AutoFocus with OAG and Guiding
fair enough, though i've had no problem at 1100mm, which might be considered halfway to long focal length.
View ArticlePlate Solve and planetarium
Also... you can provide a previous night's image and use that for a centering reference as well.
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Thanks, guys. I'll take a look at that; first I've heard of it! VR Kevin
View ArticleImage history shows stars at "0"
@DonWalters I have finally had a chance to take a look here. I will introduce a bad fix into the next beta. With that artifact in place (the one on the left which I believe is due to very dark...
View ArticleManual Focusing, HFR star button, large sensor, not accurate
I thought about this some... Since "good" sequence images should not have donut stars (the primary driver for HFR refactor), I am thinking about using the older, less precise, but WAY faster routine...
View ArticleDisable "Analyzing Star Data?"
Ken, Thanks for validating that although I'm likely crazy, this isn't one of the reasons. It doesn't mention Analyzing Star Data in the log, but it clearly shows it onscreen. The dialog below shows...
View ArticleFailed! Failed to sync the telescope!
Okay, I've been on the latest beta of SGP since the "offset" feature went live. I've had good success with it, but it's really weird in getting started. If I try to start sequences with a Target that...
View ArticleImage history shows stars at "0"
Thank you SO MUCH for looking into this!! From the sounds of your comments, I was afraid you had decided this wasn't worth developing into a software fix. No, I have never had issues with autofocus....
View ArticleAutoFocus with OAG and Guiding
The excess movement to take the guidestar outside of the green box in PHD2 and therefore PHD2 deciding to guide on a new star that I have seen seems to come from a slight total shift in the image due...
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SGPro Integration with DSO-Browser!
This is a great collaboration - DSO Browser is an excellent resource for planning. I look forward to watching this develop
View ArticleAutofocus trigger based on FWHM (or HFR) of previous image
A variation on this... why cannot autofocus first take an image at the current point, measure it, and if HFR is within some range of the last good autofocus just skip? Only a few seconds to check if...
View ArticleCapabilities of SGP Pro for a potential user
Another option is Prism. Just as capable and a little more modern. Check it out!
View ArticleArduino Based Ascom Observing Conditions and Safety Monitor
If you output a boltwood2 compatible text file, you wouldn't need to implement a safety driver since it already exists.
View ArticleArduino Based Ascom Observing Conditions and Safety Monitor
The ASCOM Local Server template is designed to allow multiple connections and multiple drivers to connect to the same hardware. The LocalServer exe provides shared resources - which could be a serial...
View ArticleManual Focusing, HFR star button, large sensor, not accurate
Ken, I really appreciate your time on this. I love to be able to trust those HFR numbers coming in. I'll keep those frames available for download for any tests as it shows a slow gradual focus loss...
View ArticleSGPro Integration with DSO-Browser!
This is interesting I have not used DSO browser much but this thread has regained my interest. I still use astrobin.
View ArticleCapabilities of SGP Pro for a potential user
Thanks, Mads! Looking at the responses received in 1 day here was more informative that 2 weeks on CN! Looking at the options, it seems like Prism is the best bang for the buck. I have an email into...
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