I just stumbled across your channel. I really like your style. Good sense of humor and you have a very relate-able approach. Thanks! FYI - just bought the AZ GTi and getting ready for my first night out ... I am very early in my astrophotography hobby. Love the video
@astronotna
13 күн бұрын
Hey thanks appreciate that! Welcome to the hobby and thanks for watching this one!
@jesuschrist2284
5 ай бұрын
Currently imaging m51 on this mount now
@brianr555
24 күн бұрын
I just found your videos, and have enjoyed them! I have the star advnturer gti and its great! But i had a question on payload and hopefully you can answer…when it states “payload” in the owners manual, do they consider the “payload” to mean camera/scope etc, what is on topside of the mount head? Or does payload mean all wt combined including the bar and counter wt?? Thank you for your videos!
@astronotna
24 күн бұрын
Great question. I called skywatcher on this when I started astro, and the payload is on the Mount side. Camera scope etc. The counterweight and the bar are not a factor there.
@brianr555
24 күн бұрын
@@astronotna awesome! Thank you!! I have a 120st achro scope that is 8 1/2 lbs, and adding a dslr w/accessories it puts it at 11lbs…i use the evoguide 50ed w/ my dslr as my major rig (no guiding). great for wide shots of the night sky. Thanks again!!
@jimts1802
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. Just bought my own GTI, waiting to come to me. Could you please share a video how you mounted all the equipment on the GTI ? I am newbie. thank you again
@astronotna
Ай бұрын
you can always DM me on instagram
@alrobinson9183
5 ай бұрын
I have this GTI. When lookong through the scope my polar clock is not vertical when the right assention bar is vertical. Is that a problem? It seems misaligned to me. How do I fix that?
@astronotna
5 ай бұрын
Well you just need to have Polaris in the Same spot on the clock that is shown on the app but if you want to line everything up you can tilt the RA ascension till it is vertical while looking through it. Loosen the bolt though lol
@SonnyPruitt-q1s
Ай бұрын
Can I set that mount up on my patio and go in the house and let it start taking pictures and then go out in a couple hours and have some Nebula to look at?
@astronotna
Ай бұрын
If you can polar align it and have a view of the sky I don't see why not!
@mikehardy8247
6 ай бұрын
Where is the gain of your guide camera? I have ssme guider, on same mount. Love GTI. Jealous of your dark skies.
@astronotna
6 ай бұрын
I set it at 67 in this video. Man I don't get to that site to often but when I do it's always a great time. I met a nice family there that night and I talked to the kids about astrophotography. It was pretty neat to see the wonder in their faces.
@TFFantasyArt
6 ай бұрын
Very cool good buddy. Looks like you are still making some really awesome pictures!
@astronotna
6 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@costmich
6 ай бұрын
I've watched the other videos in the series and I was thinking of finally getting it yesterday, so now with your video I will definitely buy it! Thank you and clear skies
@astronotna
6 ай бұрын
Glad I could help out in someway!! Congrats on a gti for you soon. Wishing you clear skies!
@kittywampus
6 ай бұрын
For a small mount, I've been using an Explore Scientific IEXOS 100-2. I Got it for 300 bucks new, and guiding is pretty good for a budget setup.
@astronotna
6 ай бұрын
Sweet!
@xxGmon3yxx
6 ай бұрын
I regret not researching enough and going with a GTI instead of the IEXOS. Belt driven is the way to go.
@kittywampus
6 ай бұрын
@@xxGmon3yxx but it is belt driven, isn't it? The worm gears are a bit rough now and then, but it's driven by a belt.
@mannyva01
6 ай бұрын
I have one myself since thanksgiving time... but i dont have dark skies where i live..... would have to make a trip up north to get that..... i tried using it...... but did not work how i hoped..... this is more detailed on the instructions so I will give it a try again
@jesuschrist2284
5 ай бұрын
Im in bortle 6 just go for it. Its good practice to get everything up running if nothing else. I have to dodge clouds like a ninja, but we do what we can with what we have :)
@mannyva01
5 ай бұрын
@@jesuschrist2284 i am in bortle 9 sadly ...... there is 1 place i can go to that has bortle 7...... if i go to my sister home she has a bortle 4-5..... but thats 3 hrs from where i live
@jesuschrist2284
6 ай бұрын
Alt knob on mine has a bit of a dead spot sort of thing, but with nina my 3ppa seems good
@denniswatson5066
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@carlbordelon
6 ай бұрын
The Solar Eclipse is coming....do you need to polar-align to track the sun? If so, how do you polar-align during the daylight?
@astronotna
5 ай бұрын
You do for tracking but only needs to be close. Skywatcher did a segment on their webcast just recently
@AmatureAstronomer
6 ай бұрын
Been thinking of getting a Skywatcher GTI mount.
@xxGmon3yxx
6 ай бұрын
Don't do it. IEXOS is cheaper and belt driven. I regret getting the GTI, and pushed me to spend money on a EQ6R pro much sooner. I'm struggling to sell my GTI and might just keep it for solar or run two rigs some nights.
@jesuschrist2284
6 ай бұрын
Another great video ty
@tuhkathri9126
5 ай бұрын
Your channel is immensely helpful to people just starting in the hobby like myself. Very informative and helpful in avoiding frustrating mistakes that can put people off the hobby in the beginning. Also, why the red light on your hat? 🤔. Sorry I'm very new 😅
@astronotna
5 ай бұрын
Thanks I definitely try to be helpful. I remember what it was like just starting out! Red light at night preserves your night vision. Thanks for watching this one!
@nicoladavidefurnari2845
5 ай бұрын
hi, nice video! can you share your guiding settings? i have the same mount but i have issue with drivers (i think). Right now my experience with this light setup is very bad. I tried also to test the tracking system, withouth autoguiding but it loses stars after 30s. Can you help me in some way?
@astronotna
5 ай бұрын
I can give you things to check. First you want to make sure you balanced your mount in both RA and DEC I did make a video on this so check it out if you need the reference kzitem.info/news/bejne/tGuVq4GriIumhmU. You also want to make sure you have not exceeded the wieght limit on your mount. Check your polar alignment as well at night that it is indeed accurate and make sure your mount is level. Most guiding problems start here. With guiding take time to intiate the calibration proces. I can share my guiding settings but remember they may not work for you due to set up and where I am in the world. I am also using the ASIAIR. As I said in this video My settings for RA is 45 and DEC is 40 for this mount. Hopefully this helps in someway. Keep at it my friend you will get there.
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