If the top of the mirror suppose to be snug in the provided case, I have to press down very hard on the edges to even close the zippers so am I not storing it correctly? The bottom of course fits the casing, and the motor is on the right side of the padding, but when trying to push down top for extra leverage, its not possible so Im afraid one of these days one of the zippers will break.
They changed the name of it to “sensor calibration” under settings. You now do that and it takes dark frames. They shouldn’t have changed the name as it is more confusing now I think as you don’t know what it is doing with that step unless you are aware from before what it did.
wow great video, cost is not an issue but I can't decide between unisteller and evolution 8 because I like the fact unisteller can be viewed through a tablet. I am more interested in seeing the planets with more detail but not through the eye piece with my 51 year old eyes. any advice will be appreciated.
I love my evolution 8 scope for planets and some bright deep sky objects. The Unistellar scope is great for being able to see things that aren’t visible through the other scope in my bright suburban sky. The Unistellar software and images have gotten better since I made this video, but they still aren’t going to do well on planets because of the short focal length. So, you really need two telescopes if you want to observe the planets as well. Another option would be the evolution 8 with an ASIAIR plus attached to the scope along with an ASI camera and then you could do similar livestacking through a tablet with that setup like the Unistellar scope but it probably wouldn’t work quite as good given the longer focal length but would still allow you to see more objects that way. Obviously not as streamlined and you wouldn’t have the quick setup and light weight of the Unistellar scope. Honestly though, it is hard for me to have less than 3-4 telescopes since none can do everything well. This hobby can certainly get expensive quickly, no doubt about that.
I'm not 100% sure what the internal differences are. It is mostly the same telescope, same camera chip, etc, but without the eyepiece. Battery life is 2 hours longer, but that might simply be because it doesn't have to power the eyepiece. It appears to be able to store more data internally, but that is all just on the SD card I believe, so you could in theory upgrade that yourself by getting a bigger SD card and copying the contents of the old one. The storage time difference might also just be software-related. I'm not sure if it is using a newer computer board. The main processing board was a raspberry PI 3b in the eVscope, but maybe they are using an upgraded computer board in the equinox, I'm not sure. I've not personally seen one of those, so it is still somewhat unknown what other little differences might be present.
I read that eVscope has light pollution proprietary software built into it so is it necessary to buy a light pollution filer? Maybe the filter strip for the eVscope is designed for planetary viewing filters only. Whats your take on this?
I was able to get some really nice images from Bortle 6 skies this past weekend with no filter. You certainly don’t need one to get good images in areas with light pollution but a filter can still help, especially if you have really bright sky glow in a city. It will of course depend on the object as some will do better with filters than others. I started posting my eVscope images here: www.earthtospacescience.com/post/deep-sky-imagery-from-the-evscope and none of those used a filter.
@@EarthtoSpaceScience The problem with the filter is that it’s difficult to put on and remove so if it’s designed that way then I wouldn’t recommend putting one on since it’s not easy to put on or remove once your on the field. I have the attachment piece and I can’t get the damn thing on. 😡 Using 4 fingers when you can’t see the screw on threads is not a smart way to put on a filter lol. For me personally ill just leave the eVscope the way it is.
Great review. Some nice tips. Thank you. Mine is on the way, and I feel quite prepared after watching your coverage here.
Do you think it's worth the price of $4,500? can you give me your opinion?
Most excellent, detailed review. Well done.
Fab review! Look forward to more guidance for beginning astrophotographers in future videos. Thank you!
A pretty cool telescope! I seen a demonstration on how it works at a astronomy show 🔭
If the top of the mirror suppose to be snug in the provided case, I have to press down very hard on the edges to even close the zippers so am I not storing it correctly?
The bottom of course fits the casing, and the motor is on the right side of the padding, but when trying to push down top for extra leverage, its not possible so Im afraid one of these days one of the zippers will break.
How does this compare to the new eQuinox model?
Thank you. I am new to this instrument. How do you take a dark frame? I appreciate your help.
They changed the name of it to “sensor calibration” under settings. You now do that and it takes dark frames. They shouldn’t have changed the name as it is more confusing now I think as you don’t know what it is doing with that step unless you are aware from before what it did.
@@EarthtoSpaceScience Thank you.
wow great video, cost is not an issue but I can't decide between unisteller and evolution 8 because I like the fact unisteller can be viewed through a tablet.
I am more interested in seeing the planets with more detail but not through the eye piece with my 51 year old eyes. any advice will be appreciated.
I love my evolution 8 scope for planets and some bright deep sky objects. The Unistellar scope is great for being able to see things that aren’t visible through the other scope in my bright suburban sky. The Unistellar software and images have gotten better since I made this video, but they still aren’t going to do well on planets because of the short focal length. So, you really need two telescopes if you want to observe the planets as well. Another option would be the evolution 8 with an ASIAIR plus attached to the scope along with an ASI camera and then you could do similar livestacking through a tablet with that setup like the Unistellar scope but it probably wouldn’t work quite as good given the longer focal length but would still allow you to see more objects that way. Obviously not as streamlined and you wouldn’t have the quick setup and light weight of the Unistellar scope. Honestly though, it is hard for me to have less than 3-4 telescopes since none can do everything well. This hobby can certainly get expensive quickly, no doubt about that.
Nice overview. How does this compare with the newer equinox model, which on the surface appears to be more expensive and without an eyepiece..
I'm not 100% sure what the internal differences are. It is mostly the same telescope, same camera chip, etc, but without the eyepiece. Battery life is 2 hours longer, but that might simply be because it doesn't have to power the eyepiece. It appears to be able to store more data internally, but that is all just on the SD card I believe, so you could in theory upgrade that yourself by getting a bigger SD card and copying the contents of the old one. The storage time difference might also just be software-related. I'm not sure if it is using a newer computer board. The main processing board was a raspberry PI 3b in the eVscope, but maybe they are using an upgraded computer board in the equinox, I'm not sure. I've not personally seen one of those, so it is still somewhat unknown what other little differences might be present.
I read that eVscope has light pollution proprietary software built into it so is it necessary to buy a light pollution filer? Maybe the filter strip for the eVscope is designed for planetary viewing filters only. Whats your take on this?
I was able to get some really nice images from Bortle 6 skies this past weekend with no filter. You certainly don’t need one to get good images in areas with light pollution but a filter can still help, especially if you have really bright sky glow in a city. It will of course depend on the object as some will do better with filters than others. I started posting my eVscope images here: www.earthtospacescience.com/post/deep-sky-imagery-from-the-evscope and none of those used a filter.
@@EarthtoSpaceScience The problem with the filter is that it’s difficult to put on and remove so if it’s designed that way then I wouldn’t recommend putting one on since it’s not easy to put on or remove once your on the field. I have the attachment piece and I can’t get the damn thing on. 😡 Using 4 fingers when you can’t see the screw on threads is not a smart way to put on a filter lol. For me personally ill just leave the eVscope the way it is.
@@ralph9563what kind of three is on it. Or better, what adapter did you use?
Great review..Thanks
12:17 christ I dont trust my clumsy hands to add a filter to the camera sensor..
So apart from fast setup and ease of use, it's kinda bad....