#Polls 5.0

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tall rivet
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Well, Samsungs generate quite a lot of hot pixels. They usually don’t use Sony’s IMX sensors

tender hollow
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I'm more concerned about the fact that the dark is crushed and clipped

hybrid echo
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why does it look so weird

tender hollow
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This isn't truly unprocessed RAW

tall rivet
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55s iso 800

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In the phone gallery, it looks a bit clipped.

urban quiver
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what

delicate lance
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58 + 12 is obviously 60

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and since 23 + 37 is also 60 the answer must be 35

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basic math vro

delicate lance
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HOW are you not understanding this

urban quiver
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im sorry you are right mr human calculator

delicate lance
vagrant basin
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Yeah it can be like that

tender hollow
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will check PI when I get a moment

vagrant basin
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I also noticed the more you image w phone it gets hotter and produces crap ton more hot pixela

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Pixels

delicate lance
desert obsidian
urban quiver
ivory mural
cold moon
# urban quiver

I voted refractor but simply because I would sell it immediately

delicate lance
late summit
delicate lance
urban quiver
ivory mural
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if i had both id use the refractor, i hate on fracs for their price

tall rivet
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Takahashi Epsilon 6">>

delicate lance
# urban quiver

Get Refractor > Trade it with stupid frac lover for different refractor > sell traded refractor

delicate lance
delicate lance
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beyond that is professional in my eyes

urban quiver
delicate lance
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eh

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nah it isnt

urban quiver
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Not my fault you’re braindead 🥀

delicate lance
ivory mural
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and the eqm35 can do some overload

cinder loom
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There a polls 5 now? 💀

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Genuinely what even is the point of mods closing the polls channels when every time someone just creates a new polls channel kekw

undone sinew
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poll_question_text

how much do you desire to image in the opposite hemisphere

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I would really want to be there.

hybrid echo
ivory mural
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this one has lasted a while

proud quarry
# urban quiver

6" refractor is all well and good, until you have to mount it

urban quiver
proud quarry
marble hearth
obsidian plover
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0.5-0.7 as lowest is crazy, u guys need better mounts

summer turret
marble hearth
obsidian plover
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Brother it takes 5 mins to get within 10 arc seconds 😭

marble hearth
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?!?!

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Takes me 15 to get within 4 arcMINS

obsidian plover
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Just gotta get better 😔

marble hearth
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Ts pmo

desert obsidian
hybrid echo
# marble hearth

pathetic
imagine having clear nights... any time in the last month

ivory mural
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that takes 15 seconds

limpid geode
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You can magically store and lift it I guess

summer turret
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f2 EyesShake

limpid geode
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The 36" has a spherical mirror

summer turret
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frac gang

limpid geode
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Lmfao

fallen obsidian
hybrid echo
limpid geode
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I put powerseeker on there

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Redoing that hang on

hybrid echo
urban quiver
obsidian plover
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heq5 ?

ivory mural
limpid geode
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I need my 2 photons of DSO color

brisk copper
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i could use narrowband

limpid geode
brisk copper
limpid geode
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Slow

brisk copper
limpid geode
brisk copper
limpid geode
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Not much of an issue for a 24" scope at f/15

tall rivet
brisk copper
# ivory mural

actually, the askar doublet, its extremely well corrected for its focal length

ivory mural
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its not a true apo since it isnt a triplet but still

ivory mural
# ivory mural

by achromatic refractor, i dont mean any doublet since there are really good doublets that are classified as apochromatic, i mean the real "cheap" achromat ones

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but you can get a fat slow one so it isnt as big of an issue

marble hearth
summer turret
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2018 Internet trend

quasi cedar
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fr but i still think people are lying that they hear yanny

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like i know theres those auditory illusions where you'll hear whichever word your thinking of, but i tried to thinky of yanny and still heard laurel, i read text on the screen that said yanny while listening and still heard laurel, IT MAKES NO SENSE

mint talon
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can you subtract 23 from 58 in your head

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yea

undone sinew
quasi cedar
undone sinew
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one word is on the low frequencies the other is on the high frequencies

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if you get the audio, put it through something like audacity and isolate some of the frequencies you can hear yanny

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There are youtube videos on it

undone sinew
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only offtopic one i will make mods please dont delete

undone sinew
# undone sinew
poll_question_text

What do i order

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Chicken sandwich

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Thanks

obsidian plover
# undone sinew

Getting doordash while polar aligning to keep yourself focused on the imaging session, what is your favourite sandwich

static sapphire
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@quasi cedar please keep it at least tangentially on-topic

static sapphire
undone sinew
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Can we make an offtopic poll thread then

static sapphire
undone sinew
#

alright

static sapphire
#

Ok, please use #1411387988776058891 from now on for anything off-topic. Happy polling!

summer oar
zealous cloak
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Sharpless is being peak for me lately

cold moon
delicate lance
summer oar
summer oar
delicate lance
cold moon
# delicate lance

I'll have to go for the 455 but I'm never gonna be able to afford it

delicate lance
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@cold moon the 455 is a criminal pick

summer oar
cold moon
delicate lance
delicate lance
delicate lance
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And also has decent QE and 3.76um pixels

summer oar
#

150MP???

delicate lance
cold moon
#

A corrected 12" RC should be able to handle that actually

delicate lance
#

ben offered me to take an image using his 20'' Dall-Kirkham and one of those sensors

cold moon
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Damn

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Absolute peak

delicate lance
cold moon
delicate lance
cold moon
cold moon
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F ratio?

delicate lance
cold moon
vagrant basin
#
poll_question_text

Does phone ap havw potential

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4

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Defo

delicate lance
ivory mural
quasi cedar
delicate lance
delicate lance
ivory mural
delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

Would you rather get...

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11

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A nice Ha Solar Telescope

urban quiver
# urban quiver
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If you could have either one for FREE, which would you choose?

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6" Refractor

urban quiver
# urban quiver
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You can get one scope for free but you can’t sell it!

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2

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6” Reflector

cerulean elm
delicate lance
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most people dont even know it exists

cerulean elm
undone sinew
cerulean elm
marble hearth
# marble hearth
poll_question_text

Lowest guiding error you've achieved?

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15

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2

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0.1-0.3"

summer turret
# summer turret
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How is it spelt

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Donuts

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The people who said "Doughnuts" have been blocked and ignored.

marble hearth
tender hollow
cedar dome
limpid geode
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Imagine guiding

lofty jetty
glacial bear
delicate lance
fallen obsidian
# delicate lance

Put them into the player one camera names and I can answer this poll

delicate lance
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others dont exist

fallen obsidian
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What about like the planetary line

delicate lance
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so no 411, 990, 460 or 410

delicate lance
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besides they dont fit

delicate lance
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id agree

summer oar
# summer oar
poll_question_text

Best Deep Space Object Catalog

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NGC

delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

Hands down most superior sensor!!

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14

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2

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IMX533

tender hollow
delicate lance
delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

Would you rather...

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2

victor_answer_text

Purchase a 12'' Goto Dobsonian

restive fiber
ivory mural
ivory mural
limpid geode
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I'm fine with all of them, id prefer the cold weather, but the hot weather would be a good change of pace

late summit
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hot and humid = death though

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humidity makes a massive difference, 19c with 99% humidity is harder to handle that 30c with 10% humidity

marble hearth
# marble hearth
poll_question_text

What's the minimum amount of clear night sky time you need to make it worthwhile to set up your gear?

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1-3hr

limpid geode
ivory mural
zealous cloak
swift heart
swift heart
# limpid geode

can't believe you missed the Magellanic Clouds, Barnard's Galaxy, IC 10, IC 1613, and IC 342

swift heart
proud quarry
fallen obsidian
cedar dome
# cedar dome
poll_question_text

How is your guiding on average?

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5

victor_answer_text

.6-.4

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1231830046491152424

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wholesome

delicate lance
obsidian plover
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Lmc wins

delicate lance
delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

Hands down WORST Mainstream Sensor!?

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14

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3

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IMX294

uneven shore
brisk copper
#

but the red has a bit of green to it

limpid geode
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Bruh I should just turn this thing into a Google forms

cerulean elm
limpid geode
cerulean elm
undone sinew
uneven shore
# uneven shore
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Which process is better?

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Left

victor_answer_emoji_name

🇱

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Almost one

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I was so close

cold moon
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Or Hoag's object

limpid geode
# limpid geode
poll_question_text

Best Galaxy

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Triangulum

plucky vigil
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Holy hell why 4 no’s

limpid geode
plucky vigil
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Doing it in unity

cedar dome
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I have hope, though I’ve only coded in C++ so

limpid geode
cedar dome
plucky vigil
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ChatGPT will do the majority of heavy lifting

mint talon
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you seem like the type to watch 4 programming tutorials, got 1/4th the way through making a pre alpha and give up not long after

limpid geode
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I absolutely despise unity

limpid geode
plucky vigil
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Ahh.

cedar dome
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I was thinking of making a horror game related to astro kekw

cedar dome
limpid geode
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Too complicated, I'll take my homebrew any given day

limpid geode
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I need to get back into programming Wii homebrew.

plucky vigil
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So many people doubting that I can do it, anyone willing to help or offer advice lol.

cedar dome
cedar dome
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I don’t have much coding experience however

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This should call for a development forum

limpid geode
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Unity development forums sound a lot like scratch

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Aka 13yo plebs getting sassed by grown ass men

plucky vigil
plucky vigil
limpid geode
ivory mural
# ivory mural
poll_question_text

Would you rather use a: (you can choose f ratio)

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2

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achromatic refractor

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1022874584309039184

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telescope

quasi cedar
proud quarry
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oooooo real

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isnt the dev like a terrible person though

quasi cedar
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not to my knowledge, i dunno

zealous cloak
plucky vigil
cold moon
# plucky vigil

Code it in C++ and build your own ray tracer for nice graphics

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Code a light ray simulator from scratch too

hybrid echo
# plucky vigil

you will fail and instead make a large 2d astro game
because of feature creep

cold moon
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Code it IN Scratch

hybrid echo
plucky vigil
plucky vigil
#

We got a road map so should be fine

hybrid echo
quasi cedar
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is java easy to learn

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like hypothetically lets say little timmy didnt have any coding experience at all, and wanted to learn java, would little timmy struggle learning java

ivory mural
quasi cedar
#

little timmy is not real and totally doesnt represent anyone here and is totally just hypothetical

quasi cedar
delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

Will my Physics teacher have remembered to 3d print my Cheshire eyepiece?

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victor_answer_text

Nuh

hybrid echo
quasi cedar
hybrid echo
quasi cedar
quasi cedar
#

little timmy now just needs to come up with ideas on what to make first then make bigger and bigger things as little timmy goes on, hypothetically

tender hollow
quasi cedar
#

LETS GOOOOOO

summer turret
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Elite reddit knowledge

quasi cedar
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fun fact: i installed reddit because of that reddit post

summer turret
quasi cedar
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that was a year ago and now its like my #1 most used app on my phone when im bored

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90% of that screentime is the silksong subreddit where i study people losing their minds

undone sinew
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code it in scratch

undone sinew
plucky vigil
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Nah I’ll like actually put in effort and learn a bit

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Doing it in C#

undone sinew
#

there are no good documentations so you’re kind of just at the mercy of youtube videos

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also before you do any modding your java knowledge needs to be considerably advanced to understand whats going on

limpid geode
undone sinew
#

most of its users probably dont even know how to multiply

mint talon
bold quiver
plucky vigil
bold quiver
#

Good, likely you’ll succeed with that helping you out then

plucky vigil
#

fingers crossed

plucky vigil
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i am good with the art side of things, i can draw and also have @cedar dome helping out with sprites

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just need chatgpt to carry the code side of things

gleaming hearth
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for 2d I think godot might be a better option than unity

static sapphire
plucky vigil
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doesnt make many mistakes other than telling me something is somewhere when its not (trained off old data but corrects itself once reminded of the version)

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its good at C#

plucky vigil
woeful ivy
cold moon
delicate lance
#

it will explode in 15 minutes

cold moon
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Surely the guy can't be wrong right?

delicate lance
#

cant be

woeful ivy
marble hearth
vagrant basin
woeful ivy
ivory mural
# vagrant basin

fixed my guiding and got my best images this summer but damn the clouds

vagrant basin
#

Dang😭

cerulean elm
delicate lance
#

no astrodark
no camera
no friend
no time
nothing

cerulean elm
obsidian plover
static sapphire
vagrant basin
#

Seems like summer wasn't itFeelsBadMan

summer turret
#

winter was really good

swift heart
# vagrant basin

I spent less time getting long integrations compared to just exploring the skies with snapshots, but it has been one hell of a time.

quasi cedar
swift heart
quasi cedar
#

what bortle?

swift heart
#

Though the NGC 7331 image is just infrared (though a lot of smoke)

#

The Lagoon was 2 hours 30 minutes, M13 was 2 hours 50 minutes, and NGC 206 in the Andromeda Galaxy is 4 hours

quasi cedar
#

bortle 4/5 is nice, im moving from a b8 to a b6 soon

swift heart
#

NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 13.427 megaparsecs (43.79 million light-years) away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 6 September 1784.
The galaxy appears similar almost in size and structure to the Milky Way, and is sometimes referred to as "the Milky Way's twin". How...

quasi cedar
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this was 6 hours on 7331 from b8, the data was honestly not very good, and i didnt have my uv ir cut filter for this soo

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and i was using old flats so bad bg

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but my fireworks galaxy at 9 hrs was much better

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(still no uv/ir cut filter for that data either)

swift heart
quasi cedar
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that seems like a difficult target to pull detail on

swift heart
plucky vigil
#

A landslide victory for the people.

summer turret
#

🚮

sharp berry
#

🚮

plucky vigil
plucky vigil
sharp berry
plucky vigil
plucky vigil
sharp berry
#

sure

#

where

urban quiver
delicate lance
# urban quiver

sell the gti 🗣️
sell the gti 🗣️
sell the gti 🗣️

urban quiver
#

ok ok ok

woeful ivy
# woeful ivy
poll_question_text

when will betelgeus explode

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500~2000

rain void
cerulean elm
# rain void

K and T don't have their place here. K can get confused for Kelvin and T for Tesla.AwkwardSmile

rain void
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nah Kelvin and Tesla are units while K and T are symbol sin this case

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god dammit i forgot KE as an option

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not to be confused with kiloelectrons lmao

cerulean elm
hybrid echo
# rain void

i personally like "Kinetic energy" as a symbol for kinetic energy

cerulean elm
#

Or keV

rain void
rain void
#

keV is kiloelectronvolts

cerulean elm
cerulean elm
hybrid echo
cerulean elm
#

@hybrid echo why do you have a fish next to your name? Why? Nobody told me what the fish means. PepeHands

hybrid echo
cerulean elm
#

Ruderoguefrog

hybrid echo
cerulean elm
hybrid echo
cerulean elm
delicate lance
rain void
vagrant basin
# vagrant basin
poll_question_text

How was imaging during summer?

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Absolute horror

limpid geode
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2000 dollar budget and buy both

delicate lance
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i said 500 twice lmaoo

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wait let me redo

delicate lance
delicate lance
#

buying the Solar Telescope does not make buying a 16'' impossible, just delays it

woeful ivy
ivory mural
# woeful ivy

if there is any small gaps in the clouds or if they arent super thick take photo

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but if its just giant wall, sleep

static sapphire
limpid geode
ivory mural
brisk copper
uneven shore
cerulean elm
urban quiver
cerulean elm
undone sinew
#

Option A:
Downgrade all my planned filter and filter wheel purchases to 1.25” removing my ability to upgrade from an IMX533 to an IMX571 + not get pixinsight so that I can buy a good pc

Option B:
Keep my filters at 36mm for future-proofing and also get pixinsight but not get the pc (my current computer is just a small laptop)

urban quiver
undone sinew
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For the specs

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Wait i have

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An image

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I need to find it

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All i know is that the cpu is integrated

urban quiver
#

I think you mean GPU

undone sinew
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gpu**

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typo

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Okay here

urban quiver
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Alright integrated is all I needed to hear tbh

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Your laptop sucks

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And a lot of processing software requires a good GPU…. Or at least A GPU

undone sinew
#

The performance is alright, but i know its generally pretty lowend

urban quiver
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You won’t be able to run most denoise or sharpening tbh

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Or it’ll take like 10 hours

undone sinew
#

idk about the filters though

urban quiver
undone sinew
#

if i buy 1.25” then theres no way im upgrading my camera for a loooong time

undone sinew
urban quiver
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Is there a reason you’d want to upgrade cameras anyways? You have a 533

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You need a new pc

undone sinew
#

But a 571 would be a lot better

urban quiver
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a 533 is fine for majority of people. I love mine

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You can always sell it and the filters to upgrade

undone sinew
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Oh yeah

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Actually i have an idea

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ill check good pre-built pcs that are discounted

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and see if i can buy a good one alongside everything i plan on getting for the telescope

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how much does one usually cost

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not extremely high end but still like a good pc

urban quiver
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Idk euro prices. I do know a good bit from PCs though. DM me a link and i can tell you if it’s good or not

undone sinew
#

thx

static sapphire
#

Like Pix or SIRIL literally don't use the GPU for preprocessing, aligning, stacking or any non-"AI" processing

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The bottleneck for stacking is I/O speed, so what helps most is a fast SSD and lots of RAM

urban quiver
# urban quiver
poll_question_text

I gambled a lot and can almost buy a Ragoll 17 Pro. What should I do?

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Sell my GTI - Would give me enough for the Ragdoll 17

urban quiver
#

I remember GraXpert ignoring my GPU going for my integrated GPU, it took like an hour to run. With my GPU it’s like 2 minutes

late summit
#

Yeah with Blurx it legitimately took minutes to run just on my cpu vs a few seconds with my gpu

static sapphire
rain void
# rain void
poll_question_text

Best symbol for kinetic energy?

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K

delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

What to do?

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dont buy and save up for used 16'' dob for 1200

delicate lance
# delicate lance
poll_question_text

would your pick change if the coronado price was knocked down to 400 - 300

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no

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woeful ivy
# woeful ivy
poll_question_text

should i sleep while lunar eclipse cos clouds or should i attempt crappy photo

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2

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take photo

limpid geode
# limpid geode
poll_question_text

Should I motorize my 3" inch alt/az frac

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Yes

limpid geode
#

Dead

plucky vigil
# plucky vigil
poll_question_text

Realistically, will ashen be successfully in making a small 2d astrophotography game (he’s never coded before)

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No

restive fiber
#

heheh

undone sinew
# undone sinew
poll_question_text

It wont fit the text just look at what i sent

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5

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2

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Option B

plucky vigil
# plucky vigil
poll_question_text

Should I keep the dev of Project Nova a secret or keep it public

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Keep posting updates

mint talon
brisk copper
swift heart
# brisk copper

I am not super interested in doing it myself but I want to drag my artist friends to a dark site with me and see what kind of magic they work

ivory mural
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we have control over money constraints

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we can't control our time

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(i mean like clouds and stuff not being busy)

quasi cedar
#

i mean both kinda go hand in hand, no?

plucky vigil
# plucky vigil
poll_question_text

Should I ban everyone who voted no on if I will succeed in making a game from the game.

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Yes

plucky vigil
zealous cloak
delicate lance
restive fiber
#

Bruh

static sapphire
plucky vigil
deep mesa
plucky vigil
#

(you start with a phone)

#

hoping to just continuously keep adding depth to the game, i started it a few days ago, never programmed before, its going well though

#

might have a demo by the end of next week potentially

#

it will be very limited, but a proof of concept to the community PEPW

#

i really want it to be fun

mint talon
zealous cloak
plucky vigil
#

but yes, it will be that but much better and deeper

mint talon
plucky vigil
#

oh wow lmao

#

i wonder what they are doing now

limpid geode
mint talon
#

so like, doing ok ig

plucky vigil
#

why not keep developing

sudden locust
cerulean elm
# zealous cloak

Heart in SHO. The elephants Trunk Nebula is gonna age you two yearskekw

plucky vigil
mint talon
#

schoolday ended

plucky vigil
#

Make a new one

#

Competitor

mint talon
#

maybe I'll update the 2nd one

mint talon
# mint talon
poll_question_text

planetary is

victor_answer_votes

13

total_votes

28

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

neat

brisk copper
# brisk copper
poll_question_text

opinion on astro sketching

victor_answer_votes

15

total_votes

25

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

its cool

restive fiber
young quail
#

Yeah the few clear skies a year i seem to get is the reason why I dont do long integration, dont want to spend 2 years to get 30 hours and thats 2 years of nothing but shooting the same thing every clear night i dont have that patience for that

ivory mural
#

usually less

#

id call that almost always

young quail
#

Im lucky to image once a month

ivory mural
#

at one point i went 5 months without a usable clear night

young quail
#

Same

ivory mural
#

whenever i do get a clear night i always end up getting like 3 hrs max on any one target

#

since i dont want to waste the opportunity only doing one when i might not be able to do anything else for the whole season

young quail
#

Yeah i still only have 8 hours on my na nebula, still waiting for a clear night to get more but its already been how many weeks..... might switch targets i can only look at the same thing for so long before I get "bored" and want to go to something else still showing clouds for the foreseeable future oh a few clear skies during the day but going back to clouds by night so typical

ivory mural
#

also its like the moon is a cloud repellant

#

the skies only ever clear up when its near full moon

young quail
#

Oh i actually never noticed for myself, I just ignore the moon dont care if its full if its clear I have to image regardless ill just go to the opposite direction from the moon

ivory mural
#

but what i meant is its just annoying

young quail
#

Oh yeah for sure it is

ivory mural
#

if it was gonna clear up why not during any other moon phase

plucky vigil
#

Or join my team 😈

mint talon
mint talon
plucky vigil
#

Lmao

plucky vigil
plucky vigil
mint talon
plucky vigil
#

Chats does the scripts I want it too yes

plucky vigil
mint talon
plucky vigil
limpid geode
ivory mural
#

gonna speedrun it

limpid geode
#

Same

#

Quintillion shouldn't be too hard

fallen obsidian
#

I get like 3 clear nights a week

#

sometimes 4

glacial bear
plucky vigil
#

||I have no idea how C# works but it looks right||

ivory mural
#

if i am EXTREMELY lucky i can get 5 in a month

#

usually it is 0-1

hybrid echo
restive fiber
glacial bear
#

@restive fiber how about a ping on Saturday evening?

plucky vigil
#

Pre alpha should find most of the big exploits and if there’s anything big I might wipe before beta/full release, we’ll see

tender hollow
#

ashen do you have any coding experience beyond chatgpt

plucky vigil
tender hollow
#

just curious

#

if chatgpt makes a mistake your only option is to yell at it

plucky vigil
#

Pretty much, I’ve been there lol. I know enough to be able to debug but depending on the issue (generally ui based stuff) it can take a while

marble hearth
obsidian plover
#

I leave it out overnight while I sleep so normal

zealous cloak
# zealous cloak
poll_question_text

What do I shoot next at 520mm

victor_answer_votes

6

total_votes

15

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

Elephants trunk neb SHO

static sapphire
# marble hearth

I just set it up and then remotely program sequence and maybe check on the first few subs. Can easily do this from inside the house on my phone or iPad. Can even do EAA while idk sitting in the bathtub.

marble hearth
#

Same but when astrodark lasts for 4-5 hrs there's not much sleep I can get while imaging :')

woeful ivy
desert obsidian
# marble hearth

Finish setting up at 10, stay up until 1 to make sure guiding and focus are good, go to sleep, wake up for meridian flip, then wake up at 5/6 to pack up and go back home before i get kicked out

fallen obsidian
woeful ivy
#

it says CLEAR AT 2am

#

PLEASEEEEEEEE

undone sinew
brisk copper
plucky vigil
brisk copper
plucky vigil
#

I think

#

They said they made it

mint talon
mint talon
#

i think i was in like 4th grade when i made it lol

brisk copper
#

you will never guess what my main username before my new one is

mint talon
#

well yea i dont need to guess, its in your connections

brisk copper
mint talon
brisk copper
#

i was ateagod before i became a cool person

limpid geode
undone sinew
vagrant basin
#

cant think of any more

ivory mural
#

who the hell is voting super moon

bronze minnow
woeful ivy
undone sinew
#

AAAAAA

mint talon
#

ehehehehehehheheheehehee

bronze minnow
undone sinew
cold moon
hybrid echo
#

its a low bar to be better than orion tbf

undone sinew
#

All other constellations dont even have 3 or more well known objects in them

#

When i say orion is better than cygnus im not saying cygnus is bad im just saying orion is slightly better

#

The objects are just better idk what else to say

hybrid echo
undone sinew
#

virgo is the best constellation because it has ngc 4753

hybrid echo
undone sinew
fallen obsidian
#

tbh we need someone to shoot LDN 43

undone sinew
#

crazy nebula

undone sinew
static sapphire
# vagrant basin

People who don’t vote for meteor shower have never seen a good one

late summit
#

Don't know how badly light pollution affects how much you can see them naked eye, but I'm willing to bet it's a big part of my problem

delicate lance
static sapphire
ivory mural
#

it's just a super bright white streak

#

and done in an instant

late summit
static sapphire
late summit
#

Is this something I'm too high bortle to understand or too stupid to get

delicate lance
#

It makes you feel immersed

#

It makes astronomy feel real

ivory mural
#

october 10 man

delicate lance
#

Those are cool

ivory mural
#

was so crazy

static sapphire
delicate lance
#

A lot of fireballs happen outside of meteor showers

ivory mural
#

ive seen hundreds of meteors never a fireball

static sapphire
#

Also if you have meteor shower with a visible shppting star every few seconds is spectacular 🙂

delicate lance
#

Like the one in Portugal that plunged in the ocean

delicate lance
#

Thats cool

#

Otherwise they are kinda interesting but not something I would compare to the otherw

late summit
ivory mural
#

was this a satellite or a meteor

delicate lance
#

Meteor prob

#

I saw a handful in my fov while doing visual during perseids

vagrant basin
static sapphire
#

This is what I want to see some time

vagrant basin
vagrant basin
#

Ohh its the great leonid meteor shower

static sapphire
woeful ivy
# woeful ivy
poll_question_text

Would i be able to take good lunar eclipse pics?

victor_answer_votes

6

total_votes

13

victor_answer_id

1

victor_answer_text

Yes

restive fiber
# restive fiber
poll_question_text

What weather would you tolerate? You will not be affected

victor_answer_votes

21

total_votes

41

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

Cold and airid

brisk copper
swift heart
fallen obsidian
fallen obsidian
restive fiber
restive fiber
limpid geode
#

Orion is only talked about because it's the brightest and the only one non-stargazers know

marble hearth
# marble hearth
poll_question_text

How tired are you usually after a session?

victor_answer_votes

7

total_votes

23

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

Bit groggy but able to work/study

undone sinew
zealous cloak
#

Multiple times a month

undone sinew
# undone sinew
poll_question_text

Which one is better

victor_answer_votes

14

total_votes

22

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

Cygnus

victor_answer_emoji_name

🎏

static sapphire
# undone sinew

right now: can't because weather, and it's been bad since almost the beginning of year. otherwise: 3-5 days/week

undone sinew
vagrant basin
restive fiber
desert obsidian
vagrant basin
# vagrant basin
poll_question_text

Best events?

victor_answer_votes

20

total_votes

82

victor_answer_id

6

victor_answer_text

Supernova (i wish)

proud quarry
fallen obsidian
urban quiver
static sapphire
# fallen obsidian

I mean the ASIAIR stored to a microSD, but I'm transferring it to my computer via Wi-Fi and then store a backup on a my NAS

tidal tundra
#

Mini pc…

tender hollow
#

My data is transferred by RoboCopy

brisk copper
limpid geode
plucky vigil
# plucky vigil
poll_question_text

Will you be playing my game (currently known as Project Nova) when it drops?

victor_answer_votes

14

total_votes

15

victor_answer_id

1

victor_answer_text

Yes

undone sinew
# undone sinew
poll_question_text

How often do you image

victor_answer_votes

4

total_votes

19

lofty jetty
#

Ok this may be really really stupid but

late summit
#

Not even a question

#

coughing baby vs nuclear bomb

lofty jetty
late summit
#

Even if you had a perfect GTi, I'd still take a EQ5 with Onstep

#

I'd swap mine out in an instant without second thought

urban quiver
lofty jetty
#

If i cant find a seller for the eq5 within a week or two ill get the gti

#

Ill make that two or 3 weeks since everyone is voting against it

urban quiver
#

you can negotiate the price too lol

late summit
#

eq5+onstep will be 300-350 for him and have double of the gti's weight capacity

#

think u can top that

zealous cloak
#

Impatience doesn't get you far in astrophotography

late summit
#

are those 2 weeks gonna be the difference between you getting really good images and not getting good images?

zealous cloak
#

Just wait for a good deal @lofty jetty

late summit
#

Don't hold yourself back with a bad mount because you wanted to take images 2 weeks sooner

urban quiver
#

the gti is a good mount and I’m including accessories 🙁

zealous cloak
#

The gti is a good mount for dslrs and low weight lenses

urban quiver
late summit
#

we're talking 300-350 USD for a EQ5 with goto vs a GTi that has a max load capacity of 5kg and planetary gearing

lofty jetty
zealous cloak
urban quiver
#

Clearly not a fact then

zealous cloak
late summit
#

it's fine to wanna sell your GTi but don't go out of your way trying to convince someone who's about to get a good mount to buy your GTi instead

late summit
#

the eq5 is rated up to 22lbs

urban quiver
late summit
#

Because it's a cheap mount without tracking

urban quiver
#

Has anyone actually tested it

late summit
#

what

#

there's so many people running eq5's with onstep kits

urban quiver
#

no I meant getting the eq-5

#

For that price

late summit
#

yes

#

Zeg has one, a lot of people on cloudynights get them for that cheap too

#

he paid 150 for his

lofty jetty
#

Bump #1379949653990309978 message

urban quiver
late summit
#

people don't wanna lose 70% of the money they paid for theirs

#

would you get rid of your gti for 150?

urban quiver
#

no lol

#

I’d just use it for a 2nd rig at that point

#

I don’t WANT to sell it. It’s just to help me get closer to the ragdoll

zealous cloak
#

Not trying to offend you or any other star tracker users but I only see copium around them

late summit
lofty jetty
#

@late summit @zealous cloak if I get the eq5 + onstep, would that reduce the need to get a ragdoll later on? Is the ragdoll that big of an improvement?

zealous cloak
#

Yes and yes

urban quiver
#

No counter weights needed for most rigs

lofty jetty
lofty jetty
#

Sorry guys, im buying this

urban quiver
#

please be a joke

lofty jetty
#

(Yes its a joke)

late summit
#

You won't be stuck to 10lbs max payloads

lofty jetty
#

Does the EQ5 have any electronics i should worry about or is it just gears?

late summit
#

In what way?

#

This is for the Exos 2 but essentially the same thing

lofty jetty
#

I doubt it does, just making sure

late summit
#

check the video though so you know beforehand how to install onstep

white roost
#

@brisk copper

brisk copper
#

@mint talon vote no

#

thamku :3

lofty jetty
ivory mural
white roost
restive fiber
# restive fiber
poll_question_text

How common are cloudy days for you?

victor_answer_votes

12

total_votes

28

victor_answer_id

5

victor_answer_text

Almost always.

fallen obsidian
# fallen obsidian
poll_question_text

What do you use for your data

victor_answer_votes

5

total_votes

10

lofty jetty
#

alright gang, so im probably not getting my $300 soon and certainly not tonight but I remembered that I have $200 left to spend sowholesome

hybrid echo
urban quiver
lofty jetty
#

I'm gonna negotiate it down anyway, i just want to know how much lmao

#

@late summit @tender hollow

#

I trust your guys' opinion on this the most 😭

glacial bear
tender hollow
# lofty jetty

You don't even use polar scopes in 2025 for astrophotography, so it's good
How much is the shipping fee, or is that with everything included already?

late summit
#

I don't think I used the polar scope on my mount once

lofty jetty
#

And I can always just buy a polar scope for it

tender hollow
#

you definitely don't need a polar scope

#

but yes you can

lofty jetty
tender hollow
#

what do you intend to control your rig with now?

lofty jetty
tender hollow
#

actually what is your rig?

lofty jetty
#

Oh and a remote shutter release

#

I've got my use out of the mount and am going to crash out if I deal with it any more lmao

glacial bear
hybrid echo
lofty jetty
#

UPDATE: the guy said he could drop it to 125 if I had a "ups account"

glacial bear
#

It's a legit thing. Not sure I'd want to do it for $25

lofty jetty
glacial bear
#

Not sure to be honest. I know it exists, it's something that UPS offers me whenever I'm tracking a package from them.

It's worth it to the seller to cut $25 off of the price, the real question is if it's worth a $25 cut to you. Unfortunately I don't know. I would think that they'd want to offer more attractive rates to the folks who sign up with them. 🤷

lofty jetty
cerulean elm
rain void
cerulean elm
swift heart
rain void
swift heart
cerulean elm
rain void
#

I'm saying it's not necessary so don't switch them out

cerulean elm
#

Fair

cerulean elm
undone sinew
restive fiber
white roost
# white roost
poll_question_text

Should Tea be locked in a padded room

victor_answer_votes

7

total_votes

13

victor_answer_id

1

victor_answer_text

Yes

ivory mural
undone sinew
urban quiver
# urban quiver
poll_question_text

How many rubber bands are on your rig?

victor_answer_votes

17

total_votes

22

victor_answer_id

1

victor_answer_text

0

uneven shore
summer turret
#

🚮

cold moon
cerulean elm
brisk copper
uneven shore
cold moon
quasi cedar
cold moon
cerulean elm
uneven shore
#

Diminishing him postmortem

#

And when we pulled him up he defended himself

#

And banned phunky diabetic

brisk copper
#

america eepy sleepy i thinks

quasi cedar
#

Incorrect, I'm in merica and I'm awake

#

It's only 4:33 am here

cold moon
cold moon
quasi cedar
uneven shore
#

I don’t care what he believed, Charlie didn’t deserve to die

brisk copper
#

bobs going to be awake soon :D

quasi cedar
brisk copper
#

its insane

brisk copper
quasi cedar
cerulean elm
uneven shore
# uneven shore
poll_question_text

Should Thomas get the boot?

victor_answer_votes

13

total_votes

13

victor_answer_id

1

victor_answer_text

Yes

victor_answer_emoji_name

😄

cerulean elm
uneven shore
#

And then he doubled down

#

And banned someone who called him out

marble hearth
#

Can someone explain who Charlie kirk is?

uneven shore
#

Didn’t agree with him but he didn’t deserve to die

zealous cloak
#

Gonna get polls closed once again

split tinsel
shy hull
#

Its a simple question that lets people know how the community feels imo...

zealous cloak
plucky vigil
#

Nah man

#

That ain’t it

#

Move convo to general

split tinsel
#

Humans are not pawns to eliminate for political ideologies. End of...

zealous cloak
#

I see a lot of hypocrisy around this topic tho

shy hull
#

moving it to gen chat btw, easier

white roost
split tinsel
tidal tundra
limpid geode
#

Damn, I forgot to vote NO on the poll

desert obsidian
shy hull
limpid geode
#

I have the utmost condolences for his family. I don't wish death on him, and if I'm shitting on him it's not because he died, it's because he was a horrible person in life

swift heart
# uneven shore

wish this poll was open because I support blaspheming all fascists, Charlie Kirk included.

limpid geode
shy hull
quaint locust
#

Hi

shy hull
#

Its literally saying you think he deserved to die

quaint locust
#

So this is where the action is taking place

shy hull
split tinsel
split tinsel
shell marsh
#

Tbf, it shouldnt even be necessary with a poll.

A person stating that someone deserves to die due to different opinions should not be in any mode of responsibility of other people. Thomas has himself said he enjoys "artful trolling" and he does actively bait people into topics with pure intention of banning or giving time outs if they disagree with his personal opinion.

Opinions are great but acting on it as it is the truth and give consequences to those who disagree is insane, and he's been allowed to do it for ages. It's manipulation and abuse of the role. He should have been yeeted by the staff ages ago.

gentle shuttle
swift heart
#

If this particular topic is considered off-limits for the server, I fully understand (we are an astrophotography server), but any semblance of "neutrality" regarding Charlie Kirk, his openly racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic views, and the immense harm he has done to the society I live in is a terrible position for a moderation team to take.

cerulean elm
#

Tbf... fck politics. Why are we discussing this?

split tinsel
shy hull
zealous cloak
shell marsh
mint talon
#

dammit what idiot made a poll about that

split tinsel
mint talon
quaint locust
#

So is this about the poll

#

The poll about sacking Thomas?

split tinsel
uneven shore
mint talon
split tinsel
rain void
# restive fiber

I both prefer higher aperture AND lower magnification so this is easy

rain void
#

Basically "would you like a faster scope?"

mint talon
#

bob'l shut up now

quaint locust
#

I swear this guy wasnt mentioned once in this server until today

tidal tundra
#

@split tinsel any chance Thomas will leave or get kicked out?

quaint locust
#

I’d understand these types of talks if this was a political server

#

But its an astronomy server

split tinsel
rain void
#

Oh god what did I open up, why are we hating on Thomas now?

zealous cloak
summer turret
shy hull
#

Its not hating on, it is discussing things that were said

gentle shuttle
#

I cant find his name

rain void
cold moon
tidal tundra
gentle shuttle
zealous cloak
tidal tundra
cold moon
tidal tundra
#

People deserve to know what one of the most active mods is saying

zealous cloak
quaint locust
zealous cloak
#

He acted stupidly

quaint locust
#

The pro biscuit lands

rain void
summer turret
#

LADIES AND GNETLE MEN

#

WE HAVE GOTTON THOMAS TO LEAVE

quaint locust
#

Lol

gentle shuttle
#

yeah he is gone

swift heart
#

Yeah it looks like he left

summer turret
#

HES GONE

#

LETS GOOOO

tidal tundra
quaint locust
#

Not his first time doing this, he’ll be back again

quaint locust
summer turret
summer turret
quaint locust
tidal tundra
summer turret
#

yea screw him

cold moon
# rain void what behavior 😭

Stating his political views constantly violating the rules of the server while banning/timing out people that disagree? Yeah, that behaviour

split tinsel
#

Ok team, Thomas has left. That is the end of discussion

tidal tundra
#

Crazy stuff

cold moon
tidal tundra
summer turret
split tinsel
#

Let's end it there

tidal tundra
split tinsel
#

it does not need to be discussed further

quaint locust
#

Bag beans

rain void
summer turret
somber belfry
cerulean elm
# cerulean elm
poll_question_text

What would you choose?

victor_answer_votes

6

total_votes

9

victor_answer_id

3

victor_answer_text

Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P f4 (bandpass shift)

#

Yaaayyyy! Quattro it is thenPepeHype

#

<@&794644849156030514>

late summit
plucky vigil
summer turret
#

scat attack

plucky vigil
#

Wait fr? How did they have perms

#

Was it the acc from before lol

summer turret
#

forums have perms

plucky vigil
#

ahh

summer turret
#

yea its the pickle me fiddlesticks guy