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Basic questions about auto focus
Ladyhawke: I was a little bit confused, now I am REALLY confused Once you visualize it, it will snap into place. You said that you want to use 9 points. That's a good number. When AF is working...
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SGP not changing focus after going through autofocus run
cmassa: With the new focus routine you want to enable smart focus (uncheck the box), otherwise it will use the weighted average method and not the intersection of the curves. Hmmm. I'm not sure this...
View ArticleQHY10 gain and offset settings someone know how to do it?
You can do this in SGP. You'll need the Image Statistics window open. Connect the camera and cool it to your desired temperature. Once cooled, cover the camera opening and take a bias frame, or simple...
View ArticleChecking camera compatibility
I've been using an Astrotrac with Canon cameras and lenses and considering upgrading to an Orion Sirius Pro and a CCD camera. The ZWO ASI 1600 MC-C has been suggested by a friend and I wanted to be...
View ArticleQHY10 gain and offset settings someone know how to do it?
I meant to add that you want to make sure binning is 1x1 and that readout mode is normal. Tim
View ArticleMerdian Flip failed to flip
@hfjacinto The log file you provided starts at 3:51am. Do you still have the log that shows the issue?
View ArticleCant connect SGP to PHD2
In addition to the link @joelshort posted, you might need to look at allowing an exception for PHD2 in whatever firewall software you are using.
View ArticlePS2 solve error no longer displayed
@Lawrence Any other detail on this? When you say that PS2 crashed and took SGPro with it I expect to see an abrupt end to the logs. Your logs show a normal shutdown of SGPro. Maybe you mean something...
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QHY10 gain and offset settings someone know how to do it?
Just did this with my QHY11 in SGP, naturally The steps @spokeshave lists are exactly how it's done. Just make sure to set your Gain = 0 when adjusting your offset in the first step. Also the "Tools"...
View ArticleChecking camera compatibility
Yes. It relies on the ASCOM driver which can be a little buggy. But, lots of users are having good luck with them.
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Good Night System information display
RobF: Can SGP affect what info is sent? Yes... we control all info sent to GNS. RobF: Would it be asking too much to see all of the SGP status line displayed pretty please? We don't control this in...
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TSX Pro Image Link
cardiofuse: When you take a picture with the Camera-Add On feature of TheSkyXPro you can right-click and send the picture to "ImageLink" when then utilizes an installed database to plate-solve the...
View ArticleBasic questions about auto focus
You're doing it slightly different. I go from 'in focus' out to HFR 3 and note my 'out' distance. Then I go back to 'infocus'. Form there I go 'in' to HFR3 and note my 'in' distance. I take my 'out'...
View ArticleMerdian Flip failed to flip
Hi KenSorry copied the wrong link, as you can see the record stops at 10:18 and restarts at 1:21 AM the next day.sg_logfile_20160925195717.txt || | | | | | ||| |sg_logfile_20160925195717.txt Shared...
View ArticleObserving Conditions vs. Safety Monitor
Hey all, I am in the process of building a weather station around Arduino (Arduino + Sparkfun weather sheild + MLX90614 + Weather meters. Gives Temp, Sky Temp and hence Clouds, Rain, humidity and...
View ArticlePS2 solve error no longer displayed
Hello Ken After I posted, I looked again at the log. I then realised that it was inadvertently misleading. The log file and associated crash was on the other laptop, not on my 'observatory' one. The...
View ArticleStrange error in Auto Center in 2.5.2.1
@Dennis1951 The suffix field is free form text. Type anything you want into it. Filters were removed because you can use a different token in the file name structure for that. At one point there was...
View ArticleObserving Conditions vs. Safety Monitor
You could build your weather station to output a Boltwood 2-compatible text file that could be read by Chris Rowland's safety monitor.
View ArticleMerdian Flip failed to flip
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ou24lta218385p/sg_logfile_20160925195717.txt?dl=0
View ArticleObserving Conditions vs. Safety Monitor
You could implement a Safety Monitor driver, or an Observing Conditions driver, or both. The detail of this really belongs on the ASCOM-Talk group. But, as @mads0100 says, if all you want to do is...
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