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by PETER LOO
Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:47 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Polar aligning an ioptron SkyGuider pro
Replies: 8
Views: 12264

Re: Polar aligning an ioptron SkyGuider pro

Here is a example of the PHD Drift Alignment for Ioptron SkyGuider Pro Mount, hopes it help, Good Luck https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7877/47333199211_3a75ef524b_b.jpg Imaging n Guiding Set up by Peter Loo , on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7905/47280665802_3385033680_b.jpg Mount too far Eas...
by PETER LOO
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:40 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Polar aligning an ioptron SkyGuider pro
Replies: 8
Views: 12264

Re: Polar aligning an ioptron SkyGuider pro

My Ioptron Sky Guider Pro arrived yesterday, just tested it tonight, cannot achieve 8 arc sec. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7896/47318682241_68189cf1c1_b.jpg Digital Level Meter by Peter Loo , on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7893/46595511404_46d016892c_b.jpg PHD_Software by Peter Loo , on...
by PETER LOO
Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:07 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Window Astrophotography 2019
Replies: 18
Views: 11730

Re: Window Astrophotography 2019

Excellent Ivan, and i like your Horse Head neb very much 😀
by PETER LOO
Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:18 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Comet C2018Y1 Iwamoto from light polluted SG sky
Replies: 4
Views: 2917

Comet C2018Y1 Iwamoto from light polluted SG sky

Mount set up: Vixen GPD2 German Equatorial Mount Scope: TS 90mm APO refractor, 600mm Focal Length Guide scope: Orion Star Shoot Autoguider Camera: Canon 500D Baader Mod (on filter) Exposure: Selected ISO 800, 60s single shot for 1 of the photo & 10 shots combined for the one with star trial Plac...
by PETER LOO
Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:04 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Sagittarius Triplet from Singapore
Replies: 9
Views: 6663

Re: Sagittarius Triplet from Singapore

Super nice
by PETER LOO
Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:54 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Polar aligning an ioptron SkyGuider pro
Replies: 8
Views: 12264

Re: Polar aligning an ioptron SkyGuider pro

An alternative to Alignment with Polar scope is to align with Earth Rotational Axis directly instead using an accurate digital level meter of 0.05 deg accuracy. Also, Polaris will no longer be the North Star some kilo years later due to Earth Precession, just like 3 thousands years ago, the North st...
by PETER LOO
Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:47 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: NGC-6995 Old CCD
Replies: 3
Views: 4393

Re: NGC-6995 Old CCD

Very nicely done Kimo, but since you are a season APer, i consider you 2nd best (my own opinion only)