Astrocamp – Astrophotography & Deep-Sky Catalog
The Berlebach Uni 18 is my tripod of choice for the WarpAstron WD-20P – an overview of the selection criteria, the configuration with three-angle spread, ZWO plate and extension pier, and the reasons why a lightweight carbon tripod is not a sensible choice for harmonic drive mounts.
StellarMate OS keeps showing a notification that a new PHD2 version is available – but what’s actually behind it? I dug in, worked through terminal output and apt packages, and finally dissected the package itself. The result is surprising.
Across 5 sessions during an unusually long stretch of good weather, the new cooled system (UHC filter plus first light of the ultra-narrowband H-alpha filter) produced my deepest and highest-quality image of Messier 101 to date.
Sometimes the best outings happen almost by accident. That is how it was on the day I picked up my son from the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam after the finals of the Geo-Olympiade — and we spontaneously decided to explore the grounds together on foot. What was meant to be a relaxed walk turned into a small journey through 150 years of scientific history.
On the edge of the final adjustments to my camera, this image was created.
Recently, in addition to the ToupTek62AM, I also purchased a ToupTek24AC camera.
A Step-by-Step Guide – Using the ToupTek SkyEye 62AM and SkyEye 24AC as Examples
Last week, I finally hit the “buy” button. After extensive research, I chose the Harmonic Drive mount WD-20P from WarpAstron.
StellaVita and SkyEye24AC First Light/Night part 2.
It was time for a permanent adaptation of an astrocomputer to my Vixen VC200L.
I chose the ToupTek StellaVita.