Edited by RandallK, 21 October 2018 - 09:24 PM. Immediately after this photo I went to take the photo called Nightmare. It's also notable to say that he would have been led by the talents of Tommy Windich who was the outstanding Aboriginal bushman who accompanied him on his expeditions. Image 1 - "Exploring the Great Expanse" Salt lakes can be a fantastic location for landscape astrophotography. This popular program allows autoguiding of a mount while taking astronomical photos via a camera. The table below lists the … Synscan hand controller extension cable - posted in Beginning and Intermediate Imaging: Has anyone recently purchased an extension cable for their synscan hand controller so you may use the controller further from the mount? First, let’s think about the electronics inside the mount body. Canon 6d Tamron 15-30 x 63 image panorama at 30mm F3.2 ISO 5000-6400 25-30s (last few photos were at shorter shutter and higher ISO) tracking mount ... Our ambassador Astrophotobear describes this fantastic image below. To connect the SynScan V5 hand controller to your mount, plug the 8-pin RJ-45 connector of the coil cable that came with your SynScan into the corresponding port on the bottom of the hand controller (Figure 1b), and plug the Im trying to avoid using stellarium/cartes/sky safari to control the mount and would prefer to use the controller at a distance of 25 to 30 feet from the mount. It's located around 370km north of Perth. AZ SynScan hand control for AZ SynScan (including connecting cable and RS-232 cable) . Once connected via the SynScan USB adaptor, most of the these programs will allow you to move your telescope to an item of interest or even click on a star map to position your telescope. Be careful though because you need to make sure it is firm enough otherwise it tries to suck you into the mud that is the lake bed. Inside is the motor control electronics card. Image 2 - "The Light Within"Nambung National Park in Western Australia. Just make sure that the wires are "straight through"...that is, no crossover of any of the wires. This is the also sometimes referred to as a USB printer cable. The image received an APOD twice. Taken in 2015 – on a perfectly calm night you can stand still and all the stars will reflect in the water around you. Please not you do not require this adaptor if your Sky-Watcher mount already has a USB port or you have a new, Version 5 SynScan hand controller. Product Code: SYN01. A SynScan hand control and its interfaces are shown in Fig. (write review), http://www.skywatcher.com/download/software/, Programmable Temperature Controlled Switch. Moon luminosity around 39%. A crescent moon sits on top a pinnacle providing a back lit scene. The zodiacal light (sunlight reflecting off cosmic dust in the inner solar system) creates a triangle of light up to the Milky Way core. The salt lake is only a few inches deep so can readily stand in it. No Reviews Posted Yet - be the first! 1.1 1.1 Outline and Interface 1.2 Connecting to a Telescope Mount Fig. This opens up your Sky-Watcher mount to a wide collection of both Open Source and commercial telescope control, planetarium and guiding software. ... Tonights LIVE stream of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn conjunction. All Sky-Watcher products have a 5 year manufacturer warranty (not transferable). This small and inexpensive dongle updates your current Sky-Watcher mount with the new “PC-Direct” features found in latest version of mounts like the Sky-Watcher EQ8-R or those with the new version 5 of the SynScan hand controller. 8 pin connector. Introducing Astrophotobear aka Michael Goh. WIN AN ESPRIT WORTH $3499!! Michael Goh is a full-time photographer located in Western Australia primarily capturing astrophotography, commercial, portrait, time-lapse, photospheres, event, video and aerial work. The cable plugs directly into the RJ11 telephone style port at the base of the controller and into a spare serial port on the computer. Before getting into the various methods for connecting a SynScan mount to a computer for control, it is best to have a basic understanding of which parts do what in a SynScan mount. I think you can just use a regular computer CAT5 cable. Product Condition: New. I have the HEQ5-Pro mount with SynScan and I've tried a CAT5 cable and it worked just fine. I would suggest looking for one that utilises the FTDI chipset, as these will have drivers that work with Windows 10. Units in Stock: 10. Michael also runs photography workshops. 1.1 Connect the 8-pin (RJ-45) “Mount” port of the hand control to the “Hand Control” port on a Sky-Watcher mount using an appropriate cable. In The Box: SynScan USB Adaptor. The OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon was established in Australia to meet the needs for more reliable higher quality communications for the Apollo space program. Opened up the USB connector end and swapped the RX and TX wires on the circuit board and now the FW update worked successfully and was able to have the FW update utility report out the HW, FW and database version numbers. Its job is to run the stepper motors for the RA (Right Ascension) drive axis and the DEC (Declination) drive axis. Those who have clear skies be sure to check it out. 1.1 1.1 Outline and Interface 1.2 Connecting to a Telescope Mount Fig. （SynScan の RJ-45（8ピン）端子と赤道儀本体の「Hand Controller」端子を専用ケーブルでつないでおきます。Sky-Watcher EQ シリーズでは SynScan の RJ-45 端子とモーターコントロールボックスの「Hand Controller」端子をつなぎ Intense green airglow in the night sky and a crescent moon starting to rise underneath the Milky Way core. The Carnarvon Tracking station was commissioned in 1964 and operated for 11 years and supported the Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs.