Ending up off target after cloud passing thorugh
The mount is a Mesu 200 and having sat here and watched what happens so that I can accurately report it, there's no jerking around by the mount when it loses a guide star ..... it just serenely waits...
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Ending up off target after cloud passing thorugh
swag72: Is there any way at all around the following If your polar alignment is good, then the guide star should not drift significantly in 10 minutes. What is your measured polar alignment error? The...
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Dumb question...are you sure your mount is tracking properly when PHD loses the guide star?
View ArticleEnding up off target after cloud passing thorugh
I'll be sure to post the logs up when I fire up the Obs PC in a bit. @joelshort - Not a dumb question at all, as I don't know how to answer that!!! Is there a tick box I can check?
View ArticleEnding up off target after cloud passing thorugh
The tracking would have nothing to do with SGP but with your mount. Your mount should be tracking all the time regardless of guiding, but if for some reason it's not that would open up a world of...
View ArticleEnding up off target after cloud passing thorugh
Just checked his out Joel and the tracking on the Mesu is indeed enabled........
View ArticleZWO ASI120MC for Imaging
Has anyone tried to use the ZWO ASI120MC for imaging with SGP? I realize that the image size is going to be small (8.46' X 6.34' with Edge HD 1100 with 0.7x reducer, binned 2x2), but I have the camera...
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Increase maximum dither settling error
Just FYI you can enter values in the drop down box for the pixel value. So you can enter different values. Up to 100 pixels. Moving forward we'll likely move this to a different control that makes...
View ArticleTaking darks won't keep shutter closed
I turned on the logs for the Atik ASCOM driver and took a dark sub. Here are the lines in the log: 21:45:25.747 StartExposure Duration 10, Light False21:45:25.747 StartExposure: bin 1,1: subframe...
View ArticleMesu 200 and Meridian Flip
Well ... South is 180 degrees. So +5 and -175 are 5 degrees either side of that. You need to choose how far past the meridian you can safely go. I can get to +/- 10 without any issue.
View ArticleMesu 200 and Meridian Flip
Or, if this makes it easier, think of two lines - one running from 05 to -175 (or 185 if you prefer to think only in positive numbers) on the compass rose; and another running from -5 (or 355) and...
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Taking darks won't keep shutter closed
cmassa: I've attached the full log as well. I took a bias frame and the result was the same. Maybe I'm reading it incorrectly but it appears that SGP is sending the dark command but the driver is not...
View ArticleAbility to make filter offsets relative to another filter
Hello Jared and Ken, first, thank you for your previous reply, I would just add a thing concerning the filter focus offset. I realized this night that the focus offset did not work because I have not...
View ArticleAtik EFW2 Fails to report move complete + SGP failed to notify
I have been having a frustrating problem with my Atik EFW2 filter wheel over the last few months. I think it's the same problem as reported in this thread, but I can't be 100% sure. The reason I'm...
View ArticleTaking darks won't keep shutter closed
Of course (and I see that you have). It baffles me why people seem to be so reluctant to contact the hardware manufacturer's support. I wasn't reluctant to contact Atik. I guess what I really meant...
View ArticleFlat and calibration frames needs remodelling
SGP could really use some rethinking on how add flats and perhaps other calibration frames during a session. We should be able to add flats and anywhere in the sequence. The flats need to be taken...
View ArticleEnding up off target after cloud passing thorugh
swag72: The Mesu 200 should be keeping the guide star within a few pixels during a 10 minute period even with no guiding active. If it is not doing that, then there are only a few things to check: Is...
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Atik EFW2 Fails to report move complete + SGP failed to notify
Hi Joel, I do see this as well. I have not time the delay. I connect the filter wheel manually by clicking the button on the sequencer dialog. It says "Moving..." for a while. If in that time I get...
View ArticleStart dithering after PEC record finalized in EQMOD
Hello All - Since I have to breakdown and set up my imaging gear each session, the first 40 minutes post-PHD2 calibration is usually spent recording a PEC curve in EQMOD. Unfortunately dithering isn't...
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ZWO ASI120MC for Imaging
Hello Andrew,I have a ASI120MC and gave it a shot with SGP. Works great Don't forget to install the ASCOM drivers from ZWO.Clear skies,Olivier
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