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Because all you need to do is pivot the mirror using the three hex screws so that it shifts/tilts the secondary where you need it to be. The center screw loosens the whole thing. You may only need to do that if you're really out of whack on alignment. The scope should not be that bad.

@@XT8Dob I am brand new to this activity so I did loosen mine and it did take time to get things back in order. I will try the question for their video.

It has been years since I messed with the setting circle tape, but I simply found an online ruler and adjusted the image so that it would print to scale. I think I manually went in and typed numbers in by 10 degree increments. The hard part is getting your printer to actually print to the correct size and then tape each section together.

omg u are a genius fond it 🤩🤩

Glad it helped. Other posters have recommended putting on the rainfly before lifting the poles. Just make sure to set the velcro vents to open or closed ahead of time.

I'm not sure. One commenter below said gale force winds knocked it down. I don't have enough experience to tell you one way or the other. The frame is sturdy enough. The material is standard tent quality, which will probably its weak point.

Couldn't have been. Those are only at full phases. We were still in waxing.

Currently a Louisiana resident. Lived all over the place, including abroad, though. Never Georgia.

@@XT8Dob do you still use this tent?

@@KlikAndSeuss Been a while, but I still have it. Life happened. Still very glad I have this much room for astronomy gear/star party use.

@@XT8Dob awesome! Well let me be the one to encourage you to get back out into nature! Love your content!

I believe Coleman sells pole replacement kits. Not sure if that would be what you need. Third parties offer replacement kits as well. The steel poles may be a different story.

In 2014, it was probably an iPhone 4S.

@@XT8Dob oh, that's pretty good for such a tiny sensor in low light.

perspectivex Saturn is pretty bright. In fact, I tend to dampen the brightness with a moon filter at the eyepiece.

Sounds right. Offset donut and center dot. See 5:48 or www.astro-baby.com/astrobaby/help/collimation-guide-newtonian-reflector/

good

mind blast good to know

Michael R. Head With the arrows? I discussed it on a forum. The terrain had more to do with it. Not an issue with the detector.

William Wilson The phone’s camera doesn’t quite do the image justice and larger aperture scopes certainly reveal more, but it’s a pleasing view nonetheless.

Nope. From what I've read, an SCT needs to be dealt with differently.

I use it for camping out at star parties, so it helps to have the extra room for equipment. No point in being uncomfortable out there. It's nice to be able to stand up and not be restricted by having everything crammed in a small tent.

Brian Britton there’s a dark flap at the corner of the rigid door. See timestamp 17:49.

XT8Dob thank you

@@XT8Dob I can't find any entrance in or around that dark flap...

@@simonlee8889 I’m not sure what to tell you. Mine has it. Make sure it’s the right door. The flap opens up to allow passage of a cord. See the time stamped point in the video.

@@XT8Dob My 'dark flap' is a piece of black plastic and I have looked both in and all around it and there's no way any of it opens up or is covering some small entrance... perhaps this is an innovation to make the hinge more durable?

Daijyobanai One suggestion has been to drape the rainfly over before raising the tent. It’s doable.

It is not as difficult as this video makes it look. I am 5ft 7 and manage fine on my own. It helps if you either put it over before you stand the whole thing up (I always forget until after its stood up) or have a good throwing arm, your wife can stand the other side and catch a corner.

Charlie Golden The cradles help me a ton. The wobble in the video was from me tapping the phone to start recording. I usually use the button on my headphones to prevent the shake. The difficulty with the moon is how the exposure rockets up along the edge. You have to tap the bright spot and hold so the phone autofocuses and stays at the desired setting.

Hope i get to try soo, I have a couple new scopes, mounts, cameras, adapters and all kinds of stuff I have never been able to use. Have not been able to make videos in a while. Weather has been terrible

Didn't leave out steps. Photographed each moment before/after making the fold. Maybe I pushed air out in the process of folding, but that's all I can think of. I do keep half of the tent staked opposite from where I'm folding from so I can pull it taut. Not necessary, but it helps. Also good to keep it staked in spots if there is wind.

thanks again for the video.. i finally got it stuffed in, but its not as pretty as your folding job. its a very tight fit, but its in there!

I will say that at this point, my tent does go in a little snug. The ends are a tad asymmetrical. Tends to happen with lots of tents, though.

I must say i tried to follow this as well and at the moment the bag of poles are not in the main bag as i could not get everything else in with the poles. Always the case they make the bag big enough for professional folders and baggers

All I can recommend is to squeeze all the air out of the tent as you fold and try to remember the length of the bag as you're folding. You can get away with a little bulk if you make up for it at the ends.

Thanks. I don't believe I did. Mosquitoes tend to hover around the light from the phone while I shoot video. I usually run a Thermacell repellent and spray myself with Off. Probably didn't fire up the Thermacell that night.

YES. 29.4 inches for the 360 degree setting circle. The latitude markings are built in to this particular scope because it requires that you align to your local latitude using those hash marks for anything to track reliably.

How did you set up the 360 degree hashmarks? Is there a simple way on my computer to make this, print and laminate and transfer to the mount?

I searched for a ticker tape image that I liked and did a bit of editing in Photoshop to fix problems with the right length. Scaling images to correct print sizes can be problematic. I printed mine out in vertical sections.

Yeah. That extra step matters, doesn't it? Hopefully, Apple won't make too many changes to this process in later versions of iOS.

Yeah

Haven't tried. I have the same question. Answers point to needing the hand controller to deal with the signal through the cable for it to work correctly. I couldn't find anyone with an Orion hand controller or the SkySafari connection to even test either option out.

The Orion model is the same as the Skywatcher Virtuoso. I have read some forum threads of people doing it with them. I am still researching before I buy the cable from Skywire

I'm heavily invested in SkySafari Pro, so I could definitely put it to use on this mount. The thing is, my mind is my go-to. I'm very good at finding objects and remembering where they are. I'd only use a SkySafari setup if I were doing outreach or just messing around.

You're the only other person I have spoken to who owns this mount as well. I was just looking for a cheaper option than the $350 hand controller. I couldn't find any of them used either

I already have, except it's only a video of still frames from the photos I took of the original unfolding of the tent.

If you are level and aligned to Polaris at the start, it should keep things in view for the full 30 minutes before the auto shutoff kicks in. The unit stops tracking at that point to conserve battery power. If you are slightly off, whether not level or Polaris was slightly off center, things will drift out of the field a lot faster. It all depends on how well you set up the autotracker. It helps to have the tripod.

XT8Dob I know I wasn't 100% level and it was kind of cloudy, I couldn't see Polaris, so I just used a compass to get myself pointed north. Objects like the Moon and Saturn would only stay in view for about 2 minutes. I assume the setup needs to be much more precise than how I had it

D Costello I've learned to level the base on the tripod before adding the optical tube so I can look at the bubble from directly overhead. I've made a custom ticker tape setting circle to fit the circumference of the base to deal with times when I can't see Polaris. Leveled with a rough estimate of 0 North and your latitude gets a good tracking going. Also make sure you've properly set your latitude first. Once set, you only have to do that again when you travel or replace batteries.

I think it would be a bit crowded with six. I needed the room for the gear I take to star parties. If comfort is a priority, five at the max I'd say.

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+IndyAries Nope. Bugs.