Did QHYCCD just kill ZWO ASIAIR?

So I am always looking for new stuff and happened to run into Dylan's video on QUARCS. I joined up on Discord and tested out the image but it didn't work on my ASIAIR modded RPi5 but it did work on the stock ASAIR Pro. The big deal here is QUARCS will run from a...

TERRAMASTER + TrueNAS = WIN!

Intro So since I upgraded my workstation it was time to also update my old Synology DS214se that has lasted me with the same 2x1TB WD NAS drives since May of 2015. Sadly it is only 2 bay NAS and not worth adding in the max storage of 12TB as it's an older NAS with...

XIDAX PixInsight Powerhouse Part 1 of 2!!

Intro It's been eight months since my last blog post or YouTube video. I'd planned to keep adding value-packed content based on Astro and technical stuff, but life and work intervened. It's been a crazy eight months, but I won't bore you with the details. I will just...
Light Panel

Light Panel

So I have finally purchased a light panel. It set me back $17.98 from Amazon https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B079HMW4BV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details *The link does not give me money it's linked with smile amazon so you can donate to a charity of your...

Fixing pinched optics on the WO Zenithstar 61II

Fixing pinched optics on the WO Zenithstar 61II

So last night I was able to make it out to the GNTO and worked on my pinched optics. It's been pretty bad, to say the least as you can see by my Starship Enterprise looking stars Beam me up, Scotty... I made some initial adjustments as all the screws were super loose...

So long Stellarvue..Hello Hubble

So long Stellarvue..Hello Hubble

Well in 10 months I had 5 photos and two replacements with the Stellarvue Triplet Apo SVX080T-25FT and it's going back to Stellarvue for good. My time with the Stellarvue Triplet Apo SVX080T-25FT scope was exciting at first and I was over the moon when it first...

Telescope & Astrophotography Wows…

Telescope & Astrophotography Wows…

Well, my luck with Telescopes has been pretty poor, to say the least since starting this crazy Astrophotography journey. William Optics My first telescope the RedCat51 was an amazing little scope and it rocked the skies till my lens slipped out of the scope?!?! I have...

ZWO Presentation with TAAS

ZWO Presentation with TAAS

I just recently got done doing a presentation for the TAAS (The Albuquerque Astronomy Society) and just posted it up on YouTube. The presentation is about the ZWO ASIAir Pro and Plus and how you can simplify Astrophotghaphy. Trying to sum it up in 45 minutes is not...

ASIAIR PRO vs ASIAIR PLUS

ASIAIR PRO vs ASIAIR PLUS

Well if you haven't seen my silly video ZWO was kind enough to give me the title of ASIAir Plus Experience Officer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYmnUSOse5Q What this title means is I was selected with 233 users all over the world to give the Astro community a...

Astro Rig the Final Chapter

Astro Rig the Final Chapter

Man alive has my rig gone through some major changes in over a year. This one is the most expensive upgrade by far but also this is where I plan to come to a stop with my Astrophotography setup. I plan on adding some binoculars and maybe just maybe a longer focal...

Unihedron Sky Quality Meter-L

Unihedron Sky Quality Meter-L

So I have been shooting the stars for over a year and always based my Bortles class skies on popular websites https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/ https://clearoutside.com/ Light Pollution map has me at Bortles 4 and Clear Outside has me at Bortles 2. I even tried the...

iOptron GEM28 vs SkyWatcher EQM-35

iOptron GEM28 vs SkyWatcher EQM-35

I recently pulled the trigger and upgrading my mount to the iOptron GEM28 with LiteRoc Tripod. I skipped on the iPolar and EC upgrades as I don't need those things. However, I do plan on getting a case for it for travel when they are back in stock. Right now due to...