Hello, Glen! Thanks for the info! I'm going to buy the new bracket right away. And as far as your video is concerned you should flip it horizontally because now you tighten the screws turning them to the left and untighten turning them to the right which of course is just the opposite in real life. ;)
Thanks for the tips on the MSM Laser and Scope mounts…I had seen the new one advertised and it makes sense to have both in one mount. The hot shoe info was new and would definitely help with alignment of your camera. Great tips!
Glen, Your videos are very clear-cut and I wish to thank you for making them available to all of us. I have rewatched V&Z platform and panorama presentations. Do you mind asking me an off-tangent question? In the landscape astrophotography one must use a tripod. Could the Z platform be used as a nodel rail for, say, 20-50mm lenses? Cheers, Henryk
Hi Henryk That is a very good question. Yes, you can and I have done so several times including for interiors. I pre-align my lenses indoors using a tripod stem to line up with a window and then photograph the set-up angle including the camera and lens on my phone. This allows me to quickly set up in the dark with different lenses just by referring to the images. I mainly shoot my panos with the camera in portrait orientation so you will aslo need an L Bracket. To be perfectly honest you rarely need a nodal rail with a wide-angle lens unless you have something very close to the camera. I've also used the V Bracket as an L Bracket. Cheers Glen
@@GlenTillyard Hey Glen Thanks a million. I find your response very encouraging because I will try to photograph the Milky Way next spring, then relatively horizontal. So many people say that the star tracker is the best thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, the learning curve is rather steep, and there is a lot of post-processing. It would be great to do a 6-8-shots panorama and remove the noise in the ON1 NoNoise, or the other way around. I look forward to your next video. Best wishes. Henryk
Thank you for your video. I just purchased a MoveShootMove Star Tracker and Laser. The batteries are #16340 600mah 3.7V. I cannot find these batteries anywhere. Most all the 16340 are higher mah. Any suggestions? Thank you
Thank you for your helpful updates on the Move Shoot Move tracking system. Would you happen to know if the polar scope is illuminated to assist in precise alignment with northern pole? I plan to purchase this system in the future when I get my nerve up to do star tracking. Enjoy your clear explanations.
Appreciate all of the information in your videos, just received my MSM this past week and anxious to get some good weather so I can give it a go. I do have a question if I may.................are the two Polar Scope versions designed to work best in a particular hemisphere, or does it matter......I ordered and received the Polar Scope B version based on some RUclips videos of users in Colorado....they did not say which, so I ordered based on what their video showed was the reticle they were seeing when positioning Polaris. Thanks, and keep the videos coming...............looking now to order the new dual laser & scope mount!
I'm in the Northern Hemisphere and use scope A which has an inner and outer reticle with the inner one being used to place Polaris in the correct position. I've never used the scope B but I understand that it has a different reticle for the Southern Hemisphere.
Thank you! I just received my MSM with the laser and this new bracket, with no instructions anywhere as to what each slot was for. All the videos online were for the old one. I am curious - My bracket came with only 2 white nylon screws and from what I understand, I need 2 to attach the bracket securely to the tracker itself and then the other one to tighten the actual laser pointer in the smaller slot. As I do not have a Polar Scope, is the larger slot okay to use for the laser? At least that way, I can use that larger black screw to hold it until I get the 3rd white screw from MSM. However, I see that you only use one white screw to tighten your bracket to the tracker. Is that enough to keep it steady?
They have different reticles. I use Polar A in the Northern Hemisphere. You can find details of both here www.moveshootmove.com/blogs/astrophotography-tutorial-on-move-shoot-move-star-tracker-gauda-sifo-rotator/how-to-use-the-msm-polar-scope
Hello, Glen! Thanks for the info! I'm going to buy the new bracket right away. And as far as your video is concerned you should flip it horizontally because now you tighten the screws turning them to the left and untighten turning them to the right which of course is just the opposite in real life. ;)
Very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks for the tips on the MSM Laser and Scope mounts…I had seen the new one advertised and it makes sense to have both in one mount. The hot shoe info was new and would definitely help with alignment of your camera. Great tips!
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Glen,
Your videos are very clear-cut and I wish to thank you for making them available to all of us.
I have rewatched V&Z platform and panorama presentations. Do you mind asking me an off-tangent question?
In the landscape astrophotography one must use a tripod. Could the Z platform
be used as a nodel rail for, say, 20-50mm lenses?
Cheers,
Henryk
Hi Henryk
That is a very good question. Yes, you can and I have done so several times including for interiors.
I pre-align my lenses indoors using a tripod stem to line up with a window and then photograph the set-up angle including the camera and lens on my phone.
This allows me to quickly set up in the dark with different lenses just by referring to the images.
I mainly shoot my panos with the camera in portrait orientation so you will aslo need an L Bracket.
To be perfectly honest you rarely need a nodal rail with a wide-angle lens unless you have something very close to the camera.
I've also used the V Bracket as an L Bracket.
Cheers Glen
@@GlenTillyard Hey Glen
Thanks a million. I find your response very encouraging because I will try to photograph the Milky Way next spring, then relatively horizontal. So many people say that the star tracker is the best thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, the learning curve is rather steep, and there is a lot of post-processing. It would be great to do a 6-8-shots panorama and remove the noise in the ON1 NoNoise, or the other way around.
I look forward to your next video. Best wishes.
Henryk
Thank you for your video.
I just purchased a MoveShootMove Star Tracker and Laser. The batteries are #16340 600mah 3.7V. I cannot find these batteries anywhere. Most all the 16340 are higher mah. Any suggestions?
Thank you
Thank you for your helpful updates on the Move Shoot Move tracking system. Would you happen to know if the polar scope is illuminated to assist in precise alignment with northern pole? I plan to purchase this system in the future when I get my nerve up to do star tracking. Enjoy your clear explanations.
Hi Bob. I have the Type A Polariscope and that has a small screw in illuminater which runs off a button cell battery. Cheers Glen
Appreciate all of the information in your videos, just received my MSM this past week and anxious to get some good weather so I can give it a go. I do have a question if I may.................are the two Polar Scope versions designed to work best in a particular hemisphere, or does it matter......I ordered and received the Polar Scope B version based on some RUclips videos of users in Colorado....they did not say which, so I ordered based on what their video showed was the reticle they were seeing when positioning Polaris. Thanks, and keep the videos coming...............looking now to order the new dual laser & scope mount!
I'm in the Northern Hemisphere and use scope A which has an inner and outer reticle with the inner one being used to place Polaris in the correct position. I've never used the scope B but I understand that it has a different reticle for the Southern Hemisphere.
Great, looks like I'll have to try to do a swap with MSM folks.................thanks for the quick reply!
Thank you! I just received my MSM with the laser and this new bracket, with no instructions anywhere as to what each slot was for. All the videos online were for the old one. I am curious - My bracket came with only 2 white nylon screws and from what I understand, I need 2 to attach the bracket securely to the tracker itself and then the other one to tighten the actual laser pointer in the smaller slot. As I do not have a Polar Scope, is the larger slot okay to use for the laser? At least that way, I can use that larger black screw to hold it until I get the 3rd white screw from MSM. However, I see that you only use one white screw to tighten your bracket to the tracker. Is that enough to keep it steady?
Thanks for the video , new to MSM , what is the difference between polar scope A and B ?
They have different reticles. I use Polar A in the Northern Hemisphere. You can find details of both here www.moveshootmove.com/blogs/astrophotography-tutorial-on-move-shoot-move-star-tracker-gauda-sifo-rotator/how-to-use-the-msm-polar-scope
@@GlenTillyard Thank you so much
Thank you very much, Glen. My Polarscope A comes with a fluorescence illuminator. But there's no instruction. How is it supposed to be used?
When it's fitted you need to shine a bright torchlight down the tube for a few seconds to charge the luminance.
Aha, thank you so much!