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Taking an image using a remote astronomy facility
Bill demonstrates how we can do some astrophotography using a remote facility two hours' drive from his house.
In this video, Bill shows one of several ways to operate a remote dome. This one is a 2 metre ScopeDome about two hours' drive north of Melbourne. In it is a CEM40 with a SkyWatcher Esprit, and a QHY 268C camera.
The software we use is Voyager, and Bill uses the Voyager Web Dashboard for this particular image - a fairly simple stack of T Coronae Borealis.
In broad steps, the procedure is that we:
- ensure the environmental conditions at the site are good
- connect to the remote dome's imaging computer using Anydesk or equivalent)
- use the Web Dashboard to run a script that prepares th...
In this video, Bill shows one of several ways to operate a remote dome. This one is a 2 metre ScopeDome about two hours' drive north of Melbourne. In it is a CEM40 with a SkyWatcher Esprit, and a QHY 268C camera.
The software we use is Voyager, and Bill uses the Voyager Web Dashboard for this particular image - a fairly simple stack of T Coronae Borealis.
In broad steps, the procedure is that we:
- ensure the environmental conditions at the site are good
- connect to the remote dome's imaging computer using Anydesk or equivalent)
- use the Web Dashboard to run a script that prepares th...
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How to put together a QHY imaging train
Просмотров 538Месяц назад
There aren't many videos around showing how you put together a QHY imaging train, including the camera, filter wheel off-axis guider and corrector. The tricks in this process are knowing the back-focus details (including how much your camera takes as well as how much the corrector provides), and then how to build the train to give you the right amount. We had to put together an imaging train th...
Using a ToupTek camera to get an image through a microscope
Просмотров 2787 месяцев назад
Normally Sidereal Trading is associated with astrophotography, but we're also into macrophotography and microscopy. Seeing tiny subjects with a microscope is pretty amazing, but getting images of those things provides an additional level of interest and use. In this video, Bill demonstrates a simple ToupTek microscope camera on a mono-biological microscope, a trinocular biological microscope an...
A look at the new PegasusAstro FocusCube 3
Просмотров 8648 месяцев назад
Bill takes a look at the new version of the PegasusAstro FocusCube, including connecting it to an imaging computer, using the wifi connection to run it from a phone, and connecting the new version of the focuser's optional hand controller. The FocusCube is a high-precision stepper motor that attaches to your focuser axle so your computer can automatically focus your images to perfection. When u...
Astro Night torches - the new models
Просмотров 31710 месяцев назад
In this update video, Bill shows how the features of the Astro Night torches have been updated to make them the perfect torch for astronomy. For some of the previous models, the torch would come on with a bright white light, which is not what you want on a viewing or astrophotography field. The updated versions now come on with a dim red light. Bill also shows a few new models, the Astro Night ...
Torches designed for astronomy by Astro Night
Просмотров 635Год назад
Astronomers, how often have you had someone kick your tripod on an observation night? Having someone put your alignment out like that is not only irritating, realigning in total darkness is an awful job. Having a good red torch is nearly a must, but finding a decent one is next to impossible. White light - just don't! We've been working with Astro Night Astronomy Torches to help develop the per...
Pegasus Astro NYX101 Harmonic Drive Mount: unboxing and setup
Просмотров 9 тыс.Год назад
Pegasus Astro's NYX101 is their first entry into the harmonic drive astronomical mount market. It's stronger than many others in its class, with a capacity of 20kg (or 30kg if you add a counterweight). The idea of a harmonic drive is that it's small, light and strong. It's perfect for a grab-and-go rig for visual work or astrophotography. In this video, Bill looks at the mount, shows how it goe...
A brief look at a 2 metre ScopeDome
Просмотров 21 тыс.Год назад
The 2-metre ScopeDome is the smallest of the ScopeDome range, and is a high-quality facility for astronomy. It's best suited as a remote-control dome for astrophotography. After receiving a shipment of these domes, Bill from Sidereal Trading made a video showing some of their features. This dome is delivered as a single piece, meaning there's nothing to put together, which means it's strong and...
Unboxing the iOptron SkyHunter goto equatorial mount
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 года назад
The iOptron SkyHunter is a light, full-goto equatorial mount for wide to moderate focal length astrophotography. It can be controlled by a phone app for viewing with a light telescope, but when it's controlled by a computer, it can become a full astrophotography rig, including autoguiding, as it communicates with other equipment through the ASCOM protocol. Bill from Sidereal Trading unboxes the...
Building a 3 metre ScopeDome observatory at Eagle View Farm, NSW, Australia
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.2 года назад
World strongman record holder (and galaxy discoverer) Mike Sidonio decided to install a 3 metre ScopeDome at his Eagle View Observatory south of Canberra, Australia. To do so he enlisted the aid of Sidereal Trading. This is now the highest permanent observatory in Australia. We supplied the dome, installed and commissioned it, filming the process and the same time. We found that not only is Mik...
The Lunt LS130MT Universal Telescope
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.2 года назад
Unboxing a Lunt LS130MT universal telescope In the biggest unboxing of his career, Bill tackles the Lunt LS130MT universal telescope (to the point of drawing blood). This telescope can be used in many different ways. It can be used for: ⦁ solar viewing or imaging, using: ⦁ white light ⦁ Hydrogen alpha (near infra red) ⦁ Calcium-K (near ultra violet) ⦁ single or double-stack etalons ⦁ night time...
Installing a 3 metre ScopeDome
Просмотров 14 тыс.2 года назад
ScopeDomes are arguably the best amateur observatories available. They're also used in many professional situations such as schools, universities and other institutions. As ScopeDome's distributor in Australia and New Zealand, Sidereal Trading has experience in installing and commissioning these facilities. In this video we see the two-day project to install a 3 metre ScopeDome. The video shows...
How to get autofocus for stars with a Canon lens
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.2 года назад
Wide field astrophotography with a camera and lens is very popular, but focus is always a problem. The camera's daytime autofocus hasn't got a hope, and manual focus is too touchy. Bill from Sidereal Trading shows how to use a Canon lens adapter that allows your computer to control the focus and aperture. Just image that - reliable autofocus for your wide field images! Find them at www.sidereal...
Lunatico Pocket CloudWatcher - weather station for your telescope
Просмотров 7752 года назад
Have you ever left your scope unattended, leaving it to do its job while you sleep? You're risking a drenching if it clouds over and rains! Equally, have you ever had your night ruined by dew forming on your lenses or mirrors? Bill from Sidereal Trading has personal experience with this, and has a gadget that will warn you if the environment is getting risky. The Lunatico Pocket Cloudwatcher co...
A heavy duty carbon fibre mount for the RST135 range.
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.2 года назад
The SuperMount CYG42GRDL is a heavyweight carbon fibre tripod with a lifting pier. It's made specifically for the Rainbow Astro RST135 series of robotic equatorial mounts. Because it's portable but heavy duty, it pairs with the Rainbow Astro 135 to form the perfect eclipse-hunting photography rig. If clouds appear, you can tear down and relocate within minutes. Bill had only a few minutes to ha...
Using the WeMacro vertical stand for mosaic macrophotography
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.2 года назад
Using the WeMacro vertical stand for mosaic macrophotography
First steps into macrophotography with a WeMacro Rail
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.2 года назад
First steps into macrophotography with a WeMacro Rail
Powering a camera and heater strap using a Pegasus Astro DSLR Buddy
Просмотров 4253 года назад
Powering a camera and heater strap using a Pegasus Astro DSLR Buddy
Putting a Lunatic Limpet wireless focus motor on a Crayford focuser.
Просмотров 2903 года назад
Putting a Lunatic Limpet wireless focus motor on a Crayford focuser.
Bill unboxes a Rainbow Astro RST-135E equatorial mount
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.3 года назад
Bill unboxes a Rainbow Astro RST-135E equatorial mount
Introduction to the company, a bit about pronunciation, and a gentle dig at a friend.
Просмотров 6263 года назад
Introduction to the company, a bit about pronunciation, and a gentle dig at a friend.
I really enjoyed this ! Many thanks for the showcase
Great little dome, I would have built it on a concrete slab because my back deck is made of that plastic wood and it buckles in the heat, just a little but it does move.
How much of a gap do you have between the slats with the composite decking? If you give it a good wide gap (we like to do that so there's a good amount of air flow inside the dome) they don't buckle when they expand. We recommend composite decking.
No ERF?
How do you mount it ?
First of all, thanks, watching your video gives more confidence in using the screwdriver into such a thing...now, I have the CFW3 M - 7 x 36 mm Version, and the same coma corrector. My camera is the QHY 163M, if I am correct, in my case there is no need to remove anything from the wheel, the important thing is to ends up with the 55mm total back end. But I was scared to manipulate too much the wheel, but your example of doing it is excellent.
If you're using the Baader MPCC-III, you need to figure out the back focus. It's 57.5mm if you remove the 42mm insert and the stop thread. If you leave the 42mm insert in, the back focus is 55mm. The QHY163 is a four-thirds sensor (same as my elderly ASI1600) so there's no problems about leaving the 42mm insert in place, it probably won't cause vignetting.
Nice to see how it is done, makes me wish I had grabbed threaded filters, so much easier! One minor detail - the video shows the filter wheel diagram as the CFW3L, but the text says CFW3M - which has a different width and therefore different spacing would be needed. It does look like those filters are large so could be the L - but if anyone is trying to set theirs up it is important to know which one you have and check the width.
You're absolutely correct - I had to check the client's order and yes, it's the CFW3L. I've changed the text description. Nice pickup!
Maybe, the video image was acceptable on a large computer monitor, but on a cell phone your camera was much too far away, to be of any use.
I normally have more cameras set up on the desk to see stuff close up. I did have one from the other side but the battery gave out. You work with what you're given.
its a nice bit of kit but at 12 grand in the UK its kinda pricey
Need to bump up the volume
Dont like design, door is so small that an adult i do not even imagine how could enter in there.
Well, I've been in and out of that door so many times now. It's meant as a remote dome that you don't normally enter, but if you're a really beefy astronomer you might have trouble.
What is on the front of that 8" RC @ 10:40?
Sure is small. But it would be ok, but expensive.
I hope this isnt a dumb question, but could this be configured to work with a Seestar or any other electronic telescopes?
very cool guy and very cool place.
Does this make any sense to you? The 10 Trillion pictures per second camera patterned using a computer to construct a microscope to see a virus finally The Dr's online have usually stated that they actually have been uncertain they aren't seeing an exosome instead of a virus because it is so small Dr Sam Bailey youtube and other Dr's also know the outlandish things virology has done to establish a virus? Anyway just wondered if this could make sense?
Is there a way to connect this mount to a Celestron CGX-L tripod?
Thx for your video. Do we need to have Unity software open in parallel with skysafari ?
Nice stars!
Nice unit. Just don't like Unity! (I have several Pegasus products)
Actually I use the previous FocusCube (I think I said that in the video) and find Unity quite workable. I've used it on a Nyx and my Powerbox Advanced as well. I don't spend much time in the Unity software as I run most of the gear through Voyager and it's seamless.
5 seconds of showing actually building the dome and 13 minutes of some dude drinking ... ugh
If you want a more detailed video of us actually building a 3 metre ScopeDome, see our earlier one at ruclips.net/video/Ps8qEP_pWzY/видео.html. This video is more about Mike and the overall project.
Hahaha, $25k, good luck guys.
Well, sold out!
Targeted at people who have money, and buy. They sell lots of these units
people buy single OTA's for twice, thrice, sometimes even quadruple that amount. Add a mount to carry an OTA in that price class and youre easily exceeding 100k. If you have that kinda money, youll have another 25k for a dome.
This a really great product. Simple, to the point, does what it says. But still thought out well, and executed just as well. And more importantly, NO MANDATORY WIFI!!! You know if any big company made this they'd cram wifi and IoT rubbish and who knows what other irrelevant stuff for the sake of snooping on your private life into the thing. I miss the days when products were just simple and to the point like this. I personally don't have a use for this that I can think of atm, but I love the design and the product. I cannot overstate this. I really hope you get the sales figures you deserve on this. It's such a shame a good product like this will barely sell if you don't go to extreme lengths with your marketing. Cheers, mate!
My boyfriend bought me one too use during gay sex
I might end up getting one of these for the Celestron 800XLT in due course, although still a little expense though.
Is this compatible with Apple iOS devices?
can we use a 8 inch Edge without autoguiding and without counter weights? will it track accurately good enough for imaging deepsky?
The accuracy of tracking depends on a lot of things, including the quality of your polar alignment as well as the weight being lifted compared to the weight rating of the mount. On its own the 8" SCT would not be a problem in terms of weight. However, harmonic mounts appear to be susceptible to periodic error. I would suggest using an autoguider.
7:04 is it fully supported in ASIAIR? I mean to automate meridian flip and so?
Yes, the ASIair uses the Unity interface (which is an ASCOM front-end). It's fully functional.
@@siderealtrading2415 I haven't seen many reviews of that combination. Even in the forums there is not many people who have tried it successfully. Also, do you think this mount is more precise than the AM5 for long focal lengths?
Hey I tried charging my mount and it just didn’t work, any idea what it could’ve been?
If it's not charging, then you'd start by checking the power supply, including fuses.
@@siderealtrading2415 lol I just couldn’t figure out which side of the button was on and which is off, mount works wonders, perfect guiding almost every night🙂
In minute 2:33 appears a person inside the dome and, honestly, it doesn't look like a 3 metre dome but 2 metre.
The 3-meter ScopeDome is 3 meters in diameter (3019 mm to be exact) at its widest point. However, because the dome extends outwards from its base, this widest point is at about waist high when you stand next to it. The base ring (which is what is being installed at 5:04 ) has a diameter of 2232 mm on the inside and 2752 mm on the outside. There are diagrams at www.scopedome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ScopeDome_Manual_3_0_EN.pdf.
In minute 5:04 I see a person standing up inside the dome and, honestly, the diameter doesn't seem 3 metre, but 2 metre.
The 3-metre ScopeDome is 3 metres in diameter (3019 mm to be exact) at its widest point. However, because the dome extends outwards from its base, this widest point is at about waist high when you stand next to it. The base ring (which is what is being installed at 5:04) has a diameter of 2232 mm on the inside and 2752 mm on the outside. There are diagrams at www.scopedome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ScopeDome_Manual_3_0_EN.pdf.
How do you balance a harmonic mount with a counterweight, when you can't disengage the drive?
It's true that you can't disengage the drive, and so you can only roughly balance the RA roughly. However, because the harmonic drives produce so much torque, this is not a problem. So rather than perfectly balancing the RA, the task is more to lessen the out-of-balanceness (if that's a word) of the mount.
well, at least I know why I don't see Bill at Optics Central
Ha ha!
Really thinking of getting one of these... I like that it takes more of a payload than the red mount... I also like blue over that red stuff...
man i wish i could afford one of these -_-
thanks for this info! Does Pegasus Astro provide information graphs on the periodic error with each mount (similar like ZWO does for the AM5)? Obviously with the concept of harmonic drives, PPEC is not an option due to the flex spine, so understanding the slope (and harmonies) of the error can help estimate guiding-performance.. and those can (and usually will) vary quite a bit with harmonic drives. I would like to understand how the performance is with this mount, as compared to i.e an AM5 (unrelated to weight capacity. And yes, I know that accuracy of a worm gear drive will almost always be better, but what's great about strain wave mounts is the small size/weight in relation to their carrying capacity and lack of requirement of perfect balancing and not their tracking precision). Also, I guess they do use stepper-motors to drive the harmonic gears? Are those belt-driven?
Pegasus does not provide PE graphs with their mounts, but we do know that PE varies greatly, and the curves can be very busy and lumpy. You're right that PPEC is largely useless with harmonic mounts, but PHD is very useful for guiding out all the chaos to give quite a good guided performance, so I think that PE becomes a non-issue with autoguiding. As I pointed out in the video, getting a harmonic mount to match your scope is a good overall strategy. For this reason the AM5 would be better for a small refractor (or the AM3 if you just have a camera and lens) because that makes a portable rig. The NYX is better suited to heavier scopes, where the AM5 wouldn't guide as well. Of course, for any scope, I think the NYX would provide better performance simply because it is less stressed, but individual mounts will always vary. If you get into seriously large scopes, a harmonic mount doesn't really make sense because you're trying to match a portable mount to a non-portable scope.
@@siderealtrading2415 Thanks for your insight and I also think you're spot on with your general concept of how these types of mounts should be used.. They're portable mounts, don't put a large scope on them. People look at the theoretical payload of those small mounts and the pictures on the homepage and think "I can put a C11 on that AM5 (because ZWO actually shows a picture of this on their AM5 homepage)", and while the mount itself may be able to hold it, accuracy will greatly suffer at such a focal length. It just makes me wonder, why ZWO shows these pictures with the C11 while at the same time saying the AM5 is meant for scopes with focal length up to 900mm? (Yes, i know, the answer is "sales" ;)) Back to the NYX. Are you aware of what Pegasus recommends as longest focal length to be used? In regards to PHD and guiding, harmonic drives highly benefit from very short corrections in guiding. Preferably multiple sub-second corrections, however to my understanding PHD can do only one guiding impulse per image, so it's highly recommended to keep exposure times at 0.5" (if seeing permits of course, but that's where multi-star guiding can help). What really seems to help is also to really reduce the max RA and max DEC pulse durations, however for understanding the best values for each specific mount, it would greatly help to know the steepest slope of the periodic error. That's where such graphs would have come in handy.
Can this mount also be run Alt/Az? Want one for visual only.
Yes, it does both, and you tell the app which mode it is in when you launch. Like I did in the video, I would recommend Sky Safari as a visual rig pointing app, but you can use the Pegasus Unity Mobile app as well.
@@siderealtrading2415 Thanks for the amazingly quick reply. Have gone back and watched many of your earlier videos, and appreciate the content. Cheers!
@@stevenv9726 I don't pretend to be a great presenter!
Too bad it costs an arm and a leg :(
really cool...i have the money too bad Pegasus doesn't have the stock
The one you see in the video is currently for sale and immediate delivery. Where are you located?
@@siderealtrading2415 Dude, i want a new one , not a demo one
Looks like a capable piece of kit Bill
The torque it produces is very high - I don't think I'd like to get my hand caught between the scope and a tripod leg.
Price?
I was excited till i found out it wasn't a clam shell .. 😮😮😅😅😊😂 yeah can get a clan shell for less.. than this .. Thanks for playing
For 25k Australian dollars? Link me please
Where can you get a cheap clamshell? 😂
Cheap? No one said you could get one cheap.. cheapER than that ! No observatory is cheap lol
@@compubyte2010 which clamshell is cheaper than this obsy?
Please share which clamshell you are referring to. I would love to acquire one
It provides excellent protection from those killer Aussie drop-bears 🐨 👀, but an umbrella is quite a bit cheaper.
You want a bet? A drop bear talon would penetrate that fibreglass in a second. Then you become the soft filling in a crunchy chocolate.
Oh, I love this! I wish you sold them in Canada.
7:07 my favorite part! That dome is beautiful! Maybe one day i'll have something like this.
That was the sound of me crawling out the door and underneath the camera tripod without bumping it. Eva filmed me getting out and put it at the end of the video.
Very nice but really, for $25k I could build four 10x10 roll off roof observatories on concrete bases. I’m guessing their target audience in 60+ who’s building days are over.
Any U.S. distributors?
very nice, i would love one if i could afford it.
I have 10Micron 1000HPS on a pier with a Lacerta 10" f4 newton on top.. That is the absolute max you can put inside.
I like the way is gets delivered as one fully assembled dome, electricals and all.
I was really excited, until I saw the price!
I'd like to know what happened next! you can't stop the story halfway like that?
How much?
Please look up the price on their website. It's not my place to try to sell or dissuade anyone from their well built products. I have had nothing but great service from Sidereal Trading in the past. I live in Canada. For those that can afford this product it will be great. It is in my personal opinion out of reach of the average back yard astronomer. I was hoping that it was in a competitive price range with NexDome which needs to be assembled.
@@ryanmichaelhaley23.999AUD
@@ryanmichaelhaley 24k. I hope shipping is included and free, because if it isnt then add another 3.5-5k to that.