Hello guys.. im torn between this mount and the star adventurer gti.. i know this mount has more payload capacity but heard it has issues..what do you guys recommend based on experience. Thanks

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Thanks for covering this. I'll be traveling there next week to drop off my rig!

I quit watching these videos. I just look at great pics online of deep sky objects. I am not sure why I would buy 10K worth of telescope and hours of turning images when I can just get them online. I love a good hobby but this looks like a huge sink hole.

I decided instead to buy a home at 8000ft with very low humidity, clear transparent Bortle 1 skies, and a handful of homes within 25 miles. There's a international dark sky preserve that takes up the 20 miles to the north, federal land for miles out back, as well as 20 miles south and west. Sangre de cristo mtns.

excellent video, thanks for doing it

which filter did you use? I haven’t been able to find it in your kit list. Also does that filter work with non modified DSLRs?

Great review. Any idea why mine won't go to any celestial object? The Go TO function does not work after I 3 star align it. The tracking works perfectly for long exposure photos , I am perfeclty aligned to Polaris but it just won't go to the celestial objects, it will point to random locations on the sky when using GO TO function. Anything I am missing out? Thanks.

A few comments. It's very useful for the user, when you have a remote telescope, to see the weather conditions, all sky camera, seeing monitor so that one can decide to shoot or not. You didn't mention anything about this. Also having an ipcam showing your telescope (not the whole shed from a large distance is sometimes useful to debug a situation. What about power requirements ? Some people want to use relatively big desktop with GPU boards which consume a lot of power, and transmit also a huge amount of data, too bad you didn't mention anything about this. My experience (as a owner of such a facility) is that a small telescope can require as much maintenance as a big one. So in my case I don't make difference about a 20 inch or a 2 inch, it might require as much of my time to maintain it. I also refuse to take some setups which are either unreliable, or a bitch to collimate. Refractors are nice for that.

My favorite part is when you beat the snow. I hate it when SGP auto flats fails so I'm cancelling my subscription and switching to voyager.

My favorite part was staying dry in the storm. I hate it when SGP doesn't take my scheduled auto flats so I'm cancelling my subscription and switching to voyager.

My favorite part was the stomping/jumping part. My least favorite part is when SGP doesn't take the auto flats. I'm switching to Voyager and cancelling my SGP subscription.

Wow, super great job. Thanks very much❤

Fantastic idea. As soon ss im up with a new setup ill definitely consider sending it over to you guys....

I'm here after fighting with my f4 newtonian

Remote imaging will definitely change the way you work. I labored for 4 years in a Bortle 8 back yard--and like you, I will continue to do so. But now I have three rigs at Deep Sky West--an FSQ with reducer, a TOA130, and a CDK12. This has more than doubled the number of targets available to me and has changed the way I think long term. I can consider things like large mosaics, or going very deep on a target to pull out unusual things. Unlike you, I don't really enjoy tinkering with gear, but I've never done more tinkering than what I had to do to get three rigs ready to go out into the world on their own. Troubleshooting remotely is sometimes very difficult. Far moreso than doing it at home. But I can't argue with the quality or quantity of the data.

I was excited about this... until I figured out that this is just a place for remote work only not a site where I can bring my basic tracker and enjoy the view as I do my photography. I guess I'll still be looking for a place to go. Still, nice review.

I'd love an option like this for us UK folks. I worry I'd have the same issues of not enjoying being more involved. Set up is part of the process and something I thoroughly enjoy, but this option can make it more accessible for the times where I have less energy to set up and take down kit. Thanks for showing us this!

Such a cool concept! Thanks for sharing this, Nico! Wishing you a happy journey with this setup from all the way in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Looks interesting, but my worry is what are they doing to protect the wide-open box full of expensive equipment?

#savechandra

This is the future, makes so much sense and removes a great deal of clutter.

Could you please post what mount you are using for the Askar telescope? Thank you.

I likethe idea but I don't think the prices are right. This is of course subjective and will vary from astronomer to astronomer, but $2400 / year is the cost of some small setups or the price of one nice piece of equipment. True that between astronomers we also joke that having a good sky is the last equipment to optimize.. so I perfectly understand why this observatory :) In terms of price, I would probably change the model a bit, possibly paying more for the setup of the equipment and then have a decreasing price over time. That would make more sense to me than a flat $200. The second aspect that bothers me a bit more.. is that we are losing the connexion to the sky when imaging remotely. Remember all those long nights outside in the cold ? I am sure you do and as I, you probably love them as much as you hate them. But if you are losing that essential component of astronomy, then how is it different from a service like telescope live ? To do a comparison, it feels like sending servers to a data center vs using the cloud.. except maybe for those who have extremely custom setup that couldn't be reproduced otherwise, but I don't think that's the majority. In short, I am of course tempted and curious.. but currently too expensive + fear of losing the connexion to the nightsky. Happy if you all prove me wrong however !

They don’t post seeing data

Good video Nico! For me right now, it's not worth it but we'll see in a year or 2... I believe this is a good idea for a lot of folks so I believe that they probably won't have any room soon without additional buildings. I can also see where they might have to raise the rent soon, the economy being what it is...

Nico, can we assume you confirmed this truly is Bortle 1? I find it awfully hard to believe that region of Texas is that dark! (I do admit, though, I could be wrong!)

The concurrent imaging with the backyard and remote rig is a bit of mind melt. I was the same waiting for my home rig to slew! 😂😂

Your first question was not answered, "what are the disadvantages of remote imaging?" I'm sure I know the answer but I wanted to see what they think

What is wrong with not round stars ? The true nature of a star is that it is pointlike.

Hey Nico, how does one take Darks and Flats after an imaging session from a remote observatory?

Are you not afraid that it will be stolen from criminals? All these stuffs together is more than 100K I think

no! I would not pay any amount for remote imaging services. That's taking out 80% of the effort from the whole process. I would not be able to call any images from there mine. Think of it this way... go process hubble data. Can you call that "your work"? Clearly not.

Despite having a working laptop setup, APT paid for etc, I got an ASIAIR Plus 256 to try recently. Godda say, I love it. Firstly because of the effortless plate solving, which is just great. The target is bang in the middle of the frame, every time, so quickly and without fuss. It also plate solves for polar alignment, so I can just roughly set the RA for the polar scope, get Polaris in the circle and fine tune in ASIAIR. Takes about half the time (HEQ5 Pro btw). Secondly, going from a bunch of power and USB wires coming off my mount, plus a laptop, to a single power cable plus my phone, is a really welcome change. Thridly, the app just flows so nicely and is set out so well that using just your phone is totally viable, despite the small screen. I am still going to have to use the laptop for lunar/planetary stuff though. The ASIAIR isn't without it's limitations. But for the money, it's amazing.

Nice setup, but I don't think the area around Brady Texas is Bortle 1. Big Bend is Bortle 1. According to the International Dark Sky Atlas, looks like this area is maybe Bortle 2 or 3. Which is still good.

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H Niko, very nice video. I saw that comming since Bray's old youtube videos haha. Question: What kind of filters did you leave there? Does bortle 1 really need filters? :D

I've tried Several times to watch this, with is repeatedly pausing (at the exact same spots) until it finally locks up a few minutes in. I also closed my browser and tried again to no avail. All other Utube videos work fine, and I'm a paid Utube member. Good Luck Nico, I tried.

First of the review is unfair on the Canon as it's a zoom you should have used the CANON RF 400MM F2.8L IS USM as the others are primes.

No I would not pay 200/month for that sky. My backyard is bortel 4. With todays filters I am just fine.

Those sigma 14mm Art 1.8 are holding their values 3 years later. Best used price I see is around $900. The Canon EF 14mm f 2.8 L II is around $600 for a minty lens.

Waiting for the day we can send our scopes to do remote AP on the moon :) No atmosphere

A very cool concept. Curious if they stream audio/video from the site that uses can monitor. (I suppose part of your set up could be a video monitor?) That way you could see and hear your equipment. I like the community idea too. I have joined in virtual star parties where participants communicate and share real time images. Very cool. PS. Here in Northern Nevada, we are having great clear skies around this New Moon. I am gathering data and no time for any processing. LOL You are going to find out how astro data overload feels. Clear skies.

My girlfriend asked me the other day, after I was ( again! ) complaining about the awful weather here in the UK "Wes, why not sign up for that remote imaging online, that way you can do tons more astrophotography?" to which I replied "Darling, I prefer to drive a real race car on a real race track...racing simulators just don't do it for me!" And therein lies the problem for me personally! I just cannot get excited about VR astrophotography! Thanks for the great content as always Nico! Love the channel!

How starlink kills astrofoto? . How many pictures are whit trails how % cant use to make photo? Thanks

I dropped off my rig a week ago and ran into Galaxy Hunters, then to see Nico in the Discord it’s awesome. I will second the fact that it’s like a star party but almost better cause you don’t have the awkward space nerd energy as the conversation starts :)

Hi Nico, there were a few places where I got a little hmmmmmmmm. First off, the new losmandy dovetail is pointing in the wrong direction if you want correct balance. You therefore might need risers for the tube tings.🤔 (Ok, just saw your remote installation in the latest video. I guess the scope was not badly back heavy) Secondly, to attach the focuser you should not need to connect the pc. Just screw the tube a little out, put the notch in the correct position and when everything is connected you set the limits in the software. No need to over complicate things.

i am 50 and i still not gotten a 1000-2000usd telescope yet, even it still my dream... ! can not take that expense yet as i still have a few young ones and have to prioritize those :) ... buuut sooner or later i will get a dream telescope i can sit inside on my big screen oled tv on my desktop and control a motorized camera telescope of high quality :) i have 1000mbit fiber and wifi 6 they call it so a good telescope would work fine with this i guess.. i just assume they can be controlled trough wifi now ?

I would agree Niko living in New England it seems to me the weather has changed to where we seldom get multiple days of clear skies. When I was younger it seemed common place that you would see clear nights with plenty of stars. I fear this is becomming a not so much a trend as a more established long term reality tied to climate change. Your thoughts?

This is such a great idea Bray and co are onto a great business plan here. I would totally take this up, but as I am not in the US I assume that’s me out!