Nice review, well explained. About the play/backlash in your rotator, there is a little hole with a setscrew to fix that. Be sure not to over tighten though Greetings from Belgium
As someone who is thinking of getting an Esatto 2" to use with a 4" refractor with a worn focuser, thank you for a very clear, informative and objective review of the Esatto. I expect I'll be a lot poorer in the near future!
@@RoyPeters-hj3ou It is most definitely a great focuser, if a little overpriced. I just sold my regular version of the 2inch now that I exclusively use the low profile. I don’t think you’ll regret it! Why not use a simple focuser though since you have a refractor ? I hear the gemini focuser from Ali express is sweet and very cheap at only 71$ !
Great video, Ali. I have the EdgeHD 8, the Eagel 5S and now the ESATTO 2 LP, I will be putting it all together this weekend. Keep up the great content.
Love your photos on AstroBin and these videos. I'm planning to get a similar Edge 11HD setup. Do you mind listing your image train build list including all the adaptors?
Thanks for the video. I was considering buying the ARCO alone. It's good that you mentioned it doesn't work without a focuser from PPL. I like their products, but I don't want to buy everything from them since they are really pricey. So, I think the Pegasus rotator is the better product.
@@AstraPharmaq8 I had „contact“ with wanderer. A few friends of line had there first and 2nd series of powerboxes. All of them died after a few month to a year. One of them died with smoke. Now wanderer says the new version dosent have any problems anymore but I have made the experience many times that its more intelligent to buy one time a expensive and well made product then first a cheap / bad one and them the expensive :D
Just discovered your channel recently and really enjoy your videos. Not sure what mount you are using but that thing is a brute. Do you have to get a crane to move it outside? I do have one suggestion and I hope you don't take it as a negative. You talk pretty fast which sometimes makes it hard for me to understand. Again, really like your channel and hope you will continue.
@@marvinwhisman3333 My back complains every-time I have to move this beast of a mount outside. It’s an EQ8R. Thank you for the suggestion and of course I won’t take it negatively. I’m new to youtube so any feedback is helpful to me!! Clear skies!!
Thank you for your review. I have an Edge HD 8 with an Eagle computer and have had a problem with my curves and autofocus. There is a diamond shape instead of a nice parabolic curve. I reached out to Primaluce and they said my step size was too small and recommended a starting size of 3000. I played around with it and initially got good curves and focus, but now it’s back to playing games again. So, what step size are you using for your good results? I know “your mileage may vary” depending on the specifics of a particular rig, but I’m just trying to get a feel for a starting position and the experience of other users.
It sounds to me like you are getting a decent V-Curve. As long as your software finds optimal focus I wouldn't be too concerned. In any case, I use 5000 steps on NINA. My Focus method is StarHFR and my curve fitting method is parabolic. I use 5 seconds exposure for my broadband filters and 15 or more seconds for my narrowband. Hope that helps. Clear Skies!
Nice review, well explained.
About the play/backlash in your rotator, there is a little hole with a setscrew to fix that. Be sure not to over tighten though
Greetings from Belgium
Thank you for watching, and taking the time to leave this comment!!
I’m gonna pin this comment for all to see in the future.
Clear skies!
As someone who is thinking of getting an Esatto 2" to use with a 4" refractor with a worn focuser, thank you for a very clear, informative and objective review of the Esatto. I expect I'll be a lot poorer in the near future!
@@RoyPeters-hj3ou It is most definitely a great focuser, if a little overpriced. I just sold my regular version of the 2inch now that I exclusively use the low profile. I don’t think you’ll regret it!
Why not use a simple focuser though since you have a refractor ? I hear the gemini focuser from Ali express is sweet and very cheap at only 71$ !
Great video, Ali. I have the EdgeHD 8, the Eagel 5S and now the ESATTO 2 LP, I will be putting it all together this weekend. Keep up the great content.
Congrats on such a magnificent rig!!! Clear skies !!
I realized I didn’t specify my focuser. I’m using the Esatto LP 2 inch model. Thanks again
Love your photos on AstroBin and these videos. I'm planning to get a similar Edge 11HD setup. Do you mind listing your image train build list including all the adaptors?
I too would love this information
I agree on the adapters and the lack of information one thread size or connection type
@@montanausa329 It can get very frustrating
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Thanks for the video.
I was considering buying the ARCO alone.
It's good that you mentioned it doesn't work without a focuser from PPL.
I like their products, but I don't want to buy everything from them since they are really pricey.
So, I think the Pegasus rotator is the better product.
There is a brand called wanderer that is also an option, haven’t used their products but the price is a lot more palatable.
Thanks for watching!!
@@AstraPharmaq8 I had „contact“ with wanderer. A few friends of line had there first and 2nd series of powerboxes. All of them died after a few month to a year. One of them died with smoke. Now wanderer says the new version dosent have any problems anymore but I have made the experience many times that its more intelligent to buy one time a expensive and well made product then first a cheap / bad one and them the expensive :D
Just discovered your channel recently and really enjoy your videos. Not sure what mount you are using but that thing is a brute. Do you have to get a crane to move it outside? I do have one suggestion and I hope you don't take it as a negative. You talk pretty fast which sometimes makes it hard for me to understand. Again, really like your channel and hope you will continue.
@@marvinwhisman3333 My back complains every-time I have to move this beast of a mount outside. It’s an EQ8R.
Thank you for the suggestion and of course I won’t take it negatively. I’m new to youtube so any feedback is helpful to me!!
Clear skies!!
Thank you for your review. I have an Edge HD 8 with an Eagle computer and have had a problem with my curves and autofocus. There is a diamond shape instead of a nice parabolic curve. I reached out to Primaluce and they said my step size was too small and recommended a starting size of 3000. I played around with it and initially got good curves and focus, but now it’s back to playing games again. So, what step size are you using for your good results? I know “your mileage may vary” depending on the specifics of a particular rig, but I’m just trying to get a feel for a starting position and the experience of other users.
It sounds to me like you are getting a decent V-Curve. As long as your software finds optimal focus I wouldn't be too concerned. In any case, I use 5000 steps on NINA. My Focus method is StarHFR and my curve fitting method is parabolic. I use 5 seconds exposure for my broadband filters and 15 or more seconds for my narrowband. Hope that helps. Clear Skies!
Thank you so much. Waiting for the next clear skies and I’ll readjust
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