Hello from Norway II - Forums

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Apr 13, 2020

Hi all,

At the merry age of 51, I have recently taken up astrophotography - and I'm totally hooked, even though my results are comme-ci-come-ça so far. I have acquired the necessities: A sturdy tripod, a Star Adventurer Pro pack, and I'm about to send my old trusty D600 to Spencer's for conversion. I am very much in the trial & error phase still, and have discovered that I really need an autoguider of sorts (Lacerta? ZWO ASIair Pro? The jury's out, it seems) to accomodate especially some of my longer focal length lenses for deep sky objects. I am very much looking forward to learn more from all of you seasoned and not-so-seasoned astro photographers on this site.

Thanks

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Dave Erickson

Apr 13, 2020

Welcome, you have landed in the right place…
Best,
Dave

Hans P. Strifeldt

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Apr 13, 2020

Thanks, Dave.

Oh, and as I've learned: Clear skies!

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Kevin Morefield

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Apr 13, 2020

Welcome Hans! I was also 51 when I started 5 years ago. The equipment choices and learning the software will keep you busy till the very end!

Cheers,

Kevin

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Hans P. Strifeldt

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Apr 13, 2020

Thanks, Kevin. Judging from your images, I have a looong way to go. Yours (and others) are truly inspirational.

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astropical

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Apr 14, 2020

Hei Hans,
Hjertelig velkommen. A few years older than you but still a novice :-)
Indeed, for long lenses autoguiding is essential with the SA Pro Pack.
In the interest of light weight I picked a 30mm F4 guidescope with an ASI290MM
camera which I also use for lunar photography. If for guiding only the
ASI290MM Mini would be great. The new M-GEN III is mouth watering :-)
Anyway, looking forward to seeing your first images, whether try or error.
It can only become better :-)
Cheers
Robert

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Francesco

Apr 14, 2020

Hej Hans!
Varmt välkommen! I’m 47 and started with this hobby 2015, but I’m still learning

you got very god advices from Robert about auto guiding. Clear skies och Lycka till!
/Francesco

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Ola Skarpen SkyEyE

Apr 14, 2020

Hei og velkommen.
Om du trenger et mono kamera til NB bilder, må du si ifra, jeg har et monomodefisert D600 (eneste mono Nikon D600 i sitt slag som finnes) liggende som ikke jeg bruker lengere.

Roy Hagen

Apr 14, 2020

Hei Hans, og velkommen skal du være.
Selv bruker jeg ASIAir for fotografering og styrer alt via iPad, men ZWO er litt knipen på hvilke typer kamera som har støtte i appen.
Den har fungert knirkefritt dette året og har i tillegg en "polar align" funksjon som har fungert veldig bra så langt.
Det er vel bare ASI eller DSLR som har støtte såvidt jeg vet.
Mitt Nikon D610 fungerer bra med ASIAir, men nå bruker jeg ASI071 på grunn av innebygd kjøling.
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Hans P. Strifeldt

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Apr 14, 2020 · Edited: Apr 14, 2020

Hi, thank you all for great input & advice - and of course a special takk til mine nordiske frender. My D600 will be shipped tomorrow for a full spectrum conversion at Spencer’s, incl sensor cooling. I have worked a bit more with the SA and have obtained somewhat better results. I think I have more leeway on the SA than I first thought - the fool behind the camera (e.g. me) is of course to blame, as I need to be better at polar alignment. But I truly like this new hobby, with all its tinkering and, at times, frustration. Looking forward to share some results in the not-so-distant future!

Take care, all!

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