gfletcher Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hi Guys I am wanting to get into Astro imaging through my Skywatcher 200P . I will be imaging using an unmodded Canon 450D. I was considering purchasing Backyardeos to help me principally to achieve the best focus. Do any of you knowledgable guys have any views on this piece of software and its usefullness? thanks Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Graham. BYE is the best thing ever invented for astro work with a Canon. Absolutely worth every penny and more. Would not use anything else when using my canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfletcher Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thanks for that Graham. How does it compare to Astro Photography Tool (APT)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Go for it May also be worth picking up a bahtinov mask for focusing. It's a very useful tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 34 minutes ago, gfletcher said: Thanks for that Graham. How does it compare to Astro Photography Tool (APT)? No idea on that one. Had a look at APT a couple of years ago and got so confused by it I didn't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I use APT and quite like it . I did prefer the early versions as it was only for DSLR's but it has been added to over the years - good for some but i prefered the DSLR only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I use APT and like it too. BYEOS was a pain payment wise, I gave up after 3 tries to resurrect it!! Like APT much better and FREEEEE!! Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 +1 forAPT ,have never used BYeos , apt has some good tools in the box ,and the bahtinov aid is great , platesolving ,can use tours generated from DSO browser , continually being updated, worth a look .https://ideiki.com/astro/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Bottletopburly said: +1 forAPT ,have never used BYeos , apt has some good tools in the box ,and the bahtinov aid is great , platesolving ,can use tours generated from DSO browser , continually being updated, worth a look .https://ideiki.com/astro/Default.aspx That looks even more complicated than I remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Graham said: That looks even more complicated than I remember It’s as complicated as you want it Graham , I usually set it to do how many subs, darks lights etc And press the button, but there are tools there if you want to use them ? +RonC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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