r/dwarflabofficial

Hello everyone from Madrid!

I've been frustrated for the past couple of days... unfortunately, several fires are ravaging regions near the Spanish capital, and the sky is being battered by the smoke from these fires and, on top of that, by the dreaded Saharan dust. As you can imagine, under these conditions, astrophotography is impossible.

However, three nights ago, even in those conditions, I was able to try a feature I hadn't yet experienced: EQ mode.

Although visibility was poor, I successfully aligned the Mini, and since the zenith was clear, and with the swan in that position, I went ahead and photographed the pelican. I'll post the results in another post.

However, I'm here to report an error I encountered for the first time with this device. After 4 hours of capturing images (255 60-second exposures), I returned to the rooftop and, after 10 minutes of trying, couldn't connect the Dwarf app to the Mini.

I asked the built-in AI, and it told me that this was "normal" for such long sessions without a connection from beginning to end. Obviously, there was nothing to worry about; the images were safely stored in the Mini's ROM. I reiterate that the Mini was still capturing images... but it was impossible to connect. The only option was to manually turn off the device.

Sure enough, after pressing the Mini's power button for 8 seconds, it turned off.

When it turned back on, I was able to connect without any further problems.

However, although the raw footage appeared in the gallery, it didn't appear in Stellar Studio (and still hasn't).

Luckily, it was available in MegaStack, and after an hour of processing, I was able to obtain the final image of the pelican.

I submitted the error report, and support replied with the solution I'd already implemented myself: using Megastack.

But the problem that started it all was the inability to connect the Mini to my phone when I was about to end the session, which is why I'm posting this.

Has anyone else experienced this error?

I've also noticed there are currently problems with Stellar Studio.

I'd also like to ask if this is common... I've had the Mini for 10 days, and this is the second time a similar problem has occurred...

I would appreciate any input from users that might shed some light on these issues. Thanks!

Thanks to the cloudless sky, I was just about to aim at a section of the Milky Way.

So I set up the Dwarf, established the connection, opened the Atlas, and manually selected a target window in Milky Way mode using the Atlas.

But as soon as I tap the camera icon in the bottom right corner, the connection to the Dwarf drops, and the app takes me back to the main screen to reconnect.

According to my phone, the app is forced to close due to a shell error.

I’m using a Xiaomi 14T Pro.

Also reinstalled the app.