Time in the fits header not correct
There's a message in the log [24/07/2016 22:50:43] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] DATE-LOC time provided by camera... Does this mean that the time is read from the camera using the LastExposureStartTime...
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Good afternoon all, I have been using SG pro since last september and have never had any problems until now. If i may give you a brief outline. i updated SG pro at the begining of July, when i came to...
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Hello,Please see THIS POST on how to ask for help. We will need to see a log file in order to help.
View ArticleCan't control SiTech Mount
I can't help Ian, other than to say that SGP controls my Sitech Mesu flawlessly. This includes plate solves, meridian flips and everything else. The chaps here will no doubt ask for your logs, so it...
View ArticleMosaic centering will fail after meridian flip
Hi Ken and or Jared, Everything was fine till right after the Meridian Flip , she just would not center and apparently got stuck in some kind of loop . I stopped the centering , which parked the...
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Hi, Are you sure your internet connection was working? It seemed it hat trouble to resolve: nova.astrometry.net
View ArticlePlate solving problem
Hi i use the local astrometry which does not require the internet.
View ArticleCan't control SiTech Mount
It does, turns green, connects fine, shows status - coordinates, etc. It would even Park-Unpark (albeit with a considerable pause and not every time). When I try nudging, Coarse/Fine step drops to...
View ArticleCan't control SiTech Mount
Ah - yes ... my Park is intermittent too. And I must say I have never tried nudging within SGP - I just bring up the Sitech controller window - much simpler. Best bet would be to plate solve an image...
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Plate solving problem
According to your log you are actually using the remote astrometry.net, not local ANSVR. Check your settings under Control Panel/Plate Solve Tab/ Blind Settings. Assuming that you have previously set...
View ArticleEagle and Omega Nebula
Really nice Dean. I like these wide field views. To be honest though, I think the haze you speak of looks like standard gradient across the image. I doubt that O2 would show up that well in an OSC...
View ArticleEagle and Omega Nebula
Thanks Joel, I don't think that is gradient, because there shouldn't really be any. It was imaged from a dark site with an 88mm image circle. I used flats, so it would be surprising to have any...
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Eagle and Omega Nebula
I don't want to take anything away from the image, it's great! And I could certainly be wrong. There certainly is OIII in M17 and M16. It's just that the haze in the background area is much too...
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Eagle and Omega Nebula
Not at all Joel, I take no offence at your questioning what the haze is, as I am still trying to figure it out myself and and am quite curious. Discussing it can help clarify what it could or could...
View ArticleCan't control SiTech Mount
I like gnomus use sgp with sitech and the mesu 200 - I have no issues but like gnomus I slew using sitech, I also have a model in place and that allows me to park (but again I park manually in sitech)...
View ArticleMy M13 is Wednesday's APOD!
Hi everybody, I got this nice preview link from NASA yesterday. Imaged using SGP of course! My first APOD...very stoked! http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap160727.html Dean
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