Astronomy your 2023 hobby? How we can help! Whats coming in 2023 and our amazing ASIAIR giveaway!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Welcome to 2023 folks! We hope you are having a fabulous New Year's day.
A huge thanks to all the support from our subscribers and viewers over the past months - its been a whirlwind of activity for us!
Have you been thinking about a new hobby for 2023? Maybe you want to start out in astronomy or astrophotography?
If you're interested in astronomy or astrophotography but don't know where to start then this is the place to be. If you have been hovering on the fence about taking up the hobby then we can help get you started and show you how to get going with the right gear and what to avoid.
Astroworkz presenter Simon Lewis outlines our channel plans for 2023 and how we can help you find your way in this exciting hobby.
Plus news of our amazing ASIAIR giveway as a celebration of our success!
Check out todays video as we head into the new year.
Kind regards from Simon & Tyler - Team Astroworkz
Thanks so much for starting this channel and assisting with your knowledge and expertise.
very welcome :) we hope it helps a lot of users - I sure see the issues that come through to the ZWO support page and a lot of time its the same issues ... so we will try help that here and ensure people have the right info to help
I just watched the video you kindly made for the EAF on the ASIAIR. I have just started guiding on my HEQ5 Pro and any tips you have would be fantastic.
Hi John welcome! my first tip would be to not get too stressed by it .... not sure what scope you are using but guiding can vary from night to night and its not always understandable why one nights good and the next totally unpredictable! Seeing and conditions affects it a lot. So keep at it - the belt mods for the HEQ5 will help and good polar alignment - check the star shape on the guide page and check they are not flat topped - they should be nice peaks .. if flat reduce guide camera gain ... and keep exposure loops to a 2-3 second loop. Other than that keep at it and see how you get on .. and shout on the comments on that video if you get stuck :) have fun ... Simon
Hi Simon. I have a heq5 that I hope to use for astrophotography sometime in the future. Many people recommend a belt mod. Do I really need this or is it something nice to have but not really necessary?
Hey Richard - the belt mod will certainly help - this removes the multiple gears between the worms and the servo motors in that mount.... you will notice it sounds a bit like a coffee grinder when it slews (no offence intended) - the belt mod removes these as they introduce additional backlash etc - so the belt mod reduces the issue of those additional gears ... it also quietens that mount a lot ... I did a couple for locals - I'd recommend it as a simple and relatively cheap upgrade to improve that mount .... or older EQ6's too :)
@@TeamAstroworkz Ok, Cheers Simon
I have an NEQ6 and did the belt mod on that mount, it makes a huge difference!
@@nikaxstrophotography Thanks Nik. Good to know