ASIAIR ANYWHERE

Intro So this question came up on the ASIAIR Facebook group about controlling your ASIAIR and Telescope equipment from California and all your gear would be in New Mexico. I thought I would tackle it with some information and also a little know-how since I love doing...

ASIAIR PRO + PI 5

Intro So I have officially gutted an ASIAIR PRO and replaced the internal board with a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB of RAM and the new Active Cooler. Based on the benchmarks from Core Electronics, the speed we are looking at is almost double from the RPi 4 to the Pi 5!...

iOptron HEM27…the final chapter!

It's been a while since I have posted, I have like four blogs and more YouTube videos in process but work like always, is keeping me super busy and I have not had the time to finish them all yet. So here it is the final chapter. It's been 7 months since purchasing the...
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...

Exposure, Gain, and Cooling oh My

Exposure, Gain, and Cooling oh My

So in my ever-evolving journey of Astrophotography, I keep opening new doors and continue to learn more and more about this hobby. It's not just about capturing the stars that make this hobby so exciting or sitting outside enjoying the stars above, it is also about...

Battery Time

Battery Time

So recently I found out about TAAS which is the Albuquerque Astronomical Society. What I didn't realize is we had this group so close to me and even better they have a private observatory about 11 miles from my house! While I am sitting on Bortles scale 3/4 skies in...

EQStarProEQM35 Review

EQStarProEQM35 Review

Update 5/17/2021: Spoke with SkyWatcher and they had me make some adjustments to my mount. They do not recommend users making these adjustments unless it's needed. If you are having weirdness with your mount please contact SkyWatcher, their support is amazing! I still...