ASI Air PRO Tutorial and review. Best new device for astrophotography in years? iPad astronomy

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ASI Air PRO Tutorial and review. Best new device for astrophotography in years? iPad astronomy

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4 жыл бұрын

Tutorial and review of the new ZWO ASI air pro. After a few weeks of testing I completely believe this to be a contender for the best astrophotography device to be release in years. No more laptop, wires, power box or several applications running at once. Perfect for quick setup and mobile rigs. Well worth the upgrade from the original. I will be selling my original Air and the pocket power box after using the PRO. The continued patches and updates mean the the device is just getting better and better.
Main new features (positives) - live stacking, meridian flip, updated histogram, Home wifi network connectivity, power supply channels and dew heater support, increase performance and support soon to include auto focus. New mounting arrangement for dovetail or bolted with threaded case.
Negatives, more expensive than original, although ZWO offer a trade in. The dew heater connection is 2.1 DC so you may need an adaptor, see link below. Power limited to 2 Amps per channel so not all mounts can be powered by the Pro. No dew heater control but ZWO have this planned. 5G wifi distance isn't as good as I would like, however 2.4 is fine and fast enough. I use wifi extender for peace of mind.
Imaging scope - Celestron Edge HD 8".
Mount - skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, with rowan belts mod carried out by myself.
Camera - ZWO ASI 294MC Pro available here.
www.365astronomy.com/zwo-asi2...
ASI Air pro supplying power to cameras and dew heater
Control device - iPad Pro 2018.
Software Beta version 1.4.
Dew heater cable to convert phono to 2.1DC - www.dewcontrol.com/ASIAIR_Pro...
Image processed in Pixinsight with script from here - www.clickdesignsoft.co.uk/auto...
finderscope adaptor - www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/...
EQ mod cable example (check for your mount) - www.firstlightoptics.com/sky-...

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@collins7299 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Mine should be here in a few days and can’t wait!

@MarkoPola 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful tutorial. I finally placed my order for the asiair pro and can’t wait to try it out

@laurenceveness6915 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great help, thanks heaps. Just got in to this, with my new EdgeHD925, and will definitely get this bit of kit now. Take care, thanks again.

@mrkutube 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation! Learned many things as about asiair pro.

@robb7342 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and thanks for taking time to outline the cabling to the mount and interface setup.

@neilamacd 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Lots of detail and insight! 👍

@timburgess1528 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for taking the time to prepare and share this, very helpful!

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tim you are welcome

@stewsmith9236 4 жыл бұрын

Really good, well presented video. I've now subscribed to learn a whole lot more. Thanks

@philipmichel270 4 жыл бұрын

looks absolutely brilliant. Just what I need. Thanks for the great review

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome Phil

@neilk.astrophotography7590 4 жыл бұрын

A remarkable shot considering the light issues !Ty for sharing.

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Neil K. Cheers Neil thank you for taking the time to support me.

@chrispower3377 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, very helpful, especially the eqmod tip,

@DamianVines 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My ASI Air has shipped! I made sure to watch all the ads :) Cheers!

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

cheer damian, how you gettin on with it?

@DamianVines 3 жыл бұрын

@@AstroDad Excellent, I'm really looking forward to software ver. 1.5 for the ASIair to come out for autofocusing my EAF :)

@teleskopguide4068 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video! Thx for that. I´m truly considering buying one! cheers form Austria !

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

best of luck with whatever decision you make, take care in austria!

@miroslavk.5049 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial! Thank you!

@BRP42 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You for this... I appreciate your opinion and demo of how to use it.

@davidrylatt4749 4 жыл бұрын

Very ,very helpful many thanks just what i needed cheers

@elmikol2443 4 жыл бұрын

Great job on the video!

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

cheers mate

@toms9035 4 жыл бұрын

Woof!! Keep doing these videos! 😊

@joshgreaves1159 4 жыл бұрын

Woah great video and looks like a great device might sell the primaluce for one

@boredwarlock5216 3 жыл бұрын

He dude thanks for bringing up how important it is to backup the card, good looking out.

@dennissumner7350 4 жыл бұрын

Class mate, keep it going!

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Dennis Sumner cheers den! :)

@GarnettLeary 4 жыл бұрын

Great review. Best I’ve seen. Nice image. Thanks for your time. Clear skies.

@jamespavlock9615 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos! I wanna have a beer with ya to learn more! 😆

@scotthelmann5156 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Very helpful!

@ant_hart 4 жыл бұрын

I think that’s just what I’ve been looking for mate! Thank you very much for such a detailed review :) Awesome!!

@shivercanada 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man appreciate it! I have an 8"SCT as well, just ordered one, can't wait to get it.

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

shivercanada nice! Which one?

@tonyvtc3 4 жыл бұрын

I have the 294 pro and the 120 mini atlas EQ-G, but my scope is an Orion 80 mm ED refractor. Just got my pro yesterday so can’t wait to try her out after have the first version of the ASIAIR.

@Nottsboy24 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching your tutorial and review 👌 the ASIair Pro is not good for my current telescope setup as i have the Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25" series which is full of new innovation. To go through it all would be a long hefty essay. Firstly my OTA is alt/az mounted on a HD Pro Wedge, the mount has a 10 hour lithium ion battery built in so no need for a power tank, once aligned i can then align to 10 more calibration stars, the more stars you align to the more accurate the tracking which eliminates the need for a auto guider, the OTA generates it's own wifi which enables you to connect via a Android or iPhone device using the SkyPortal App to control the telescope, the OTA aligns itself using the Starsense Autoalign, no more bending down aligning 2 or 3 stars 🙌. I do like that the ASIair Pro does live stacking which is pretty cool....thanks for sharing your knowledge my friend and greetings from Nottingham ☺ just one more thing is alt/az mounts/mounted on a wedge don't get meridian flips which is super nice when imaging close to the meridian line 👌this particular telescope polar aligns to any star or planet 🔭

@shivercanada 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I have an 8 inch SCT and just got the ASIair pro and tried it without my focal reducer...it polar aligns perfectly!!! Wooohoo! No more green pictures, vignetting, reduction in clarity etc. thought I’d let you know as you have an SCT. Peace!

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

shivercanada nice work! Haven’t tried without reducer yet

@etagemini 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you for your time and effort. Could you do a short vid on how you manage and use calibration frames on the Air when live stacking. Thanks again.

@paulwilson8367 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not experienced and will have problems. But yes, software like NINA has a "Flats Wizard" that makes these files so easy.

@legolator 4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this video since you did the unboxing. Thank you! :D I'm getting a smaller rigg though, but I see the ASIair pro as something that will stick around for future upgrades. :)

@charlespeters9626 4 жыл бұрын

Another great tutorial. Thank you for your time and effort; really appriciated. I will upgrade to the Pro ASAP. Regards, Charlie

@dragonshadow3707 3 жыл бұрын

Hey bud i know i am a year behind lol 😂 but new to your channel and can I just say omg that's a lovely photo I love to be able to do that one day so many thanks for the video

@OzRalph 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very detailed video. I'm in the southern hemisphere in Australia and have struggled with the PA setup. I get through a 1 deg calibration which takes me to a 2 deg circle. Here i fail completely as ive never managed to center it even despite spending over two hours. Any insight will be most appreciated

@H.Despres 3 жыл бұрын

This video got me on the right track on my journey into Astro photography. Many thanks Sir. Haven’t seen new content this year. I know life gets complicated. I’ll keep on watching for more. Cheers.

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Herve. Life has taken priority at the moment mate I’m afraid. Appreciate your kind words though. Stay safe

@JohnMcGFrance 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Learned so much from this. If they update to support autofocus using Celestron’s unit I will be very tempted. Will be ordering the guide camera to findersvope adaptor. Didn’t know one existed. Clear skies.

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

John Mcguigan cheers that’s made my night all the best to you John. Cheers for the words of encouragement it means a lot. Take it easy

@paulwilson8367 4 жыл бұрын

I likewise have the celestron AF motor, sitting unopened in the box. I didn’t install it and am not likely to unless ZWO will support it. Probably unlikely since they make their own.

@JohnMcGFrance 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Wilson Must admit I like the Celestron motor focus but it has no way to use it without having your laptop/desktop connected unless you have a Nexstar handset. Pity as sometimes I do want to just pop the scope out to look at the Moon and would like to just have a handset.

@themoleonmyleftthigh 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting your time into this, it's really helpful. (To a great many others too, I imagine.) I think they've got a real winner here, it's a logical way to do things. I do think they need a better name for it - "Asiair" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Im glad it helps, yes I can see what you mean maybe just 'AIR' would have been better?

@themoleonmyleftthigh 4 жыл бұрын

@@AstroDad hah yes or something funky about protons. Have you seen the video on here with the Italian ZWO guy demoing the setup? REALLY funny... -cheers, mate

@naturealbums 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great tutorial, I'm in the UK only ever done unguided as I have lots of light pollution, now looking into guiding as I can use filters with long exposures. I'm trying decide if its worth getting the ZWO ASI 533MC-PRO to replace my 7Dmk2 as my camera. This Air Pro seems amazing I hate all the messing about with laptops and various apps takes the fun out of it.

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

thats the beauty of it, simplicity

@whites08 4 жыл бұрын

Took me 14 minutes but did my first EVER PA ...Southern Hemisphere too ! 👍 thanks for video

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome 😎

@ue5265 3 жыл бұрын

Fellow SH here...what did you use for alignment?

@whites08 3 жыл бұрын

U E ...basically with my set up pointing in the general direction of the SCP..I use the PA function on the AISair Pro , tweaking the RA and alt/az adjustments on my mount until eventually the Pro tells you you’re close enough...the video is a great help

@stormingbarney4498 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for producing this detailed and exhaustive review. I am starting out my journey with astrophotography and this confirms the ASIair is exactly what I need rather than a laptop with cables attached to the telescope and separate software for each function. The results are impressive and the software looks so easy to use. I can’t wait to get my hands on one. Love your videos - keep up the good work!!!

@mikeries8549 4 жыл бұрын

Eventually they'll design telescopes around the imaging sensor and turn the astrophotography world upside down...err right side up... whatever.

@brandoncarter7860 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome help!! You have helped me entirely though this process. Hats off!! One question, the WiFi extender, how much more range do you get with it and how is it connected? Link if you could?

@ScrapYardDog64 3 жыл бұрын

Packed up and sold my imaging kit, took my obsy down to the allotment and bought a fancy motorbike, too many nights spending wasted hours getting guiding and software running, watching this has got my juices going.. Brill mate.

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

guy same mate life is busy, first night out tonight with small apo and air pro, im unpacked from garage and imagining in 30 mins, awesome.. hope you find that fire again. take care on the bike buddy

@anthonygraham6449 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos. Nice job. Could you do a quick video on how to connect to WiFi extender without connecting to home WiFi. I plan on using it while camping and at home. Keeping it simple. I bought the vonets if it makes a difference. Thanks in advance.

@mbraden66 3 жыл бұрын

Back in 1982-1984 was was part of an Astronomy club in high school. I have purchased some telescopes in the past, but nothing really fancy. I just purchased an upgrade to an 8SE, but watching your vid, I might have bit off a bit more than I can chew. I have worked in IT for a long time, but I do have a finder scope (Alstar 70mm Compact Deluxe Finder & Guidescope Kit with 1.25" Double Helical Focuser - Guiding) the ASiair Pro and ZWO ASI (ASI178MC) camera. I know I need to order some mounts to put on the scope, as just having it dangle, isn't going to be good. I initially just wanted to put the camera on the Celestron 8SE directly, but a salesman told me I needed to put that on the guide scope. I do see you have setup on both. First, I just need to get all this stuff going. I will attempt to use my Galaxy tab while out there setting it up, but will use the software on my PC to control it all once set up. Or so I hope.

@H.Despres 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Cheers. Quick question... What is that stainless steel canister on the front of you optical tube?

@alandebrut 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, best video so far on ASIair pro I have seen, just one point can you explain how you did rough focus, was this through the app?

@scalemodelenthusiast1633 4 жыл бұрын

I just ordered one after watching this video, thank you! What saddle did you use to attract the ZWO dovetail? What are you doing about dithering? Do you find it is not necessary?

@davidhayes9709 4 жыл бұрын

This is great.. Great tutorial, helped loads.. also your sort of Northern so I can understand you! Haha.. Also, can you control a DSLR using ZWO ASI AIR PRO? Thanks in advance 👍🏻

@ShevillMathers 4 жыл бұрын

David Hayes, Yes, I did this today with a Canon 450D And a Nikon D5100 with total success. I used a USB cable from camera to ASIAIR pro, also shutter a release cable connected between cameras and unit. I have a selection of shutter cables suit my various Canon, Nikon and Panasonic camera’s from my Pluto rig. It all worked from my larger iPad using the 5gh wi-fi. Initially for using DSLR on Sky Watcher Star Adventure Astro rig with a ZWO mini guide camera 290. Note guides in RA only.. Very happy with results. Next is to set it up on my SW EQ6-R PRO Mount driving a Meade SN-10 scope etc. Guides in RA & Dec. I did all my setup during the day, way, way better than trying to do it at night.

@ACEOFSPACE2000 4 жыл бұрын

Nice review thanks

@BrianFraser 3 жыл бұрын

Not the subject of you video but, Finally someone who actually confirmed which adapter to use for the finderscope. Been looking for ages and you get a lot of suggestions but not "the part that is installed in my finderscope = insert link." Does the attach directly to the camera or is there an additional adapter required between the c adapter and camera? Great video by the way , my bank balance is going south :)

@sdy30 4 жыл бұрын

Grateful if you could confirm the power draw for the various elements of this setup. 10 amps is a huge amount of current.

@Astro_Ophiuchus 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that great video. I just got my ASIAIR Pro and have the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Mount with the Explore Scientific 127 Carbon Fiber Refractor. How do I connect my mount to my ASIAIR Pro?

@jwastroimaging2711 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, really helpful. Just bought the Plus and looking for help to set up. What do you have between the Celestron reducer and the 294 to get the right backfocus?

@MrGChuff 4 жыл бұрын

Just received mine a couple of days ago. Typically no chance of using it yet in anger as the clouds and winds always seem to arrive with my goodies. So been playing around with it in the living room. I bought it originally for a light weight portable setup (to be used with my star adventurer) for dark site visits and to use as a second rig alongside my heq5 pro but yeah maybe I’ll ditch the PPB and laptop too and order another one. Cracking channel just subbed.btw thanks for the link to the dew heater converters

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Gnats Chuff it’s perfect for your setup. Make sure you get involved on Facebook and share your experience. It will I put the future development.

@sreeshab4093 4 жыл бұрын

Where did you order it from? I thought there are no stocks anywhere? Can you please let me know. Thanks in advance.

@MrGChuff 4 жыл бұрын

Sreesha B I ordered from FLO back in mid December so it’s been a long wait, FLO still have orders to complete but I think ZWO are back in production now so it shouldn’t be too long before more become available.

@Star_boy369 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m using my 60mm guidescope as my imaging scope paired with the ZWO224MC and I’m having trouble getting a good focus. Do you have any suggestions? Also does the app allow you to set the same camera as the main camera and the guide camera?

@calumcadwallader2127 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, just ordered mine. Currently on back order from Rother Valley Optics, can't wait to give it a go. Mind if I get in touch if I have any issues setting it up?

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Calum Cadwallader sure mate

@Tomec86 4 жыл бұрын

Great and informative video, answered a couple questions I had about it (including powering the mount) so glad I watched. I actually had to legit pause the video and look up the weight of that scope though cause I was like "WHOA" when you said/I saw the HEQ5! Thankfully I was able to find (literally) one in-stock so I've swooped it up to go with my new HEQ5 coming later today. Can't wait to get everything setup and going both with the ASIAir and without! That said I am not able to easily find one of those EQDir cables so that makes me sad panda... However am I right in thinking that any RS232 with Serial on one end and RJ45 (or was it RJ42) will work as they do include a Serial RS232 to USB adapter. So just need something to plug into mount vs hand controller!

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Tomec hi mate glad to help. I’m not sure about other cables as I haven’t tried and wouldn’t want to give bad advice. I have linked in the info the cables use and that works.

@Tomec86 4 жыл бұрын

@@AstroDad Definitely fair enough and I think I definitely will be looking into those cables once the ASIAir arrives. It turns out the new HEQ5s don't have the RS232 to Serial adapter thing included in the box anymore anyways as the new SynScan 5 uses/has a USB connector. So at the very least it should be easy to plug the HC into the ASIAir, and I think when you go that route the main thing you have to do first is a star alignment on the HC before it works? Too much stuff to try to figure out/think about when you're still waiting for packages/clear nights + the whole supply shortage of some things presently!

@RolandWinde 4 жыл бұрын

@@Tomec86 I've understood that you have to do a polar alignment, no star alignment neccessary. That's don after 1st slewing with plate solving.

@cessna310_pilot3 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and info! I have a newbie question... I'm looking at the ASI Air but want to continue to use my DSLR camera for now. I do have the ZWO 120mini on my guide scope. Can you use the PA feature and plate solving feature with the guide scope or do you have to have a dedicated astro camera on the telescope? The main reason I'm not wanting a dedicated astro camera is I'm just not sure which one yet and want to research more.

@dinomonaco2665 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thank you. I just got my pro . I followed your video and everything worked without a hitch with my setup. My problem started when using DSS. First I noticed that the lights were not .fits nor tiffs. The file extension was .tnp or something. But I went ahead and stacked anyway. Final stacked image was poor and grainy. Now I could blame insufficient exposure and what not. But I was test shooting the moon. Is there a setting that I’m missing with respect to fits format? Perhaps it has nothing to do with what’s happening during stacking. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers Dino

@OriaXu 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for the video, very helpful! Question: is the software polar align possible without a direct view of polaris? can it do with using another star? My house is in the way of polaris..

@Demandred20484 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for this video. Very informative. I have an unrelated question to the asi air, what is the focal length of that finder scope? I want to use that setup for my edge hd.

@felipegodoybarrios2229 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Astrodad!, thanks for sharing this video!, when you connect the Dew to the AAP, do you have any issue with controlling the temperature, or just leave it on for the whole session?. Thanks man!.

@guillaumefo 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for that video ! how is the asiair pro connected to the imaging camera and to the motors of your EQ mount ? would it work with a DSLR camera ?

@gabrieljaimes9491 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! What is the difference in time between realtime stacking and normal shooting of Light photos?

@Woodjewelry 3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the great video. The question I have is how do you focus your guide camera? I know you talked about adjusting the gain and exposure. But what if the guide scope is out of focus, thanks!

@nathanhassey4724 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! So is it safe to say it can’t power the EQ6R-Pro with a camera?

@teashea1 3 жыл бұрын

content is good

@photoggenes7443 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video. If I can ask. Where did you get the RCA female to 2.1mm conversion for the dew heater strip to the ASiAir pro. Thanks I am looking for a couple.

@vladimirmachek2524 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for very informative video. I am considering to buy Asiair Pro, but unfortunately Asiair pro do not support my camera Nikon Z7. In connection with this issue, I would like ask you. When you do polar alignment do you need astro camera connected with Asiair pro or polar alignment process guiding camera ? My thanks in advance.

@craiglowery4427 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Since you have a focal reducer on the scope, shouldn’t you enter the shorter focal distance into ASI Air

@pwhitw 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just what I needed to convince me to buy the ASIAIR Pro. Unfortunately it's on back order with every supplier in UK at the moment so may have to wait a while. Regarding dithering - you mentioned that dithering wasn't possible with live stacking. Is it possible to dither when not live stacking ? I hope so as I've found that dithering removes much more noise from images than any amount of noise reduction when post-processing.

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate yes dithering is available and you can adjust amount of pixels and also how frequently and what to settle the rms by before resuming the imaging sequence.

@rickgriffin3962 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Have you used the ASI Air with a DSLR?

@craigskinner8489 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Do you know if the ASIari now supports autofocus and dithering?

@james123j1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, this looks like a significant step forwards for mobile imaging. Am I right in thinking you can auto run a sequence of captures but that is only against a single target? In your video you ran the goto and platesolve before starting the imaging run, I assume you cannot program a sequence of different targets and let it run the whole lot? Also, does the framing/platesolver include rotation?

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

james 12345 will do an automatic meridian flip, then resume guidance and sequence. At the moment one sequence per one target however the pro and new hardware now means zwo are pushing the software development more now so it is continually improving. You are spot on with your question and it’s definitely something I’d love to see added. You take care. Phil

@sirmeowcelot 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for the vid !

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

SirMeowcelot thank you for watching I hope I have helped you.

@patrickdewhirst7760 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant you have ticked all my box's, you did it in a language I understood. I am now busting at the seams to get a Pro. but will wait until you kind hearted guy's and galls get the package idiot proof for me. keep up the good instruction tutorials. And Thank You. I need stuff like this it does help. 10 out of 10 from me.

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Dewhirst parrick did you order it ? It’s not idiot proof but I’m sure you’re not an idiot. I would say it’s very user friendly.

@patrickdewhirst7760 4 жыл бұрын

@@AstroDad yes mines been on order for a two weeks now,,, I cannot wait to get it up and running

@michaelasbury5473 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve got an ASIAIR pro on the way. This was extremely useful. My setup as far as scope and mount is identical to yours. I’m still working out kinks with guiding. I’ve tried both piggybacking a guidescope and using at OAG. We’ll see how it goes with the ASIAIR pro. Thanks for the video!

@AgustinMartin 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Astrodad, Nice tutorial ! Thanks..helps a lot. Concerning polar alignment, I always need to do a 3 star alignment with the Asiair, is that different with the pro version ?

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Agustin Martin hi agustin sorry for late reply. It depends on mount and how you connect. With eq mod cable 3 star align is a thing of the past.

@ferretfrenzy05 4 жыл бұрын

You noted that your main 12V power in was running at 10A. The documentation says 2A-6A. Have you noticed anything weird or degraded performance? I want to get a higher amperage power supply to run my ASI183MM Pro from it and also a heater strip but was afraid I'd over amp the Air....thanks, and great vid! Just ordered mine about an hour ago, here's hoping the backorder wait isn't too long.

@keithhill8657 4 жыл бұрын

Hey my friend.....can you throw up a link for the dovetail bar to hold the air so solid.....I'm in need badly. Find ur vids informative. Hope to see more soon. Thanks again ...

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

came with a red dot finder mate

@elsaddekkawan3083 4 жыл бұрын

i want to buy sct11 vx,same equipment you have,but i can see you setup starsense auto align? do you advice me to buy one or no? can you make video which parts needs to buy for professional use. thanks

@trevorcoleman8826 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your time and effort, really appreciate it, the tutorial is clear and entertaining so I enjoyed watching it to the end. May I ask how you power it, I see it comes will a dc cable so this goes into your power tank ? or does it need a transformer and ac supply?? Thanks again

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Trevor Coleman thanks Trevor I really appreciate your kind words. I power it with a 240VAC to 12 VDC 10A transformer. It doesn’t come with this. It doesn’t however need the small transformer the original comes with.

@tonyedwards977 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have almost the exact setup on 11 inch edgeHd. Just received my Air Pro. One question; where did you get that small dovetail you used to attach it to your OTA?

@mainelyastro4694 4 жыл бұрын

www.highpointscientific.com/william-optics-synta-style-mounting-base-bafm-st001

@ryanoneill222 4 жыл бұрын

Great setup. I'm confused though. The ASIair Pro product page says it is NOT compatible with the ASI120MM guide camera. But here I see it on your setup. Are they wrong or have you had problems with using the USB 2.0 guide camera?

@randysmith7010 3 жыл бұрын

I'm imaging with F7 reducer with PHD and SharpCap stacking and processing in PixInsight but with off axis guiding because 60 mm guide scope and 120 mini is not accurate enough for the high focal length. OA guiding works but finding the guide star is difficult. I usually image at 3 minutes. Thanks for your video on the ASI Air, I've considering switching to it for its simplicity. Any advice on the guiding?

@johnhawkins8858 4 жыл бұрын

Great video - thanks! Has anyone tried the ASIAIR PRO with the SKYWATCHER NEQ6 PRO (with the RS232 rather than EQ6-R PRO with USB)? does it still require the handset and 3 star align befor connection to ASIAIR as it did with the ASIAIR V1?

@higherresolution3511 4 жыл бұрын

Aloha Phil, I have been spamming the refresh button for a couple of weeks in hope you would put up a further ASIAIR video. Made me smile when I saw you had uploaded one after a pretty rough day :) Great video as always I can’t wait to get mine from FLO. Clear skies to you and all the best :) P.S Hows the Jambon? ;)

@AstroDad 4 жыл бұрын

Higher Resolution the jambon was shared out. Was too much. That’s made it worth the late nights after the kids went to bed to make the video. It’s great knowing people appreciate it and that it’s helped someone even if one person. Cheers mate.

@danwray5626 4 жыл бұрын

I just got the ASIAir Pro and connected it to my iphone with little trouble. However, when I wanted to focus the guide camera (ZWO ASI290) All I could get is a black screen. Tried everything I could think of and no change, just a black screen. Needless to say I could not PA as a result. Any suggestions?

@davidw1292 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial .. how do you determine your gain setting , exposure time and how many exposures to shoot?

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

Gain used is unity gain which differs between cameras. As for exposures. Trial and error really but again depends on camera and the setup used. This big rig is quite slow so needs longer exposures then say a small apo

@ue5265 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, thank you. What tablet were you using out of interest? Does anyone know if an ipad mini 4 is ok? Cheers

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

its an ipad pro mate

@gwzapo 4 жыл бұрын

I've been watching this video quite a bit. Very nicely put together. How many images did you take of M81? I've ordered the ASI AIR Pro and just waiting. Thanks again for this video!!!

@sreeshab4093 4 жыл бұрын

Where did you order it from? I thought there are no stocks anywhere? Can you please let me know. Thanks in advance.

@gwzapo 4 жыл бұрын

@@sreeshab4093, notice I said order...lol...It's on back order with High Point Scientific.com. You can order, and wait until it comes in.

@tim_peaky 4 жыл бұрын

the guiding software, is it from ZWO of from phd2? good video though

@jimmyc9611 3 жыл бұрын

Please, teaching me how to line up guide camera ZWO 120 min with ZWO 533 camera ? 2, How to adjust guide camera with main camera focus? Thanks Jimmy.

@christophercraig9295 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, nice video. Where did you get the custom focus knob and mirror lock knobs from? Really cool.

@AstroDad 3 жыл бұрын

Came with the moonlite focuser

@pierspalmer9245 3 жыл бұрын

I've just ordered one of these to use with my SXD2 mount. You sound Cumbrian...I'm near Appleby. Do you offer tuition?!

@renovationexpert6048 4 жыл бұрын

great vid mate, one question if your using an OAG, is the focal length you input into the guide camera section in the app the same as the main cam?

@ColeRees 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it would be.

@ashwinchavan8070 3 жыл бұрын

How to connect all the device with your ASI air pro. I mean the physical connection which cable goes where? Could you please help.

@rameshtahlan 3 жыл бұрын

How and when does one tell the ASIAir, to start Stacking, and how does one select it.

@Ortovosh 4 жыл бұрын

GDay astrodad... I am thinking about buying an ASI Air pro... I currently use my MacBook Air and Mac for gathering and processing. I have an old iPad... how do you transfer data from what you capture on iPad to your Mac ? Just thinking if I could just use ASI Air Pro to my Macbook rather than iPad as its an older iPad. Thanks mate.