What Are Encoders Anyway? Skywatcher EQ8Rh-Pro First Impressions

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Have you noticed that mount owners often look like their mounts? Mine is big and black. My first impressions of the new mount in the observatory and a couple of test shots!
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@td6935 3 года назад

That delay at the beginning killed me XD

@coffeecatto3375 3 года назад

What the fuc-

@PafMedic 3 года назад

Where’s The Awesome Introduction...I Noticed,lol

@AstroForumSpace 3 года назад

Well...I care about your PHD2 graph, it's freaking awesome Dylan!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thx bud :)

@PafMedic 3 года назад

Im Just Learning What All This Is,lol

@VictorLima1 3 года назад

"The MOUNT knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation."

@deonbrewis8876 3 года назад

Love a good “The Missile Knows Where It Is” reference :)

@endless-sky2777 3 года назад

The only way I would get 0.23" total RMS with my current equip is if PHD2 was guiding on a dead pixel... ;-)

@gregmckay666 3 года назад

Haha! Me too!

@ianbirkett6542 3 года назад

That mount is sick! My profession is industrial maintenance where we have high precision encoders so I can relate to the expectation! Sweet videos, keep it up!!!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thanks man :)

@viniciusceccon7755 3 года назад

holy crap Dylan, I never know what kind of fun I'm gonna have with your videos. Comedy and good information, this is what good content looks like. Keep it up!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Hey thanks Vin!

@philkidd 3 года назад

This is great Dylan! Stoked for you man! Oh, and that guitar riff... 😍

@ericvanhorn7986 3 года назад

Always put a smile on my face, man. Thanks again!

@birreboi 3 года назад

Very smart mount by the looks. Yeah, so can't wait to see some of your fully processed images using this new mount. Thanks for showing off! (uhmm, showing new mount that is).

@LikeOnATree 3 года назад

Thanks for that great explanation of encoders!! Congrats on the new mount!!

@sirmeowcelot 3 года назад

Thanks for another great video. nice to see you riding your new mount, and for sure encoders open the doorway to a new level of achievement. love from California.

@jimbundy8449 3 года назад

Great video Dylan! So ready for mine to arrive 🤪 Awesome numbers on the guiding 👍🏼 and of course the guitar playing 🤘🏻🎸Rock on!!!!

@Theniccolo20slime 3 года назад

That last part of the video was a total flex and, as always, I loved it

@stew_redman 3 года назад

Glad to see the Bintel sponsorship. Their customer service goes above and beyond. Love those guys.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

It’s true !

@Taletad 3 года назад

This is awesome, i love the idea of the mount perfectly aligning and matching the earth’s rotation. I am also very jealous of : -your sky -your telescope -your mount -your gibson -your grand piano... Gibsons les paul are so pretty

@spamcan9208 3 года назад

It's amazing how far our technology has come. Your "testing" photos look fantastic. Can't wait to see what this new mount will enable you do to when you really start to push your equipment. Have you set yourself a challenging goal yet?

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

At this point getting a single full night is a challenge !

@jeffmarston8586 3 года назад

It will be really interesting to see how well, the new, big, mount performs. Good luck with it!

@jimmythechicken4802 3 года назад

Great video as always! Keep it up man, can't get enough of your content :)

@DavesAstrophotography 3 года назад

I'm sure you will produce some amazing results with that setup!

@sPidX1 3 года назад

Never stop making video's! ☝🏻🤓🔭🌌

@RaymondVolker 3 года назад

I love to see fellow Aussie's on YT. I haven't got a telescope, but love astronomy/astrophotography so I'll keep watching to get my fix a laugh at you're great humour. Thanks

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Cheers mate :) 🍺

@RaysAstrophotography 3 года назад

Glad to hear about your town restrictions and dark sky! Congratulations on the new mount. Seem like the right choice for me!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thanks Ray, it's incredible :)

@N4GW 3 года назад

Great review. That mount is on my wishlist

@robertbrowning4888 3 года назад

Great stuff Dylan. Like you I own the CGX mount (own CGX-L too) and even with PhD2 multi-star guiding I can't keep it under 1". I am looking at purchasing this mount as well so that I can use my CPC-1100, so I look forward to your next videos on setup, etc. Keep 'em coming. Clear skies brother.

@randywicker4530 3 года назад

Nice getting the observatory and mount/telescope synced up. Enjoy.

@elmikol2443 3 года назад

Okay! I'll say it!! Great PHD2 graph!!

@alanhat26 3 года назад

Nice one man thanks for sharing

@FR3EKELITE 3 года назад

I cant wait for your SynScan video, I have the HEQ5 Pro from skywatcher and it would be great to know all the things about it.

@AstroQuest1 3 года назад

Awesome vid. Congrats on the mount. I did the polar alignment using the Synscan method a few times with my Atlas Pro and it worked great. However, since I am in the Northern Hemisphere I just use the polar scope and Polaris as it is quickest method. Cheers

@dinomonaco2665 3 года назад

I said it before, & I’ll say it again . By far one of the most informative & entertaining Astro channels on this platform. Great job Dylan. Ps. Play some more kick a_ _ rock tunes. 🤓

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Hehe thanks mate :)

@DSOImager 3 года назад

Wait! Stars are round? WTF! ... grats on your new mount. Expectations are high now ;)

@trev354 3 года назад

Hey Dylan, Entertaining and informative as usual, Including some LOL moments well done and thanks :-)

@damienf4581 3 года назад

Hey Dylan - really looking forward to seeing images from your new setup! Be interested to see what targets you'll be going after what all that focal length. Cheers

@jreichle59 3 года назад

Looks like a great mount.

@homecentral7570 3 года назад

Nice work! Cant wait for a detailed Polar Alignment on Synscan for us southern peeps!

@afryhover 3 года назад

Congrats on the new mount Dylan! I've been trying to get my club's observatory to sell our two CGE-Pro mounts and get an EQ8R-Pro

@Hellridermetal 3 года назад

beautifull Gibson Man!!! Keep on rocking in the astroword!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

thanks..I love it so much!

@martynh5410 3 года назад

We stole your weather. 6 clear nights in a row here in my backyard! Oh, and I was able to decode your excellent video, thanks!

@peterlaubscher3989 3 года назад

Thanks for your excellent videos. Really looking forward to your presentation on using Synscan for polar alignment, especially in the Southern Hemisphere. I use an EQ 5 and find it difficult to see Octans through the Polar alignment scope, even thought the skies to the South of me are dark.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Coming soon :)

@AndrewWhise 3 года назад

That red finish on the guitar is gorgeous.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Pretty huh!

@wesleydonnelly2141 3 года назад

Thanks Dylan! I finally now know what a damn encoder is!! lol. I always wondered what the adverts meant when stating a mount had "special encoders" lol. Educational as well as entertaining! Perfect! Thanks mate! Wes, Liverpool, UK.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Me too. To be honest even the manuals and marketing don’t really spell it out for you!

@mtnhorn2619 3 года назад

Ahh, weather apps, and weather forecasters (i.e., predictors). What happened to the weather accomplishments of Back to the Future II? That was supposedly in 2015. I find that as soon as the "forecasters" go beyond "50% chance of", they get into trouble. At least at 50%, it either will or it won't. Enough said on weather. I love SKYWATCHER. I have a CGX-L for my 11" EdgeHD, and it has worked well for me. But when I purchased a Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro this past summer, I was blown away by the ease of s/u, and the absolute accuracy! I have spent multiple times with it in IDS sites (Death Valley NP, Great Basin NP) assisting park rangers with star parties. Always amazed at the accuracy of "go-to", and how ridiculously quiet the motors are. I can only imagine how much more fine the EQ8-R Pro must be. Please continue your review of your new mount. Most enjoyable, thank you.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Man on the moon but nobody can tell me if it’s going to be clear in an hour. 🤷🏽‍♂️

@Wolfie6020 3 года назад

Drool!. Lucky bugger. I love that mount. Cool guitar too. Looking forward to more.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thanks mate! If the clouds go away I might be too busy to spend any more money.

@_Astrovert 3 года назад

NIce video! Keep 'em coming!

@jezrougan 3 года назад

Im glad you like the mount I sent you... The skywatcher allview mount has duel encoders.... I got mine first 🤪... but doubt mine is as spangly as yours...

@lucasmaguire7625 3 года назад

Love the new Skywatcher Les Pole

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Slew and Soul.

@elmikol2443 3 года назад

Nice guitar and playing Dylan!

@augusto3645 3 года назад

Awesome video, Dylan! Personally I really enjoy these scientific insights behind things and, if I may suggest, you could make a video of Pluto AP with its motion in the background stars. Also some cool photometry or spectroscopy. All of that in a such funny and interesting way that only you know how to make it on YT. Cheers mate!

@dankahraman354 3 года назад

Thanks for this Dylan....

@AlaskanAstro 3 года назад

That's a beautiful guiding graph.

@sjgonline 3 года назад

Nice! I have a CEM60, could have gone with the encoder one, never saw the use.. after your video, a bit of regret settled in. Looking forward to ultra long exposures! Clear skies

@derekregan6926 3 года назад

Don't think they use the reimshaw ones... there's a few software glitches associated with them, both on the 60 and the 120... I use a standard 60 myself, awesome mount... are the encoders worth the extra money?? I'm not sure.. The eq8 r does look a serious bit of kit, up there with the mesu price range, so you pay your money and you take your choice

@HockeyHomeBrewski 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing! Awesome and cool to learn about encoders.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@HockeyHomeBrewski 3 года назад

You’d make one hell of a professor. Congrats on the photo in Australian Sky and Telescope, too. I’m in the USA but saw it on my Kindle when I was flipping through a couple of days ago. I’ll buy my gear from High Point Scientific since they’re a supporter. Anyway, thanks again - your RU-vids are kind of a highlight for me - like getting your National Geographic in the mail feeling. I know I’ll either have a good laugh, learn something or both.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

@@HockeyHomeBrewski Thanks mate .. I like my sponsors and not just because of the sponsorship, but when I get good comments from people that let me know they are a good choice. Tell them hi for me :) Are you talking about this months AS&T? I've been in it before but not for ages now. I haven't seen this months edition yet.

@HockeyHomeBrewski 3 года назад

Yep, page 61

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Off to the newsagent... THANKS!

@ChucksAstrophotography 3 года назад

Now that guiding is impressive!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thanks Chuck! I’m shocked really.

@jamesneagle1330 3 года назад

Underrated channel.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thx man :)

@roland775 3 года назад

I look forward to a video covering the polar alignment of the mount.

@andrewbrunson8382 3 года назад

Noice. Thanks for the vid I was on the fence about encoders. Glad I shelled out the extra cash for the encoder on the Ioptron I ordered. Says .25" on the listing. Hopefully it lives up to the promises 🤞

@astroagashi2541 3 года назад

dude that was some dope information!

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thanks bro

@77BlackKnight 3 года назад

Legendary guidning. I just discoverd mulitstar guiding in PHD2 and it performed 30% bettet on my CGX. Around 0,8 arc second from my balcony in Stockholm. Great video and Cheers mate. 🍻

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Nice! I’m looking forward to multi star guiding !

@77BlackKnight 3 года назад

@@DylanODonnell its in still in dev 4 on PHD2 page but works great.

@rowdymrb2358 3 года назад

Great video!

@AstroSoundscape 3 года назад

So your PHD tracking value multiplied by 10 is mine 🤯. Seriously great looking setup Dylan and nice guitar especially that colour.

@klaussfreire 3 года назад

Haha... that new intro delay is a perfect description of the new equipment experience. My hat to you... if I wore a hat.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Hah!

@lilithgaither9603 3 года назад

PHD graphs are something I can watch all day. Until they are my own. That's when I have this awkward painful grimace with every little bump-up in tot RMS. Great explanation on encoders! Learned a lot.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Hah that feeling when you've been watching the PHD guide graph for too long.

@lilithgaither9603 3 года назад

@@DylanODonnell I believe that's called "pain"

@russellmm 3 года назад

Hey Dylan. Thanks for answering the encoder/guiding question I had in the comments from your last in more detail here! One thing I always found interesting was you were always using your hand controller on your last mount. From the day I got into AP/bought my Orion Mount (Aug 2020) I have not used the hand controller once, nor do I even know how to use it :). I learned via ASCOM and that's all I have ever known.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Yeh the Celestron one forces you to run through a boot sequence in the hand controller before you connect to ascom - via the hand controller. I think they’ve recently changed this up a bit but attaching straight to ascom after power up is how it should be :)

@EODHammer 3 года назад

Excellent Smithers! A Gibson Les Paul Rh! That's a killer mount Dylan. One day, One day...............

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Hehe thnx man

@ryanmichaelhaley 2 года назад

Self tuning Gibson less Paul, come on man, come on, I’ve never even dreamed of such a beautiful thing, and here you are playing it. Jelly jelly jelly jelly jelly

@breyen379 3 года назад

Great video! One of the big differences that I see between the guitar and mount is that the guitar gets direct feedback, i.e., string sound > microphone > encoder > tuning knob. As far as the mount goes, it uses the star alignment as a starting point and extrapolates all other points. I wonder if a plate solving algorithm can be used by integrating a small camera into the mount?

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Interesting idea! And yes the guitar "encoder" idea isn't strictly right.. the stepper motors likely have no idea where they are but use the audio frequency for relative adjustments. Still, you're right it's an intelligence I'd love to see built into in a mount that can self align even without a telescope on it.

@mikemoralesKartRacer 3 года назад

Good vids man wish I had some of that equipment

@jamalcarlos9780 2 года назад

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@doriancrosby6850 2 года назад

@Jamal Carlos Instablaster =)

@jamalcarlos9780 2 года назад

@Dorian Crosby Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im in the hacking process now. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@jamalcarlos9780 2 года назад

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@doriancrosby6850 2 года назад

@Jamal Carlos happy to help xD

@johnalexandermcbryde9788 3 года назад

Awesome dude.

@carlobeirnes 3 года назад

Fantastic stuff Dylan first name should be Bob with those guitar skills. 😂😂👍👍👍

@DavesAstrophotography 3 года назад

Oh, and was watching your shutter opening....damn mine gets about a foot up and just skips on the chain, think the shim is too narrow behind the gear. Put additional washers in the roof rollers, and lubed all the surfaces with silicon spray, but still did it. Ran out of time to get things finished before I headed back to work for another 10 weeks.... Guess I'll be tweaking again next time home, still got the rotation kit to fit as well.

@OhanSmit 3 года назад

Smaak the new intro 👌

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Thanks :)

@JoesAstrophoto 3 года назад

Super jealous of your mount Dylan, who said mount envy isn’t a thing. Great explanation of encoders as well! I have an EQ6-R and after writing the PEC curve to the encoders, I’m getting about .6” so you’re about 3 times less error with your encoders. Great, now I have encoder envy lol

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

It's pretty nuts huh! expensive.. but one less thing to worry about.

@gavinheppenstall766 3 года назад

Nice one clear sky’s

@cjmenagh882 3 года назад

Great video (as always), great mount, encoders, guiding, but... when does the guiding precision/pointing accuracy outstrip the seeing of your local atmosphere?

@ronaldogata4401 3 года назад

Nice Gibson!

@astrodad656 3 года назад

That is a special mount that I want.

@AstroLaVista 3 года назад

Astronomy and guitars, the perfect symbiosis!

@williamgorham7339 2 года назад

Don’t care about other people’s guiding graphs 📊 but you liked mine on Twitter lol 😂. Everyone loves a good guiding graph!

@paulholdsworth2502 3 года назад

It looks an amazing mount !! Great video mate. At some point in the future will you test the mount with unguided subs on a shorter focal length ?

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Sure!

@erinjones3148 3 года назад

Shoutout to the surprised lizard at 2:40

@andyleather3014 3 года назад

I used to use renshaw encoders on ffei plate setters. Basically your correct it shines a light on a diffusion pattern on a strip and from the it knows where it is. Clever huh?

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Nice!

@avt_astro206 3 года назад

Cool Mount !! 🔭🌠🌌

@enbi1352 3 года назад

yup.. encoders are Absolutely necessary for precise movements. I have them installed on the Ions Implanters of the company I work with. On the optical type is important to set the right distance between the optical readers and the scale. I have been using a credit card for that :D

@mellowhippo 3 года назад

Definitely get the dev version of PHD and try out multi-star guiding. It was like it was made for encoder'd mounts. I found it improved guiding on my Mach2 significantly.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Can't wait!

@jamesvaid 3 года назад

I'll save up for one of these mounts and use that link if it still works in a few years.

@book3100 3 года назад

Dude, that's pretty good! Looks like you got a sweet mount. I'm after an EXOS2 with PMC8, from Explore Scientific. It'll be my first "robot" mount.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Robot everything !

@book3100 3 года назад

@@DylanODonnell yea, it's going to take me some time. But I'll get there eventually. I've only been at this for a year and a half. I was happy to get a nice manual eq mount. Been learning the sky and all that. Have fun with that badass mount man!

@tombutts919 3 года назад

Damn! Look at that guiding...*drool*

@GordinhoTube 3 года назад

Great! finally round stars ;-)

@MrFingolfin 3 года назад

To alll Astrobackyard's followers... you should be here, he is not that handsome but he plays the guitar and has spiders in the garden 😋 You are the best Dylan!

@hbmike47 3 года назад

He also has lizards in his observatory dome. Good one there mate!

@PeteCroft1 3 года назад

Ha! Easily the best sci-fi channel on you tube, Trevor’s got the zwo 2600mm now so I guess that will be next😁

@triangulumpubg6295 3 года назад

One question. Will the NoN RH version (EQ8-R Pro) guide as well as this one?

@grandmasteryoda9893 3 года назад

can this encoders be used on any type of mount?

@leonronan7239 3 года назад

Did you get the Gibson to explain encoders......now thats dedication 👏.

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

That’s what I’m telling myself ;)

@fabrizziofalconi 3 года назад

Do you have polar alignment, camera?

@BozCoding 3 года назад

Polar alignment video would be awesome :)

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Watch this space :)

@roderickwho1983 3 года назад

Music Of The Spheres ? Very nice :-) Thanks.

@GalacticHunter 3 года назад

Wow I had no idea your house was under a Bortle 2 sky, that's so awesome 😳

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

Heh you can imagine why I don’t do portable astronomy ! 🍻

@craiglowery4427 2 года назад

Great video Dylan. Does the mount have Wi-Fi built in

@antipodesastro667 3 года назад

You have the C O O L E S T stuff! 🤘🏼❤️

@DylanODonnell 3 года назад

It sparks joy :)

@rodneyhendrickson5094 3 года назад

I do love that mount All I have is an EQ6R Pro And your Getfiddle are Guitar is Awesome I've been playing mine for over 25 years now I have a Gibson Les Paul and a Kramer and an older Fender Strat I play the lead My brother-in-law and cousin both play in a band I've played a few gigs with them I've never had one self-tuning I love that I use my whammy bar a lot on my Kramer What would happen to the auto-tuning when you break a string? Thanks man