New to sgp, help needed with set-up
You likely have some options set and don't have the hardware connected to use them. For instance if your target has "rotate to XXX" enabled then SGP is telling you that you have this option set but...
View ArticleTelescope server bug
scenario: AstroPlanner is connected to SGP on port 4030. quit SGP without disconnecting AstroPlanner. restart SGP, try to connect to port 4030; connection timeout. uncheck "allow remote connection" in...
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
I think that all these mount-dependent details would go away if the centering routine followed the method I describe above - which I have confirmed works to the arc-second level with my mount. Just...
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Error on Centering has grown significantly
freestar8n: But my main point is that if a mount misses by a very consistent amount during centering - as many do for many reasons Has it been established that "MANY" do? Just wondering.....
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
Certainly the eqmod - in certain modes - and the celestron mounts do have a problem converging with the current sgp implementation. And the paramounts don't like to be sync'd in this manner - as I...
View ArticleEastern Veil Nebula
Thank You very much. The Auto focus setup was a breeze. I can't believe I waited so long to use it. I was focusing with a mask in the beginning of the run and would say to myself that the focus was...
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
I'm working on a portable system, using an EOS and a portable mount, SGP, PHD2 and TSX. I know a NUC can handle that all with ease but I was wondering about these PC sticks. In the past I had issues...
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
Frank, would this not address every mount? When using SGP centering, be sure your mount model is cleared (no mount model). SGP does not send SYNC to mount when centering.
View ArticleSGP hangs during download from Nikon D5100
(Other than struggling with autofocus parameters) a good night with my monochrome Nikon D5100 and SGP. Ran a sequence overnight and woke to a parked mount at good sub frames. I disconnected all...
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
Buzz, That combo works fine on my crappy atom PC, same hardware as a windows stick, the only difference is that my pc has a builtin battery. 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 2 USB2 ports. The only caveat...
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
I tested my setup with an atik 460EX and SBIG STF8300 Cheers, Jose
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
Looks like you can even get Compute Sticks with an M5 processor these days (for about the price of a NUC...) And you can get a full size tower with a real i5 Skylake in it for the same price as well....
View ArticleM13 / NGC 6905 w/C8 EdgeHD, ASI1600MCC
Hi Buzz, Nothing wrong with that image. Wish mine came out that well. Mark
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
Jared - it was in the days before I used SGP. I was using MDL and a Netbook with a Starlight H18 CCD. The computer apparently used its micro resources to manage the USB (rather than have fancy I/O...
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
@jmtanous - thanks for that information, I have my NUC setup to dynamically reconfigure itself depending upon if it detects my home network but this stuff is a bit new to me. What do you mean by AP?...
View ArticleCan you add additional frames to an existing Sequence
Sorry if this has been asked before, did a search, nothing showed up.Can you add additional frames to an existing sequence, staring at the last frame of the finished sequence. Last frame ends at 30,...
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
The problem isn't a sync issue, it's a pointing issue. A command is sent to the mount to move to a position and the position it reaches isn't the same. In many cases this can be seen without looking...
View ArticleCan't connect Canon 70D in SGP
Just setting up SGP and trying to connect to a Canon 70D but it won't. I also have Backyard EOS which I have been using and I can connect just fine to this same camera in that program. Any ideas why...
View ArticleError on Centering has grown significantly
SGP already has code to deal with mount imperfections that should be resolved by the mount. When you tell the mount to go to a particular RA/Dec value and it misses - that is because the mount is not...
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