ASIAir Beginner’s Workflow | 2023 Edition

The ASIAir is a great tool for astrophotography, although many beginners get confused with the interface. In this tutorial I’ll show my workflow that makes the entire process much easier, and more streamlined. I’m sure you’ll still have questions though, so check the pinned comment down below for even more tips. For more information on astrophotography, be sure to check out my Deep Space Course: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Connect to ASIAir 02:22 - Check Lat / Long 03:55 - Initial Setup 05:26 - Connect Camera 06:33 - Step 1: Focus 08:45 - Step 2: Polar Alignment 10:00 - If Plate Solving Fails... 11:27 - Polar Alignment Continued 14:36 - Step 3: Go-To Object 17:39 - Nifty ASIAir Feature 18:59 - Step 4: Begin Guiding 21:16 - Increase Display Size 21:50 - Adjust Gain 22:29 - Cooler Settings 22:50 - Customize File Names 23:27 - Guiding Continued 24:17 - Step 5: Configure Auto-Run 27:00 - Step 6: Check First Image 29:33 - Recap