Error with Canon T3 - "EDS_ERR_TAKE_PICTURE_CARD_NG"
I managed to track this one down, although SGPro seems to be the only program that gives this error. In normal operations with SGPro, I save all my images to an NAS that is mapped as a local drive....
View ArticlePlate solving problem
good afternoon Joelshort,Iam still having the same problem as described above. I have checked the settings in the plate solve, settings / blindind settings and they both say End Point: ANSVR(local...
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Sorry thunderchild, I'm not sure what to do at this point. Did you carefully follow the install directions for ANSVR here?
View ArticleHad my first pier crash
Unfortunately I woke up this morning with the bottom of my filter wheel firmly planted against the pier. At some point in the night my Mach1 ran the camera rig into the pier and "parked" although it...
View ArticleHad my first pier crash
I see lots of "Lost communications with mount" sometime after 2:30AM. It's possible the mount kept on tracking until finally collided with the pier. I also see that it never performed Meridian Flip...
View ArticleHad my first pier crash
The CP4 is connected via USB to a Startech USB hub. I'm assuming there's aproblem with either the cable or hub...I hope.
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Joelshort everything was fine and working perfectly until SG Pro wanted to update since then the plate solving has been a complete waste of space, all the ANSVR files are the same as before the...
View ArticlePlate solving problem
I think you may have uploaded the wrong log file. No plate solving attempts are in this one. Looks like SGP was started and then noting after that. Thanks,Jared
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Autofocus - first point out-of-line with others
I've made good progress with autofocus - I was expecting it to be difficult given that it is a C11 with Starizona Feathertouch on main focus knob. However, often the first (and sometimes second) point...
View ArticleHad my first pier crash
I don't see anything that would indicate why the mount was lost at 2:23am. You should probably use @Andy s mount guard: https://openphdguiding.org/MountWatcher/ That said, if the mount severed all...
View ArticleAutofocus - first point out-of-line with others
That looks like backlash to me. Are you sure 250 steps is adequate? Maybe try something like 500 and see if that fixes it. ThanksJared
View ArticleDither settle taking way to long
With your guide error RMS at around 0.23 px, settling at < 1.0 px sounds reasonable. You should open your PHD2 Guide Log in PHD2 Log Viewer and take a look at what is happening during settling...
View ArticleHad my first pier crash
Yeah Andy already pointed his mount watcher out. He also details anarduino project that cuts power to the mount if communication is lost.I'll probably go that route. I think it was a fluke last night...
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Had my first pier crash
Ken: if the mount severed all ASCOM communication, this probably would not help much That's right, the current version of MountWatcher does not do anything with ASCOM driver errors other than display...
View ArticleAutofocus - first point out-of-line with others
Thanks Jared, I'll try that out next clear night. DaveNL
View ArticleObservatory Dome "Sync" button
Can someone please explain the appropriate manner in which to use the Dome Sync button? Preferably someone with similar equipment (Foster Systems Dome AstroMC, EQMOD, EQ8). This option is found under...
View ArticleObservatory Dome "Sync" button
Sync has nothing to do with slaving to your telescope. Sync (like a telescope sync) allows you to correct the angle that your dome is reporting. For instance if your dome is pointed due north (0...
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Telescope failed to perform meridian flip
Hello,as I was running a session yesterday evening, it ended up failing in the middle of the night with a meridian flip error.It seems to be around [10/23/2016 12:58:58 AM] but I do not understand the...
View ArticleHad my first pier crash
well, of course there's always APCC. i had 2 pier crashes over the years that would have been prevented by APCC (had it existed). after the 3rd, i decided i'd better just invest in APCC. since then it...
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