Consider adding a specifiable delay between focuser moves and image capture...
I hava a strong stepper on my setup, so a delay after focus move is a very helpfull thing.
View ArticleFeature Request: Initial Setup Wizard
The weather here in germany is always cloudy, so I do not make astrophotography that much. I think I had filled all fields in SGP right, but I am not shure. I wish I have had an setup wizard. Sorry...
View ArticleConsider adding a specifiable delay between focuser moves and image capture...
This is a device specific thing and so belongs in the driver controller, not the application.
View ArticleConsider adding a specifiable delay between focuser moves and image capture...
I didn't realize this had already been requested. Yes - this is an important feature and it should be part of the autofocus routine the same way it is there for mount slews. The focuser has no idea...
View ArticleTime in the fits header not correct
I wonder if someone can say how SGP puts the time into the fits header....... Where does it get the time from? I ask as my computer is accurately set to UTC+1 (Madrid time) and displays the time...
View ArticleTime in the fits header not correct
What time are you looking at in explorer? I believe the default view is Modified and not Created. We use the system time to set the DATE-LOC header and the UTC time for DATE-OBS. Thanks,Jared
View ArticleIF ONAG and SGP integration
Your question is a little difficult to answer since there are so many dependent variables involved. I use SGP, PHD2, and an IF ONAG-SC in my setup which is an AT8RC at approximately 1625mm focal...
View ArticleM13 Edge 9.25 Canon 6D
Nice image Dean. I am very happy to see you are getting great results with the 6D and the Edge. I have a similar setup with the 6D and the 11 inch Edge on a Mach1 mount. I am still fine tuning my...
View ArticleTime in the fits header not correct
I am looking at the PC clock time, bottom right of the taskbar and also have ensured that the time on that is correct. I've also updated it via the windows protocol option it gave me and it's not...
View ArticleIF ONAG and SGP integration
Well thank you Bob. That information is very helpful. I have the xm version of the onag and I have only had to use the x-y platform once to find a star. I'm using an Ultrastar for guiding camera on a...
View ArticleIF ONAG and SGP integration
I'm not sure how relevant my input is for you Bob since I am using a Starlight Xpress AO OAG unit with a Lodestar X2 for a guide camera on an RC12 with .8 reducer for 1960mm. But in case it is useful,...
View ArticleIF ONAG and SGP integration
Outstanding! Thanks for your input. I've been very pleased with the performance of the IF ONAG and PHD2 also. Guiding is no where near the chore it used to be using a self guiding fw or a MMOAG. Those...
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Time in the fits header not correct
Hi Sara, Madrid (Spain) is at present 2 hours ahead of UTC so your file time in Win Explorer showing 01:20 is actually 23:20 UTC. Fine so far - as you say - that it is different by 6 hours from the...
View ArticleSGP thinks time to meridian flip is -3:59:31 and it is not changing
According to Ed Thomas, who forwarded my reports to 10Micron as an authorized distributor, the folks at 10Micron have confirmed a flaw in their reporting of sidereal time. According to Ed, they...
View ArticleFocuser settings for Celestron C14 Edge HD with Reducer and FOCUSER BOSS II
Hi and thank you for reading this I have a Celestron C14 Edge HD with Reducer and FOCUSER BOSS II driving a feather touch focuser and no matter what I try when start with perfectly Bahtinov focused...
View ArticleFocuser settings for Celestron C14 Edge HD with Reducer and FOCUSER BOSS II
I forgot, the camera is a SBIG STF8300M with filter wheel and off axis guider... Thanks!
View ArticleLicence Verification
Hello! It was discussed once before, but seems there's no easy fix to it. I purchased SGP licence and in trying to insert it I'm getting the following message: "Padding is invalid and cannot be...
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SGP thinks time to meridian flip is -3:59:31 and it is not changing
rgbtxus: Thanks again to everyone here who helped me get to the bottom of this. I must admit, it did not occur to me that the flaw might be in the mount. Many years of debugging this sort of thing...
View ArticleFocuser settings for Celestron C14 Edge HD with Reducer and FOCUSER BOSS II
Is this a new set of hardware, or have you had focusing working fine with different software? It is important to confirm that the focuser is responding correctly to focuser movement commands from SGP....
View ArticleFocuser settings for Celestron C14 Edge HD with Reducer and FOCUSER BOSS II
Thank you! I will try this tonight and report back to you...
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