Post by davy on Dec 27, 2017 19:14:52 GMT
Might not been all I hoped, one step forward and two back on one bit of testing.
Test one
Skywatcher az gti ,, new napkins jump pack £40, sits perfect on mount accessories tray and weighs it nicely
Skywatcher ed80 and skywatcher 0.85 focal reducer
Watec 902h camera , c to t adapter,,Chinese copy of easycap, ,,requires adapter to connect focal reducer to t adapter,,
Sharpcap pro software latest download
Camera pointed on moon,, just reaches focus with above kit,, would be better with 40mm extension tube.
Pink phase lines on bottom of screen capture ,, image was ok other than that,, but can't get shot of phase lines.
Put genuine sharpcap on in place of Chinese copy,, drivers are different,, loaded in drivers
No image,, screen covered in phase lines
Deleted Chinese driver and software and reinstalled genuine easycap drivers,, no difference,, junk
Further head searching required.
Test 2
Above hardware but camera now zwo asi178mc, usb3 cable in usb2 port on laptop,, the zwo does not like my usb3 port,, freezes.
Got all the kit indoors and shooting through double glazed windows.. got focus no problems and marked draw tube for future reference. Happy with the zwo now I have dialled in some settings,, nice camera,,
Took a few crap snapshots on the sharpcap software, clouds were starting to come in and loosing my field of view,, happy enough,,
Looks like I will be carrying on testing with zwo and Dutch the watec for now,, not enough camera control compared to zwo
Test one
Skywatcher az gti ,, new napkins jump pack £40, sits perfect on mount accessories tray and weighs it nicely
Skywatcher ed80 and skywatcher 0.85 focal reducer
Watec 902h camera , c to t adapter,,Chinese copy of easycap, ,,requires adapter to connect focal reducer to t adapter,,
Sharpcap pro software latest download
Camera pointed on moon,, just reaches focus with above kit,, would be better with 40mm extension tube.
Pink phase lines on bottom of screen capture ,, image was ok other than that,, but can't get shot of phase lines.
Put genuine sharpcap on in place of Chinese copy,, drivers are different,, loaded in drivers
No image,, screen covered in phase lines
Deleted Chinese driver and software and reinstalled genuine easycap drivers,, no difference,, junk
Further head searching required.
Test 2
Above hardware but camera now zwo asi178mc, usb3 cable in usb2 port on laptop,, the zwo does not like my usb3 port,, freezes.
Got all the kit indoors and shooting through double glazed windows.. got focus no problems and marked draw tube for future reference. Happy with the zwo now I have dialled in some settings,, nice camera,,
Took a few crap snapshots on the sharpcap software, clouds were starting to come in and loosing my field of view,, happy enough,,
Looks like I will be carrying on testing with zwo and Dutch the watec for now,, not enough camera control compared to zwo