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So when the EVScope made the news, it got me wondering. Why not do augmented reality astronomy for outreach using off the shelf gear? Can run various mounts, numerous FOVs, higher resolution, and so on. The idea simmered in the back of my mind as life and gear issues took priority. Over the past week I've had some time to dedicate to the project. I ran a super wide static test, a wide field alt/az live test, and tonight I ran a 1 degree FOV live test on an EQ mount. Even with a 1 degree FOV I was able to directly identify stars, planets, DSOs, and lunar features (sorta) with detailed information. Even real time satellite identification with detailed info was possible. Here's a screen cap from the live stream I did for the EQ test;

Was running 15s subs at the time
Gear Used
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Rubinar 1000/10 internally reduced to f/5.2
40mm Plossl converted to a 80mm FL guide scope
Altair Astro 183C V1
Revolution Imager 224
PC
External monitor (makes workflow much easier)

Software Used
ASCOM & EQMod
Stellarium and Stellariumscope
Sharpcap Pro
OBS

Hi Russ!

Can you please elaborate some more? What are you actually doing here? Overlaying Stellarium on a camera view? Just curious. It looks quite interesting.

That's exactly what I'm doing. Even used it to identify dim DSOs during live stacking in SharpCap (Stellarium's sky is 100% transparent in this setup). I plan to put together a guide/article going over what settings I use so other's can utilize it.

Lokifish wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:14 am That's exactly what I'm doing. Even used it to identify dim DSOs during live stacking in SharpCap (Stellarium's sky is 100% transparent in this setup). I plan to put together a guide/article going over what settings I use so other's can utilize it.

Thanks! Looking forward to the article.

Neat!

You should put this in a pair of AR glasses lol

Baskevo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:18 pm You should put this in a pair of AR glasses lol

Funny you should mention that. While not glasses per se, I do plan to implement this in an mounted AR viewer project. So basically what you see in the video, in a big AR box.

Lokifish wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 6:52 pm

Baskevo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:18 pm You should put this in a pair of AR glasses lol

Funny you should mention that. While not glasses per se, I do plan to implement this in an mounted AR viewer project. So basically what you see in the video, in a big AR box.

That would be awesome!!