AM5 First Light!

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More to come on this, but it was nice to finally get a clear sky for the first time in 7 weeks and test this thing out!
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@Jtw.Outdoors

its so good to see you back in the garden!!

@josephluciani5531

Thanks for battling the cold to produce this video. I do love my AM5 along with the convenience of ASIAIR’s ability to allow me to spend the night in my living room marveling at the fantastic guiding (below 1.0) and pin point stars. After some insignificant issues with the wifi reception, I’ve run an Ethernet cable directly to my ASIAIR and now I can monitor everything from the furthest room in my house without any loss of signal. The ASIAIR + AM5 does make you feel somewhat guilty as it flawlessly collects data from sunset to sunrise as it powers itself off. My history with astrophotography was always, ‘no pain, no gain.’ Now it’s, ‘no pain, all gain.’😊 My only issue is the polar alignment sensitivity…I’ve found that by keeping a bit of tension on the clutches helps when locking down. It’s still a trial and error for me as I go from deck to living room, only to realize the alignment shifted with me off the deck. Okay, ‘no pain, “mostly” all gain.” 😊

@deep_space_dave

Now that you have an awesome portable kit, it's time to go on the road in search of darker skies 😉 Though short and candid, this is the sort of content that people crave! You have excellent narrating skills so have the recipe to take your channel to a whole new level 🙂 Thanks Luke!

@KevinMurphy0403

I bought the AM5 last may and its the best piece of kit ever! I would recommend anyone considering buying it to get the extension pier and counter weight bar and weights. The pier is essential to prevent collisions between camera gear and the tripod legs. The counterweights may not affect performance on this mount but they will give it a more even centre of gravity and may prevent it falling over if it got a hard knock at some point. It's so portable and quick and easy to set up.

@Dexterblows

These are my favourite type of videos

@briankotak403

Great stuff Luke! Stay warm buddy. Love the new mount. Looks beautiful. I have not imaged here since early December. Too cold or cloudy. Oh well, galaxy season is coming!! Dr B from Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦

@Interstellardustband

Thank you Luke for that great video. 🤘🏻 Just went outside to check my guide settings on my am5.😂 0.5s still working fine for me. And yeah, it's also freezing cold in Bavaria that night 🥶

@clipper99

Very nice. For me, these harmonic drive systems seem to be the way to go, both in terms of performance, ease-of-use and value. I am going to give myself at least 6 months with the SeeStar S50 to make sure the hobby holds my interest (so far all indicators are....I need to start saving some $$!!) and this unit is at the top of my wish list right now.

@grahamwhite75a

Luke, its not been that cold but I agree its felt bloody freezing. BTW love the pano from cityscape to the stars. It was quite emotional.

@Diocrew

Excellent video! I'm amazed at the image you were able to get! 😍🔭 Clear skies!

@gabewrsewell

congrats for the clear skies! the am5 or am3 have certainly been tempting, and now that i’m figuring out my luggage situation for the upcoming eclipse i can even more appreciate that much reduced size and weight!

@roberthope4723

Luke come over and join us on the East coast for a weekend. As you know Glenn , Simon and I are in B4 skies and its not a bad run from yours to ours.

@paulholdsworth2502

You've gone soft mate 😅 ! Less than two years of observatory life and you're a changed man ! Only messing mate I was outside probably same night and it was absolutely freezing at around -5°c . AM5 looks a fantastic portable mount which would be brilliant to take camping on North Yorkshire moors ! Somewhere like Goathland ( heartbeat) countryside would make a great trip !

@Tony-Elliott

Looks like a great mount Luke nice image , looking forward to seeing you out and about this this mount

@paulsmaglik5063

I have two AM5s and I love them both, they work flawlessly. Using the external knobs for polar alignment are great especially for working in the cold. The autoguiding is much better than my IOptron CGEM 26 and Celestron CGX mounts. The longest exposure time that I have done is 23 minutes and it tracked perfectly. The only issue that I have with the mount it is very easy to tip over but using weights will eliminate the issue. When imaging in the wind this is rock solid, I never had an issue. The only issue that I have is that the little hand controller that comes with is very limited and small to handle when wearing gloves. Clear Skies my friend!

@noddyonice

Nice one Luke! At least this recent cold snap has brought along some lovely clear skies. I was out for the first time in ages too last Friday and have ended up getting out 4 of the last 7 evenings. Long may it continue! 🥶👍 Noddy

@AstroDanno

Love my AM5! So easy to carry out and set up!

@CDigata

it sure was a cold one, my scope still had frost on it 24hra lATER, nice to see you outside again int dark.

@shinyy187

I love everything about this mount except the janky PA knobs and how far they stick out and catch cables. Oh, and mine is at the service center right now because the declination motor spontaneously broke… so that’s unreliable as well. I’ve missed the entire winter season with it out of commission. Hopefully yours is a good one! Clear skies

@ABCMO-bl5pi

Luke, add an ASIAIR Pro to the setup and you can stay warm! That’s what I have (AM5, ASIAIR Pro, ASI533MC, and William Optics Redcat 61), and once I’ve performed the polar alignment and then the focus using the 61’s Bahtinov mask, I go back into my house and control everything with my iPad. I have to go back outside only when the session is over to bring the rig back into the house.