By far the best explanation video. Thanks a lot! You saved a lot of trouble in my brain and the version with the V-Mount is exactly what I was wishing for how to use it. :)
@@GlenTillyard The last tip to use the smartphone holder to aim the top ballhead to the desired target was brilliant. That single step simplifies a potentially tedious process. Stellarium for the iPhone is an excellent app for target finding. Clear skies.
Kudos on this video Glen. I often shoot milky way timelapses with a fisheye lens and the camera on the tracker (so I get huge skies with lots of stars, but the sky stays still while the ground rotates). Given our very short nights here in the UK at the moment, I don't get a lot of time to shoot because I can't see Polaris to align with the laser/spotting scope until darkness falls (and then dawn isn't that far away!). But aligning with a phone means I can start shooting when it's still daytime/evening, which is brilliant.
thanks for the helpful video... i use the omegon LX quatrro rather then your star tracker but i have copied your set up using a polar wedge and my mobil phone + photo pills and find it works really well, makes finding Polaris so much easer... thanks again....
I must give these options a whirl Glen like you mentioned the phone holder doesn’t come with any instructions, I think you’ve just written the manual and demo’d it for them!
@@GlenTillyard I am going to use Alyn's Z for aligning with the phone. So far I have not found the compass changes when i put it on the metal. At least this way I can use a square to get the angles precise, The iphone bracket just seems to be a guessing game.
Some good options there Glen. Thinking about the comment by John Callery. When using Photopills, suppose, instead of crouching down amd looking up, when we might want a very low tripod, would looking down and aligning with the southern hemisphere rotation work?
Thanks Glen, really useful tutorial. I wonder if you might make a video exploring the use of a phone app to centre in on north pole when that part of the sky is not visible due to cloud or landscape. I mean declination as well as compass guidance. If one can locate a star that way I guess it would be possible.
Many thanks. I like your method of using the Arca Swiss plate without having the tracker mounted. Using that method the phone is not close to metal objects and should be more accurate. I have an iPhone and use an app called "Polar Scope Align Pro" to align the tracker. The Polar Scope Align Pro allows you to look down at the phone vs having to bend over which is very helpful. Its a two step process: first you align to Polaris and second you then adjust the "offset" which aligns you with the North Celestial Pole. There are some you tube videos which explain this.
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By far the best explanation video. Thanks a lot! You saved a lot of trouble in my brain and the version with the V-Mount is exactly what I was wishing for how to use it. :)
Thank you. Pleased that you found it helpful.
Very thorough. Just got my MSM components and this RUclips was very helpful. Thank you.
Pleased to be of service
@@GlenTillyard The last tip to use the smartphone holder to aim the top ballhead to the desired target was brilliant. That single step simplifies a potentially tedious process. Stellarium for the iPhone is an excellent app for target finding. Clear skies.
@@contefrederic I'm constantly finding new uses for the accessories. Have you seen my 22 uses for the Z bracket video?
@@GlenTillyard I will check it out. Thanks for the tip.
Thank You, you have played with it a lot and every idea is super great!!!
Cheers Echo. Pleased that you found it useful
Thx Glen lots of good tips for a newbie like me.
Kudos on this video Glen. I often shoot milky way timelapses with a fisheye lens and the camera on the tracker (so I get huge skies with lots of stars, but the sky stays still while the ground rotates). Given our very short nights here in the UK at the moment, I don't get a lot of time to shoot because I can't see Polaris to align with the laser/spotting scope until darkness falls (and then dawn isn't that far away!). But aligning with a phone means I can start shooting when it's still daytime/evening, which is brilliant.
I agree. The phone holder is such a Time saver and also great for target finding
great explaination of the different orientations,thank you.
Thank you
Very very good tips. Thank you
Thank you
Great timing Glen, I just received my phone mount two days ago. And thanks for the multiple configuration and use options, can't wait to try them out.
Pleased you found it helpful David
thanks for the helpful video... i use the omegon LX quatrro rather then your star tracker but i have copied your set up using a polar wedge and my mobil phone + photo pills and find it works really well, makes finding Polaris so much easer... thanks again....
That looks like a cool piece of kit. Pleased that you found the video helpful
I must give these options a whirl Glen like you mentioned the phone holder doesn’t come with any instructions, I think you’ve just written the manual and demo’d it for them!
Thank you. I hope I coveredeverything.
Glen these are just excellent videos. Thank you so much. The 3rd iteration of the scope mount is essential, The second generation is just silly.
Pleased that you found them helpful, Carla
@@GlenTillyard I am going to use Alyn's Z for aligning with the phone. So far I have not found the compass changes when i put it on the metal. At least this way I can use a square to get the angles precise, The iphone bracket just seems to be a guessing game.
Some good options there Glen.
Thinking about the comment by John Callery. When using Photopills, suppose, instead of crouching down amd looking up, when we might want a very low tripod, would looking down and aligning with the southern hemisphere rotation work?
That is a really good idea. I'll have to try that
@@GlenTillyard On the face of it, it seems like it might work, but I'm no techie and there could be a flaw in the thinking.
Thanks Glen, really useful tutorial. I wonder if you might make a video exploring the use of a phone app to centre in on north pole when that part of the sky is not visible due to cloud or landscape. I mean declination as well as compass guidance. If one can locate a star that way I guess it would be possible.
Thanks. I'm looking at doing a video aligning with the various options, to see what maximum times I can get, so I'll try and include this.
Many thanks. I like your method of using the Arca Swiss plate without having the tracker mounted. Using that method the phone is not close to metal objects and should be more accurate. I have an iPhone and use an app called "Polar Scope Align Pro" to align the tracker. The Polar Scope Align Pro allows you to look down at the phone vs having to bend over which is very helpful. Its a two step process: first you align to Polaris and second you then adjust the "offset" which aligns you with the North Celestial Pole. There are some you tube videos which explain this.
I like that idea. I might have to look at that app
Re: compass phone ap being influenced by the metal of the MSM, most if it is made of aluminium so is non-magnetic.
Any suggestions as to who stocks Move Shoot Move products in the UK? Thanks in advance.
I don't think anyone does
how do you get the crosshair to show up in night ar in photopills? I can't see it in my one, cheers
You need to be in the Spot Stars AR mode. Cheers Glen
@@GlenTillyard thanks mate