Error on Centering has grown significantly
Hi folks, I think the bottom line is be sure you have no model when using SGP centering. It just doesn't make sense to use the old model technology when using the new plate solving centering...
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Error on Centering has grown significantly
Yves: I would just like to see an option in SGP to do just a slew without sync, This already exists. Just use "Slew" rather than "Center" on the target settings. fjkeller: external program which has...
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I have always used mount model, specifically I use StareSense. No I have never tried centering without a mount model. Up until now I didn't know it was possible. Next clear night, forecast for Monday,...
View ArticlePHD2 startup crash
@Andy I'm using 2.5.1.14 and dev 8 version of PHD2. When I do a normal run sequence, with nothing connected at the start, PHD2 crashes and exits on connection after a debug dialog that just says PHD2...
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buzz, If PHD2 is crashing then it has to be a PHD2 bug. I do see something unusual in the log ... SGP is connecting, sending a request, then disconnecting before receiving the response. I suspect PHD2...
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Error on Centering has grown significantly
mahaffm: I have always used mount model, specifically I use StareSense. StarSense has been using an offset based "Sync" in the driver because the sync in the StarSense HC is badly broken for syncs...
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Error on Centering has grown significantly
Chris: I was really thinking that the error in the Control Panel PlateSolve window could be specified in arcsec instead of pixels. Ah, maybe. But I think pixels is probably best here when talking...
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
Jared,I never used slew on the basis that I thought it was just that, it will not use plate solve to get within the specified pixel margin one has defined.So if slew will get us within the margin we...
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buzz, Could you please give this a try and let me know if it fixes the crash: http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev10test1.zip The zip file contains the PHD2 executable (not an installer), so you'll...
View ArticleSGP and new SBIG firmware update
@jmacon When creating the sequence file to test my ST-2000XCM, I had failed to enter a delay between events. I put in 5 seconds and retested and that seems to have cleared the issue. Overnight, I...
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Andy - many thanks - that boots OK with sequence start - I'll run it tonight and confirm in the morning.
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ok, thanks buzz. I'll release that fix as 2.6.1dev10. You can keep using that executable if you want as it will be equivalent to dev10. Andy
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
In my case I want to center a target accurately enough to place a specific guidestar safely on an oag sensor. This requires setting a specific oag angle and centering the target to match the FOVI...
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
As for 'sync' and what it does - it sounds to me like the ascom sync command invokes the mount's sync command - and that does whatever the mount maker wants it to do. And there are two very different...
View ArticleASA OK3 Focuser and SGP
Should. Sounds like it's a stepper based and has an ASCOM driver. Thanks,Jared
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Autofocus settings
I have a quick question regarding the autofocus settings. I've noticed a line in the log file relating to the HFR determination "Calculating HFR with sample size:2" Does this mean it is only using two...
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Andy - I have put the subsequent log file into the same dropbox folder so you can contrast and compare for your records. It seems everything went fine last night, apart from the cat getting shut into...
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Great, thanks for the update. The fix is officially in the PHD2 2.6.1dev10 build which I uploaded earlier today.Andy
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Error on Centering has grown significantly
freestar8n: 2) For some other mounts - including I think eqmod - sync'ing just adds another point to the full sky model. EQMOD has two distinct interpretations for SYNC. SYNC is used to set the actual...
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