'Old' issue with the 'new' AF routine
Hello, I tested binning 1x1 and longer exposure time and the result seems to be better, not perfect but better.With my setup, definitively 3 to 4 sec exposure is enough as it produces good signal...
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Observatory Dome "Sync" button
dnube: However, there still needs to be an initial alignment or synchronization between the mount and dome. I am not sure that is the way to look at it! I get the feeling that you are syncing the dome...
View ArticleAutofocus - first point out-of-line with others
Another possibility is that SGP is picking up a hot pixel, thinking it's a star. When this happens, it has the most profound effect on composite HFR when focus is farthest from center. You might try...
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Autofocus - first point out-of-line with others
Oh, and did anyone else try to drag the warning box away to see what the bottom of the focus curve looked like? Tim
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Autofocus - first point out-of-line with others
spokeshave: Another possibility is that SGP is picking up a hot pixel, thinking it's a star This is pretty unlikely for a couple of reasons: we reject single pixel "stars" A single point among 300...
View ArticleQuestion on meridian flip logic
Hi Charlie, If you have your mount connected in PHD2 with an ASCOM connection, then messages from SGP to PHD2 telling it about meridian flips are essentially ignored since PHD2 will make its own...
View ArticleAutofocus - first point out-of-line with others
First I would make sure the main focuser knob on the sct is turning counter clockwise during the focus curve - so it is pushing up against gravity. Second - the entire focus curve appears to take...
View ArticleGuider Never Reports "Settled"
Hi guys, Last night, I had a problem where the guider never settled and acquisition never started. I have an STT-8300 with internal guider and use the SGP API to guide using PHD2. I have been using,...
View ArticleQuestion on meridian flip logic
Andy: Thanks for the response. I have PHD2 connected via ASCOM to my rotator (Optec Gemini) and my mount (AP1100GTO). I thought SGP told PHD2 to "Reverse Dec Output" when it did the meridian flip. If...
View ArticleAutocenter fails after EQMOD meridian flip
One way round it is to ensure the offending sync operation occurs in a region where EQMOD will reject it. So long as you are using releatively recent versions of EQMOD the following should be...
View ArticleIs anyone managing to do meridian flips with EQMOD?
Scott's post was made in the context of earlier EQMOD versions that didn't correctly report side of pier correctly for all cases. Assuming you using at least EQMOD version 1.29a or later (and if...
View ArticleGuider Never Reports "Settled"
I'm not a developer but something looks really wrong in the log. Tons of the following message: [10/24/2016 12:47:07 AM] [DEBUG] [Unknown] API Request: [10/24/2016 12:47:07 AM] [DEBUG] [Unknown] *...
View ArticleTelescope failed to perform meridian flip
SGPro requested that your mount flip (when it was past the meridian, but it ignored the request (reported flip was done in less than 1 second) and stayed where it was. Without telescope logs, we don't...
View ArticleWhat software to use for stitching mosaic images?
I don't have any experience with MSICE, but Pixinsight has never failed me yet... Here is a good video from @harry...
View ArticleTelescope failed to perform meridian flip
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Pyxis Rotator Issues with 2.5.2.5
gorgi: after home, SGP disconnects the rotator by itself There is no code in SGPro to do this. We would really need to correlate the device logs to figure out what is happening here.
View ArticleGuider Never Reports "Settled"
that might be normal, it;s a consequence of using the API guider (a necessity when using an STT). i would have to look at my logs. I'm using the same setup but now it's raining and i can't power up my...
View ArticleGuider Never Reports "Settled"
Thanks for looking... yes, PHD appeared to be capturing frames and issuing guiding commands. Like I mentioned, fresh distances were coming across the message box in SGP. Thanks,Craig
View ArticleGuider Never Reports "Settled"
@pfile, I have also had great luck with this setup. I was really surprised when it didn't work all of the sudden. And even more surprised that it didn't work when I rolled back to 2.5.2.3, which I...
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Yup, looks like it's failing :-/ it could also be that 75 seconds is not long enough. On one of my cameras it take about 2 minutes. On another it takes about 10 seconds...both are repeatable. Do you...
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