Smart telescope settings that work, from the first night on

For the DWARF 3, DWARF mini and DWARF II. Tested on real nights with a Dwarf 3, in a Leicester garden and at a dark site: beginner, improver and expert, with every problem that came up and what fixed it.

EQmode

15 sexposure

70gain

200+frames

Astrofilter, galaxies

For your DWARF 3. Change scope

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Taken with a Dwarf 3, from a garden

IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, taken with a Dwarf 3 — **IC 1805, the Heart Nebula**
**Duo-Band**filter
**15 s**exposure
**1,106**frames

NGC 7380, the Wizard Nebula, taken with a Dwarf 3 — **NGC 7380, the Wizard Nebula**
**Duo-Band**filter
**30 and 60 s**exposure
**485**frames

The Veil Nebula, taken with a Dwarf 3 — **The Veil Nebula**
**Duo-Band**filter
**60 s**exposure
**100**frames

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, taken with a Dwarf 3 — **M31, the Andromeda Galaxy**
**Astro**filter
**One night**garden

Each one with the settings that made it. More in the gallery.

Pick your level

BeginnerFirst night on Auto. The Moon, M31, the Pleiades. ImproverEQ mode, settings by hand, darks, one target a night. Expert60 seconds, mosaics, the EQ stop and flip, stacking on a PC.

Problems and fixes The owners' wall

Smart telescope settings that work, from the first night on

Taken with a Dwarf 3, from a garden

Tonight

Best targets tonight

Cloud tonight, hour by hour

Pick your level