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...

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!...
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...

SubframeSelector – PixInsight

SubframeSelector – PixInsight

Forward Now that I have a Mono camera I have decided to dive much deeper into my photos and make sure I am getting the best quality image out of my time in the field be it in my backyard or out at the GNTO! In comes, something I have been wanting to learn to do for...

Astro Rig 5.0

Astro Rig 5.0

Forward So I have been contemplating what I want to do with the stars and my rig. I moved from a Nikon D5500 to the ZWO ASI533MC Pro. I took great pictures with them both but even better pictures with the ZWO ASI533MC Pro. One of the things that added a bunch of fun...

ASIAir Pro + Wi-Fi Hack

ASIAir Pro + Wi-Fi Hack

Forward I love my little ASIAIr Pro however l am not keen on the weak password for WI-Fi and not happy they do not let me change it. Today I figure I am just going to modify Wi-Fi name, Wi-Fi password so let's get started making some edits to the ASIAir script using...

Reading ASIAir Pro Log Files

Reading ASIAir Pro Log Files

Forward So I have a new belt drive kit coming for my SkyWatcher EQM-35Pro mount along with the ZWO Off-Axis Guide (OAG), and also the ZWO ASI290MM Mini CMOS Telescope Guide Camera. Before all of the new items arrive I wanted to capture some log data from my previous...

ASIAir Pro + WiFi Adapter

ASIAir Pro + WiFi Adapter

So my Astro Rig is currently offline for the time being as I sold off a bunch of my gear and have a lot more coming in! There will be YouTube videos and website posts to follow. So while I have been offline I wanted to get rid of the secondary Wi-Fi router I had set...

Choices…Choices Everywhere

Choices…Choices Everywhere

So it's been over a month since I posted. Also, a month since I have been able to really capture anything at all due to the nasty weather. I have a handful of subs but maybe 16 subs usable against several objects which is just not enough. It's given me time to really...

PixInsight + Ubuntu = Love

PixInsight + Ubuntu = Love

It's been a while since I posted and thought I would throw out a post. So as I continue to shoot the stars and enjoy the process of capturing the heavens above, I wanted to see if I could speed up PixInsight which is the application I use to process my hours of...

Using PixInsight with the Rosette Nebula

Using PixInsight with the Rosette Nebula

Alright, here we go again sharing on YouTube and using PixInsight. The data and video are a quick 10,000ft view of PixInsight and how I use it to process images. Through the videos I discussed links I whould share. Here are those links. Links I speak about in YouTube...