OAG? Due to the wider field of view and fast focal ratio.

Super relatable and well said, Rob.

Nice review Rob!

I quit EOS / EF early this year and jump into M43, really happy with that sizes and weight. Anyway, I like your South China FC uniform.

I just did this mod and feeling the physical vibrations seem to have decreased. I haven’t had a chance to test it out though. I have the same setup as you do except an edge hd 9.25. What do you use as your calibration step numbers and Ra and Dec aggression number for guiding? I’m having such a hard time with OAG guiding.

I need help locating the compression ring . Where can I find that at

You shouldn't talk down astro viewing. Viewing through good eyepieces is so amazing instead of JUST watching a picture on a screen.

I just received my Quattro and am trying to get it setup. Can you share a link to the fan? I'm sure I will need it in Alabama. Enjoy your videos!

Great video, I am thinking to buy into mono soon. QUESTION - at 16:55 in the image of the pelican nebula, you seem to have a few halos on the brighter stars, any comments?

Great video Rob, exactly the telescope I am thinking of getting (with the HEQ5 Pro). Being a newbie I would like your suggestion on an issue I am facing regarding the camera. I own both a full sensor DSLR Canon EOS (6D) and one with an EPC-S sensor (70D). With the full size sensor it seems I will experience excatly (or very close) to the focal length of the telescope, whereas the EPS-C sensor, I have to multiply the focal length by about 1.6 to get true experienced focal length. It seems that e.g. the Orion nebula and Andromeda Galaxy require quite short focal length. I am considering getting an entry level ZWO camera like the 585MC and based on the true measurement of that sensor, I will experience a focal length way longer than the full format 6D. SO now I am like "by changing the sensor, the same scope can be used for a vriety of objects". So, my question is, what is your suggestion for telescope to get for my first steps in astrophotography and should I get the entry level ZWO camera? It may seem like I can get anything I like, but I dont drink and am divorced, so costs are way lower :D

What a wonderful presentation! You cover so many topics, all of them important, in this earnest look at the 6 inch Quattro. I'm a fan of newtonians and have owned one or two for many years. If one is a 'visual person' (quite likely if you are attracted to astronomy!) you will quickly understand what to do to collimate your scope. These types of telescopes are the best value if you are looking for light gathering capability and resolution from of an optical instrument.

Awesome Rob

So EXACTLY WHY are you abandoning MFT format. (Are you going to work for a billboard company)? Which doesn't make sense since large image printing usually has an intermediary step for grand murals, therefore images from MFT are suitable. So I'm curious, why?

Did you ever sell your 12mm-32mm pancake zoom? I may be interested.

Thank you for this, just subscribed. I got the Redcat 51 for Christmas this year, have been eyeing this and want to pull the trigger. I have previously just done planetary with my Celestron 8se and an asi224 camera. What camera do you recommend for the redcat? I saw there’s that new 585mc pro but also the 533. Also, is it easy to setup the am3 with asiair? Thank you!

Lol😂