@@FoFoAstro i actually saw your presentation where you talked to a bunch of folks about getting into astrophotography. I thought your voice pattern sounded familiar and then it hit me. I have watched that presentation many times. You do a great job of breaking things down into easy to understand info. I just got an Apertura 60mm telescope and i am using a modified canon t3i on a star adventurer 2i. I am also gonna try using my pentax k1000 film camera this winter. Just to see how it turns out. Keep up the great work!
Another thing to think about folks is weight. Lead acid batteries are relatively cheap and easy to recharge. But, being based around lead, they are HEAVY. At my age that starts becoming significant and the alternatives mentioned in the video become worth thinking about. LiPo and Li-ion spring to mind. More sophisticated voltage management in use is required and the chargers are more expensive as well. A possible alternative of course is a set of wheels depending on the terrain you have to carry the lead acid battery over. If using lead acid you need one designed for 'deep discharge''. BobUK
Great upload for those who need this info which is pretty cool 👌 I'm one of those guys who can not observe from home because of heavy light pollution and not having a big enough front or back yard. I have a pretty cool setup, my Celestron Nexstar Evolution mount has it's own built in 10 hour lithium ion battery, my mount generates it's own wifi so you can connect a Android or iPhone device to control the telescope, my telescope polar aligns itself using the Starsense Autoalign, the mount polar aligns to any star or planet using the SkyPortal App, after alignment i can then align to ten more calibration stars...the more stars i align to the more accurate the tracking eliminating the need for a auto guider. I have 6 batteries for my astro modified DSLR camera. Power management for me has never been an an issue because of the set up i have. I do have a large power tank to power other excessories 👍
Hi. There's a reason for using isolated portable 12 volt dc power even if within extension lead range of mains power. It's safer. No risk of mains electrocution. The equipment is mainly used at night which is inherently more risky as things are more difficult to see, leads get tripped over etc. Just a thought. BobUK.
Excellent video. Couldn't have said any of this better myself.
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for this!
I am just about to get the battery thing sorted out and your videos are all I needed!
Glad I could help!
Excellent material, awfully helpful, tks!
Thank you!
You just got a new subscriber. Excellent video and answered everything i wanted to know. Great job.
Thank you!
@@FoFoAstro i actually saw your presentation where you talked to a bunch of folks about getting into astrophotography. I thought your voice pattern sounded familiar and then it hit me. I have watched that presentation many times. You do a great job of breaking things down into easy to understand info. I just got an Apertura 60mm telescope and i am using a modified canon t3i on a star adventurer 2i. I am also gonna try using my pentax k1000 film camera this winter. Just to see how it turns out. Keep up the great work!
Another thing to think about folks is weight. Lead acid batteries are relatively cheap and easy to recharge. But, being based around lead, they are HEAVY. At my age that starts becoming significant and the alternatives mentioned in the video become worth thinking about. LiPo and Li-ion spring to mind. More sophisticated voltage management in use is required and the chargers are more expensive as well. A possible alternative of course is a set of wheels depending on the terrain you have to carry the lead acid battery over. If using lead acid you need one designed for 'deep discharge''. BobUK
Great upload for those who need this info which is pretty cool 👌 I'm one of those guys who can not observe from home because of heavy light pollution and not having a big enough front or back yard. I have a pretty cool setup, my Celestron Nexstar Evolution mount has it's own built in 10 hour lithium ion battery, my mount generates it's own wifi so you can connect a Android or iPhone device to control the telescope, my telescope polar aligns itself using the Starsense Autoalign, the mount polar aligns to any star or planet using the SkyPortal App, after alignment i can then align to ten more calibration stars...the more stars i align to the more accurate the tracking eliminating the need for a auto guider. I have 6 batteries for my astro modified DSLR camera. Power management for me has never been an an issue because of the set up i have. I do have a large power tank to power other excessories 👍
Awesome! That’s a great setup!
Hi. There's a reason for using isolated portable 12 volt dc power even if within extension lead range of mains power. It's safer. No risk of mains electrocution. The equipment is mainly used at night which is inherently more risky as things are more difficult to see, leads get tripped over etc. Just a thought. BobUK.
This is the exact video I was looking for to explain power management. Thank you! (Looking forward to part 2)
Awesome!
+FoFoAstro
Great presentation. Thanks for the effort.
Thank you!
Hi Forest, great video. You said you were going to do a two part power management video. When might you post Part 2?
Thanks
Part 2 is filming this week!
Hi im looking to do some live stream from my scope, could you suggest a camera and software that could do this. Thanks
And we're still waiting on part two.
I’m filming it this week!
Where did part 2 go?
Still yet to be recorded. Should be done in the next week or so!
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