"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." - M Aurelius
I’m Francisco, a beginner learning in public. I test astro myths and gear so you don’t waste clear nights. Expect real-sky experiments with side-by-sides, fair rules (same target, same night), no hype, just data. Weekly(-ish), we rotate through three segments: Mythbusting (common beliefs, put to the test), Astro Oddities (quirky/vintage hardware that still slaps?), and 3D-Printed Tech (prints that actually help under the stars). You’ll see smart scopes (SeeStar), first-rig builds (Z61 + trackers), DSLR vs cooled OSC face-offs, EQ mode, wedges, guiding, filters, and simple, beginner-level processing—with the WHY explained as we go. Ask questions in the comments; I’ll test what you want next. Start with “Smart Scope vs First Rig,” then stick around for old-vs-new shoots and quick field guides. Clear skies!
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Working through my initial impressions of the @Svbony #sv535 telescope. I made an EAF bracket I’ll be releasing for free as a 3d printable part for all of you. It’s lightweight and sturdy so far. Stay tuned! I love this tiny guy.
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I had the pleasure of chatting with SVBONY about their 571 camera. Thanks for the invite!
1 week ago | [YT] | 0
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Want $100 off the SVBONY SC571cc Camera?
Go here: www.svbony.com/products/sc571cc-astro-color-cooled…
Use code Francisco100
Thats is, go get yourself $100 off the camera. Full review coming soon, but this is a great deal on a great camera. For Hyperstar, 10mm diameter smaller casing makes a lot of sense.
Effective collecting area goes from (2600)80.38% → (SVBONY)84.50%
That’s +5.12% more photons
Light/SNR (idealized):
+11.81% more photons with SC571CC
~+5.74% SNR with SC571CC
~11.8% less integration time needed with SC571CC
These are the datapoints im testing, but its looking really interesting.
1 week ago | [YT] | 8
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I need some beta testers for the Dwarf Mini One Click Siril Script.
This script will
*automatically take the calibration frames your Dwarf Mini generates, and create masters of each
*Present you the option to select the target you want to pre process
*Allow you to select the image rejection rate based on FWHM (Basically dont stack blurry frames)
*Apply the correct calibration frames (did you use the Duo band, thats a different set of flats than the astro) AUToMAGICALLY
*registers and stacks all of the images that pass the test
*Spits out a linear (Unstretched) master stack file that you can then go to town on, stretching, denoising, etc.
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Metal parts! We live in the future! #teseek
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 23
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Coming soon to the channel, I'm partnering with @AstroPeakObservatories to do a giveaway of a #seestar S30 PRO! I'm working on some content with them (Road Trip!) at their dark sky Remote Observatory soon. They offered my subscribers a free S30 Pro!!! More info and rules to follow in the next few videos! Get subscribed for more!
Clear Skies
Francisco
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 17
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Ultra zoom in on Orion!
C11 Edge HD
#ZWO #ASI2600MC Duo
#Starlight Xpress Active Optics.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 43
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Move photons instead of your OTA. Firing up this ancient Starlight Xpress Active Optics unit. I got it to work a year ago, let’s see if it still does!
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 9
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Flaming Star Nebula
C8 Edge HD
2600MM Duo
LRGB
60 x 180s L
6 x 180s RGB
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 52
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StellaVita V2 UI Beta Testing In progress. Working on the full video, take a look, I really like this new UI. Ive had this device since you could only buy it on #aliexpress , and honestly i havent used it much since because the UI left a lot to be desired. This new UI looks fantastic. What questions do you all have on this? #ToupTek #stellaVita
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 9
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