Testing the Star Adventurer GTI for DEEP SPACE! 🌌
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2023
- Boldly going where everyone else went like a year ago.
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Hehe cheers Clive! 🍷
This is true.
I was carrying my GTi out fully assembled(total Chad), and it introduced some backlash in the RA eventually. I have to make multiple trips again, but it’s a super fast setup. I love it! Great video as always, and shred on! 🎸
6:20 Thank you so much! That needed to get out of the system. Don't try to make a fake epic story out of sitting near your telescope every time *lookingToACertainBackyardInCanada
A product review that's actually fun to watch with a quick witty tutorial at then end. Nice to see you use a down to earth setup Dylan 😃 good results!
It always brightens my day when there's a new DO'D video to watch, especially when it's cloudy here in NZ. Glad to see that the GTi can be used for DSOs, I have the earlier model and have hardly used it, but really should....
G'day NZ :) And thanks!
Beautiful and helpful video! Finally an excellent budget setup for visual astronomy!! You saved me heaps!! (except for the cybertruck that was a tad too expensive.. )
Love the guitar addition dude! I play guitar also and always wanted to combine astronomy and my guitar somehow in my videos... this gives me some good ideas! Thanks brother@😊
Thanks man.. guitars and stars sounds like a good brand to me.
The beginning of a rather interesting series. Blinking the result slowly is very informative. Thanks as always.
Hey thanks for watching!
I like your approach Dylan. Your videos are always fun to watch and you're able to turn the most boring stuff into a fun-filled video. Keep it up!🔭🔭👍👍
Been running the GTI and I'm pretty happy with it. Perfect for a grab and go setup.
Also, lovely guitar at the end. Gotta post a full song like that!
Hey thanks man .. appreciate that !
That stretch pun hahah and sick solo at the end. Always a good time on Dylan's videos :)
Hehe thanks mate!
For the 3 point polar alignment the game changer for me was putting some marks on my pier (done after an imaging session where it was already aligned). Gets you with within a whisker of alignment from the get go.
Definitely! Simple but effective.
Thx for the tip….southern hem PA sucks!! 🤣
Always so funny and love the comedy and guitar playing. Rock on and space is heavy metal sort of speak 😂 Clears skies.
Hey thanks :)
I have the C11+CGX mount. But love using my SA GTI , so simple and quick!😊
Cool stuff. 👍
Great video Dylan!
Thx!
Still the best intro!
Some xcellent stretching and ending with a nice tonal solo! 🎸👌🏻👌🏻
Remember to STRETCH! Thanks.. I will continue to force my music unsolicited onto anyone who'll listen.
I'm never going to get into astrophotography, can't understand how you get the results that you do, but find you videos just so professional ,slick and entertaining. The only thing I own the same as you is an Ibanez. Keep them rolling Dylan.😂😂
Haha thanks Phil ! Love my Ibanez. Even more than the Les Paul.
Stretch n Flex 🤣🤣 Great vid and love the riff at the end.
Thanks bloke!
Ordered my GTi two months ago, and still waiting for the order to be fulfilled. Hopefully it's worth the wait!
That was so much fun I had to watch it twice
Haha excellent
Excellent video Dylan! Always impressed by all the crazy video editing you do.
On the mount Sync error, you are right, EQMOD (which I assume is what you were using?) will reject a sync if it's too far from where it thinks the mount is pointing, which can occur with very poor PA. NINA will in that case order the mount to move to compensate (without requiring the mount to sync), but that means where the mount thinks it's pointing and where NINA knows it is pointing are completely out of sync. This will lead in 99% of cases to a failure to perform a Meridian flip.
Two potential fixes:
- Better PA :D
- Use Green Swamp Server instead of EQMOD.
If you were not using EQMOD, please ignore everything I wrote above :)
Hey thanks Cuiv! Thanks for confirming my intuition! That error just disappeared once PA was closer so I figured that was the case. I tried green swamp once and I couldn’t get it to work so I gave up :) I’ll try again one day! And thanks re editing style .. my secret is to not know what I’m doing so everything feels very random and odd!
Got the GTi and a new to me Evolux62ED, very similar! No guiding yet though. Maybe at some point I'll upgrade to guiding and the 82ED, if the GTi holds up. We'll see... Wouldn't mind to get a mount with a higher capacity though.
Good morning Dylan. You can thank me later for inspiring you to this video with my last comment on the dome 🤷🏻♂️🤩🤣. Seriously, great picture and the video / editing entertaining as always 👍! My best picture so far with the CGi was with the Celestron 6‘‘-SC on top and my daily dslr. I pointed at M81 and 81 a few months ago. Still today it kind of shocks me looking at the picture knowing the times and distances and the simplicity of my setup. Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Haha I read *every* comment. Good to have something so simple huh.
Been using the GTI for deep space the entire winter 😄 also have the 82ED and very pleased with it
I want to buy this mount as my first go-to.. isnt this scope a bit too heavy for this mount ? Because all i see is people using the redcat51 or max a 61 refractor.. how is your mount handling it ? Exposure time with and without guiding.. thank you
@@555rzk i havent used that scope with that mount. I just have both. I use the evolux on a HEQ5
@@555rzk I have one of the GTi, I think a ~72mm class refractor is about the reasonable limit. I've done a 60mm petzval ( quite heavy for size, about 40% more than a typical 60), and unless it's a real good night my guiding gets a touch loose at the higher weights. With a modest setup this thing does super well.
Nice riff at the end 🤘😁🤘
Cheers man :) loving this new guitar!
Nice one
Those Crystal Light Aerobics videos are RAD!
Hehe strettttch!
I've been looking for a perfect travel rig. Thanks Dylan
I hope it helps!
Your house is beautiful. Nicely done (to whoever did the decor 🙂)
I’ve sent Anna a screenshot of your comment. 👏🏼
g`day dylan you never disappoint great video great guitar work ...well done mate cheers
Hey cheers James!
Dylan you are the chad astronomer 3:00
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Haha "I pointed my telescope at the......" omfg!! I'm with you on that one.
It’s an epidemic Logan 🤒 😆
I might have to pick one up to bring with me to my new home.
Ultimate sense of humour.
Thanks .. I will tell Anna you think I’m funny.
Gotta add that lil blurx seasoning at the end
yeh no judgement here :)
My AT80EDT went after NGC 4395. F4.8 with reducer. Small scopes can bag faint targets.
Doing narrowband with cheaper doublets is a great way to get more value from them, or just rgb without l.
You’re absolutely right .. it can be done! It’s just ideal for the big bright stuff at that FOV
Yeah boi 🤙
lol at that wide fov a bit of forgiveness. FROM WHOM???!!! I have the FRA400 w/reducer sitting with the asi2600mm, 7 pos filterwheel, eaf, asiair along with guide scope and cam on the eq6r if my guiding is above .6 I'm wondering how much better could I balance or polar align (especially when you get it to 0) Very nice image from a little set up and very little data, naughty OSC cheat.. Great Vid as always sir!
Bintel are AWESOME. Legends
Another great one Dylan! Just one question though. Where can I get that stretching/exercise video? Cheers 🤙🏻
Can’t believe you haven’t seen this absolute BANGER czcams.com/video/fRscYVvEFt8/video.html
Mate…I can’t thank you enough for sharing this life changing video! I haven’t seen a clear night in four months so this is gonna be my new passion 🕺🏻 I’m on Amazon ordering my Spandex tights as we speak!
Thanks for your review. according to your experience, would the GTi be able to manage a 200-600 (sony) tele zoom?
have u got any videos that is like budget budget but not totally lame? something similar to this but cheap out where you think we should?
With your rough polar alignment use theodolite and line up the polar scope directly south. It works better than sky guide.
Never had any problems! I assume both apps use the same compass sensor so results are similar anyway, but sky guide knows about J2000 and precession so it's going to show me celestial south today, not magnetic south, and celestial south is what I really want :)
Stretch and Flex I lost it, thanks mate
Haha anytime
The GTi works well with the ASIAIR, too. PA, guiding, even mosaics. 👍
Nice!
The Synscan app, and 3 star alignment still require an accurate PA. I find asiair indispensable. You only need a rough PA with compas, and electronic protractor. Don't need to see Polaris for northerners or whatever you guys down under do! Then do "ALL SKY POLAR ALIGNMENT ". like I've said too many times, if set up, 20 minutes from out the door, to imaging. LOSTEN, the clutches when moving a loaded mount, this is a budget mount.
Cool
Nice.
Finally someone who actually know who we are actually trying to impress. The tinder dates lol
I'm wondering about the weight limit. You're pretty close it seems. My Payload also got quite heavy with my new camera and guide scope. Maybe it's time for a new mount.
Hi, no problem with the weight limit ? // I'm planing a Svbony 503 80mm ED and a canon 2000D to start.
But i am not sure about the 5kg limit...
Poking some fun at EVERY astro guy's Instagram posts in one sentence 😅. I need a good mount for camping. This might just do the trick.
Someone had to do it 🫡
Since its not a heavy capable mount i guess not having a north leg well pointy peg forward so it wont tip over idk just a thouggt
Have you seen the Askar FMA180 Pro scope. Now, that's tiny!!!. The SA GTI wouldn't even know it had one on itself. Ultrawide field. Nice price as well. Easier on the hip pocket nerve than the EvoStar 82.
2 Beers + 1 Star Stuff = ❤🤩
Hell yeh
This thumbnail. It speaks to my heart.
Right??
"I pointed my telescope at the sky..."
I laughed so hard that tears ran down my legs.
Hehe someone had to say something ;)
I use Sharp Cap.🙂
That looks like the scope that was hanging out in the bathroom doing dark calibration frames 🤣
You got it :)
What’s that whole setup weigh in at? Just all the equipment not the mount or CW
No idea .. didn’t plan just frankensteined.
Do you need the guidscope to use this?
No.
Australia coming through today, first Dylan then Polaris
I know right! *air guitar*
I didn't realize there was such a price discrepancy, $740 in USA, for mount with tripod/pier. For me, combine this with a ZWO ASIAIR and "watch the magic happen"! Best investments afforded to me by this hobby.
I have this mount with a dslr and a sw 72ed.. can't even get one minute exposure unguided😢
The longer the focal length the more you’ll need to consider guiding.
I bought the gti as an upgrade to the SA 1 in order to dither my images.
I don't have a guider nor a computer because I want to keep my gear small and portable. Does anyone know how I can dither without a lot of gear and cables coming with it?
The SA 2 app has it built right into the app, it's a shame the GTi doesn't have that.
Dunno .. I love having computer control and like to keep my phone / devices free to play on, not tied to controlling a mount.
Omg Dylan, please remove that protect cap from the focuser knob😀 i made the same thing once, and i just wondered why it has a drilling noise 😀 anyway great vid, greetings from Hungary. (Also i had the same comment i think one time 😂)
Hehe I was using it as a budget feathertouch but agree it’s not fit for purpose 😆
tidy hair, freshly cut? this is going to be a good video! :D
Haircut halfway through filming. I have fired my continuity assistant.
Great video, but the mount ... I returned mine due to poor guiding. Mixed reviews on CN as well.
I did throw out a lot of frames but mostly because I had no vibration suppression. I’m surprised it did as well as it did. I did a 60 min exposure at one point. It worked, but I got dewed out during it.
Went with the cartoon fart 💨 ?? 😂
Seriously though great vid, I have the gti and would love to see you hook it up with an asi air plus (or I need to learn NINA 😂)
Cheer
Si
Yes.. Nina. Join us :)
@@DylanODonnell Can of worms 🐛 springs to mind 🤣👍🏻
@@DylanODonnell one of us.... one of us ...one of us ...lol
N.I.N.A. rulez! 😊
@@MrWacha Nina scares the … outta me! 🤣
Love your videos. If US$4.5k is "inexpensive" to you then you are pretty lucky. I've been watching you and a few others for many months now to get some tips before I buy stuff and I'm increasingly discovering that this is a hobby for people with good disposable income!
I agree. "Budget Astronomy" is an oxymoron!
I Didnt Know They Could Handle That Much Weight,Damn..I Coulve Went With A Smaller Mount,Cause The Eqm35 Pro Isnt Exacly As Portable As SW Wants You To Believe,Beautiful Image❤,Have A Great Day,Clear Skies❤️🙏🏻🌏🔭✨
Is your keyboard having a stroke?
Eqm35 is as portable as heq5, which is not really as portable as a startracker. Maybe in the AP mode but who'd even try that? Yeah, in this hobby it helps if you can cut through marketing bs before spending money. I got my eqm35 as an even cheaper heq5 with actually great performance (after many hours of tuning it). But from the get go it was meant to be just a backyard driver, occassionally taken to the dark site. Never though about air travel with it.
@@TheAnoniemo ,I Am 53 Y/O,If You Dont Approve Of The Way I Type,And Its Not On Purpose,Then Block Me,Because I Would Eat a Bowl Of Water,With A Fork,Before I Give A Damn Of Someones Opinion Of Me
@@MrWacha ,I Love My Mount,Had It Almost 4 Years Now,But When I Got Mine,It Was To Put My 6se Up On,And Eventually Started Building A Set Up With The Evoguide,and The Evostar72 Ed I Just Got For Christmas.But Im Small,5’2 and Weigh About 130Lbs,That Thing Is A Beast To Me,lol..Ive Driven Places With It,Not Air Travel,Not Sure I Would Do That,Were Headed To Cherry Springs Pennsylvania In A Cpl Weeks,Were Only A 3 Hr Drive
Gday, you should get those purple stars a bit better by removing the green on the inverted image. But you probably know this, right ? Keep flexing & stretching !
Yeh, with a star mask otherwise you lose carinas natural colour too but wanted to processing / crop fairly minimally to show what to expect.
Lucky PHD2 says you only have be to less than 5 total for polar align and you got less than 2.
I successfully did an hour sub with the star adventurer for kicks. :)
More soulful guitar solo outro pad, please? Like, lots more?!
Hehe thanks David! That was a quick last minute, single take idea at the end of the edit. Kinda worked !
@@DylanODonnell Say more!
@@davidskybrody you don’t have to ask ME twice ! *shredding intensifies*
Someone's enjoying their new G-string... I mean g-tar...
Yes but it does have a good g string !
@@DylanODonnell that is very true! I haven't touched any of my guitars in months 😮💨
@@Paul_AstroEsthetics_ do it .. do it now!
Pretty good nice sharp results, but man is it criminal to call a doublet like that "Apochromatic" with those blue/purple halos around the bright stars...
hehe yeh I guess the APO refers to the flat field.
Small but perfectly formed I says. 😜🤪😜How's the new Gat working out Buddy, shredding it till the fingers bleed ?? P.S Hey being a bit of a Celestron man, can you also get your hands on what looks to be a very very small form factor "Celestron StarSense Autoguider" and put it through its paces for us, cus I spent all my bloody money on buying Vintage Amps 'n' Guitars and the budget now only allows for running a dinosaur 🦖 SE8. I want to take some fancy snaps of the stars cus the old eyes aren't seeing what they use to anymore. And the joy of visual is waning and getting frustrating as all hell. Bugger we are all going to Die, Who gets the Gats then??? LoL Regards Kris . P.S Wow ya should have seen the Omega Cluster last night here in Auckland NZ now thats worth selling the Strat for.😭😭😭Bigger equals = Better Baby ( my new Tagline..... )
I am playing constantly :) What a joy! This thing plays like a Strat but sounds mean.
@@DylanODonnell Intonation all sorted then, Sweet .... there is nothing like owning a new Gat to get you all fired up about playing again. Neil Finn let me have a go on his stunning handpicked Art series Maton ( Yes you Aussies are good for some things) and it's going to be my next Guitar when I get the dosh, might have to put the StarSense Autoguider on hold, maybe sell my 10 yr old to pay for it. How much does a kid go for on the dark Web these days ?? 😳😳😳
0:23 who is Jessica?? 0:23
NASA thanks you for deleting those ufo"s 😎😂
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I think we just got the Ozzy version of a Rick Roll with that aerobic show.
Haha stretch and FLEX 💪🏼
Having a ping at Strongman Mike? Ballsy call there.
Lol it was consensual. What a top bloke.
@@DylanODonnell wise move. He could break you like dry spaghetti.
Let's say many of us are just going for lighter. I'm tired of schlepping the CGEMII - it weighs a frikkin ton.
Agree! Light and nimble, but still fully featured and as capable as my entire observatory.
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Wait, we’re supposed to be debayering the dark frames as well? 🤯
Love the videos!
I apply the dark master (stacked from debayered darks) to the debayered lights and the hot pixels go away. I always go step by step manually (not batch processor) so it might be different there and maybe does it for you.
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NIce. Not much noise for 30min
The bright target helps!
Size is not the most important, it is meter/second.
Dylan! You put prices in this video! You know our wives can see this. What we're you thinking?
Yeh my kids baulked out loud “you said it was cheap!”
No, size does NOT matter, but the shape of the plug sure does! I point and laugh at all Non-American plugs !😆
But without earth, yours can go in upside down lol. Ours can’t ;)
@@DylanODonnell Now you're just baiting me by by referring to "ground" as "earth", right?
meta chad
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small is beautiful....no, really! it is!!
i paid 720$ for the gti with a tripod
Nice set up but I dint think it’s what you call cheap!!!
That what my kids said hehe.. if only they knew...
Why does matter develope a consious with energy? To keep track of spawn and decay? Its meaningless
ATTN DYLAN: So if you did in fact lie then this would be false imprisonment. ? It was either a planet/rock in outer space or it wasnt. Psych wise, and in general then if not as claimed this would be a test site, the hills have eyes on the inside since people look normal but would be sincerely demented. Im just secretly wondering, a dread. Anyone could handle cosmic even if crazy but there would be no tolerating humans, who could handle that? No one.
You deleted UFOs from the images, didn't you?
XPOSED !
Hot
First! :D
Congratulations .. you win .. my undying affection.
@@DylanODonnell 😂
Btw my wife says size does matter. So I'm screwed. Actually, I'm not screwed, would be the accurate statement here. Knew I shouldnt have settled with only 6 inches. Then I reminded her that that is 6 " around, not lengthwise. Her tune changed immediately. Now I'm definitely not getting screwed. There was at least hope prior to this whole thing. Wish I had never watched this video......lol
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