Correct cool down temp not report for Atik 460EX
For those who own the Atik EFW2, the new Core package might be a blessing. I'm afraid I lost confidence in my EFW2 long ago and bought a Starlight Xpress USB FW. It is 100% reliable.
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I've been using an Atik EFW2 for about 5 years now with very few issues,and the few time something acted up it was my fault. It's been perhaps themost reliable piece of kit I have. I installed the new...
View ArticleMeridian Flip failed.....sort of
Looks like the scope threw an exception during one of the slews: [7/5/2016 3:34:50 AM] [DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Telescope: Slewing to J2000 RA: -0.000349064842232849 (-00h00m01.26s) Dec:...
View ArticleCorrect cool down temp not report for Atik 460EX
Oh man...I spoke too soon. I had a problem tonight where the filter wheel kept reporting "moving" even though the filter wheel stopped on the correct filter. SGP aborted the sequence. This was with...
View ArticleAlas, 'Center Here' for QHY10 broken again!
Can you send me a raw fits from the QHY10? Does this only happen when the image is rotated in SGP or does rotating the image resolve the issue? What plate solver is being used? Thanks,Jared
View ArticleCorrect cool down temp not report for Atik 460EX
I can confirm this bug too. The new software release fixes the camera cooling issue, but my filter wheel EFW2 cannot be reached by SGP. I will report this as well. Edit: I take that back. I...
View ArticleCorrect cool down temp not report for Atik 460EX
In my case, I tried to move the filter wheel again and SGP crashed andclosed. I restarted SGP and connected to the filter wheel again (withoutrestarting the computer) and it seems to be working ok. I...
View ArticleAnyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
pfile - I just worked it out - it is a USB-C connector - I haven't come across one of those before. Should be able to get a fleabay adaptor which I can then attach to a decent 12-5V power module.SGP...
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Meridian Flip failed.....sort of
Jared: Looks like the scope threw an exception during one of the slews: So it should. Negative right ascensions are not allowed, the range is between 0.00 and 23.999... Could this be the result of a...
View ArticleSGP and Pulsar Dome
Just wanted to check compatibility between SGP and the new Pulsar Dome Driver. When I connect to the dome driver directly in SGP the dome doesn't seem to track and after a while becomes unresponsive...
View ArticleM16 - Pillars of Creation in psuedo HST palette
Very nice! One of my favorite objects as well! Mike
View ArticleCorrect cool down temp not report for Atik 460EX
I had the same problem of filter not moving and SGP ending the process and that was with the old core installer. I did report it to the developer, he said that problem has not been reported before and...
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Meridian Flip failed.....sort of
Chris: Could this be the result of a coordinate conversion from JNow where a small positive Ra is converted to a small negative Ra? Ah, good catch. I didn't see that. Although I'm not entirely sure...
View ArticleSGP and Pulsar Dome
Do you have the "Slaved" box checked for the dome? SGP and ASCOM Logs for the dome would help. Thanks,Jared
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Anyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
buzz: I just worked it out - it is a USB-C connector My phone is USB-C, so now that's another cable I have to have roaming around. Thankfully my laptop also has USB-C/Thunderbolt3. It's actually a...
View ArticleMeridian Flip failed.....sort of
ummm......could you explain in Newbie talk ??? Did I do something wrong because last night the flip was really bizarre and will post the log in a bit.
View ArticleMeridian Flip failed.....sort of
around 1:09 am she would not run the flip routine even though the scope DID flip and then got all messed up with the centering routine even though it reported that the flip was not done.......
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Anyone use SGP / TSX / PHS2 on a PC stick?
ah, ok. that makes sense. wave of the future and all
View ArticleSGP and Pulsar Dome
Thanks for your response Jared, yes the slaved box is ticked, I will send some logs after I do a little test run tonight whilst its cloudy!
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Is this a complete new driver - or are they still using the Shelyak controller (& driver)?
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