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Thanks, I'm pretty excited about how it's coming together!

Glad it was helpful. To answer your question, please review my video "Using RangeSelection to Create a Subject Mask". This will show how to make a basic subject mask. But now you want to eliminate portions of the mask you don't want - say the stars - take a look at my video "Cleanup A Mask Part 2: Using CloneStamp" for how to do that. Hope that helps!

Let's say that it costs more than I like but less than it could have... :-)

Yes indeed. But it will slow down a bit now. I need to get some electrical work done before pouring the slab and installing the remaining parts of the drive system (linear drive gear, passive lockdowns, and manual lockdowns). This will require getting the right group of people together, so scheduling and weather will slow the pace a bit.

Very!

Thanks! Indeed - you can send it to my contact email at CosogrovesCosmos.com!

I’ve gone over budget - I may have to live in it!

@@cosgrovescosmos 😂😂

Thanks! Hope we can finish it soon before the weather moves in!

Thanks so much! The project is proceeding rapidly, and I am currently working on a new video showing the completion of the roof, cladding of the walls, and testing of the roof opening. So stay tuned!

I do have a reducer for my FRA400, but I have never used it. However, your description of my approach is right on! Get the back focus you need, then remove one of the conical sections and use the rotator and spacers to replace it. Good luck with your installation!

Thanks much! This has been a long time coming after many years of setting up in the driveway! If your observatory lets you avoid that, it's golden - whatever its size or finish is!

Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching!

Thanks, Kevan! It is kind of surreal to see it coming together after planning it for so long!

The building is 16 x 20 feet in size.

Thanks - it does seem to be moving fast now!

You gotta laugh! I called my son - who owns the drone - and said: "Ummm - hypothetical question. You have a drone stuck 40' up a tree - what would you do?". His comment, "Somehow, I don't think this is hypothetical - right?"

Sounds about right to me!

Thanks, it's been a long time coming! It's moving pretty fast now!

Thanks, it's been a long time coming!

The walls and steel are going up now and its starting to really look real! Super excited now!

Pat, you keep turning up on my Facebook to add as a friend. 1. How does it know? 2. Are you publishing information there as well or that’s just your personal page?

Thanks so much! From a non builder perspective, I am love watching the process come together! I can’t wait to join your ranks and Finally have an observatory of my own!

Yup - the delays were driving me a little crazy for sure! Very glad to see the progress!

Thanks! Glad to hear it worked for you!

Good tip! Thanks!

I mostly make videos about the tools and methods I personally use, and since I don't use some of the suggested tools, it is unlikely that I will get to that. Thank you for the suggestion. I may add an OSC to the mix at some point, so you may see that come along.

Thank you

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Much!

You are welcome! Glad you found it helpful!

You are most welcome! Glad you found it helpful!

Thanks! Me too!

Thanks so much!

Thanks - I didn't want to go with the traditional Black or white...

Thank you 👍

Wow - 100 hours - for me - would be a 3-year project with our weather!

Thanks! I am pretty pumped as well!

Thanks! I am actually setting up my smaller scope on the pad tonight to image!

@@cosgrovescosmos Awesome. I think I'm near the same part of the world as you - I'm just east of Toronto. Can't believe we are getting 4, maybe 5 clear nights in a row. Scope is working overtime!

It is, indeed, LONG over due!

If you take a look at my previous posts, you can see the skyline better. In fact I just had tree work done that removed 7 large trees, 14 smaller trees, and bobbed some other. So it is now much better than it looks here, as my SE, S, SW, and NW horizons are pretty open. I am blocked to the North, but that is OK as the light dome of Rochester is there, and I will get those objects when they are higher in the sky. My East view is blocked by trees, but I can pick up targets as they get 40 degrees of elevation there. Compared to the narrow driveway view from my old place, this is heaven!

You must (have been) rich!

@@mikehardy8247 Well, they say the best way to become a millionaire when doing astrophotography is to start out as a billionaire! That sounds about right! So people retire and buya fishing boat. You know what I am spending my retirement on! 😃😃

Thanks, Pete! Yes, it sure will beat the driveway!!!

Just reading your account is causing the arthritis in my knees, back, and shoulders to flare up! Having done all of that - the rewards must be all the sweeter!

Thank you! Hopefully, everything will move quickly now with little or no surprises!

Thanks much! BTW - Most of my imaging projects on my website have full, detailed, and annotated process walkthroughs if you think that might be helpful to you.

Thanks - I hope all goes smoothly!

Bruce, Thank you so much! I am a bit envious of your 10 acres of clear Texas skies, but I don't think I am as envious of your heat this time of year! Best of luck with your project, and I will keep my fingers crossed on mine. The excavator is due to break ground on Thursday of this week, weather permitting! Clear skies, pat

Thanks so much! I'm pretty excited to get this thing built... finally! :-)

So glad to hear that you found this useful!

Glad I could help!

Thanks for your comment! If you can afford to leave the tilt plate on, this can be a great solution. I was concerned about whether my unmounted 36mm filters would vignette the field, so I wanted to absolutely minimize the distance between the sensor and the filter. I sacrificed the tilt plate and bolted the camera right onto the EFW, as you saw. This has turned out well for me. The mounting is solid, and I have no significant vignetting. I also did not need to use the tilt plate. I also tend not to shift my gear configuration around or change cameras. I treat the camera and EFW as a unit, and bolting them together works well for me. With your approach, you have a much greater ability to change cameras around. And you can use the tilt plate should you need it. The only downside I can see is that the camera can loosen its connection with the EFW and rotate a bit. I have run into this before myself. In the past, I set my scopes up in the driveway each night for imaging, so the rig's movement may have caused this. Clear Skies, Pat