SGP incorrectly ending sequence because 'Unsafe' when it is actually 'Safe'
Hi Gav. I'm on my hols so recalling this rather than checking a setting in my obs PC but the triggering of the Unsafe mode may be happening because the driver loses connection with the CW, bringing...
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Total Failures on Second Object
Version Notes - I am using SGP Version 2.5.1.17 and SGP 2.6.1 on Windows 10 Professional x64. For the past few days, I have been photographing two objects per night - I start one at about 9:15pm and...
View ArticleTrailed stars captured in SGP with PHD2.6.2
Dear SGP developer, I got trailed stars last night after I upgraded to PHD2 release version 2.6.2. This was not happened before, and I am not sure if it is related to the spiral dither option just for...
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Auto focus settings for narrow band
Just starting to move to narrow band imaging and initial testing shows that focusing with the NB filters is probably going to be slow. So, I am thinking that I want to always focus using the luminance...
View ArticleDithering without an autoguider
SGP can already do this. Just use the "Direct Mount Guider". Thanks,Jared
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I can 2nd this issue and perhaps add a little information. I've seen this also starting a couple of weeks ago. The Auto Center plate solve fails when SGP moves to the 2nd target. I started some...
View ArticleAuto focus settings for narrow band
As long as your focus positions are accurate you should be good to go! Those will be used by the "Auto adjust focus per filter" option. Have you used temperature compensation before? I don't find it...
View ArticleConsider adding a specifiable delay between focuser moves and image capture...
Just bumping this. Are there any considerations to implement a "wait for the imaging system to stabilize after focuser move is completed"-setting?
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In all 3 cases it looks like we're not getting a response from PHD2. The following message is repeated over and over in the log: [8/7/2016 6:05:10 AM] [DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 GetPhdStatus...
View ArticleAuto focus settings for narrow band
A few questions/observations:Do you really need a step size of 2500 steps? That seems outlandishly hugeto me (not saying it's not legit, I've just never seen one that high).Why do you have smart focus...
View ArticleSGP incorrectly ending sequence because 'Unsafe' when it is actually 'Safe'
Thanks Barry. I will check that setting.I ran a test yesterday evening and after about an hour or so SGP shut down the obsy. I checked what the heck was going on, only to discover that it really had...
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Hi Jared, Before moving to the next target, PHD have been stopped: [8/6/2016 11:28:46 PM] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] PHD2 GetPhdStatus - Post-Wait: Guiding[8/6/2016 11:28:46 PM] [DEBUG] [Sequence...
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Horia: After that, I could not find a start command in the log anymore, just the “GetPhdStatus” request. Prior to issuing a "Start" we need to know what the current state of PHD2 is. Thus the...
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Hi Jared, Most probably I am misinterpreting the log. Anyway, as far as I can understand it, SGP requests the status every minute: [8/7/2016 2:29:43 AM] [DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 - No...
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@kor: Can you confirm what version you were using prior to experiencing the issue with 2.5.1.17? I will try downgrading tonight to a previous version that works so that I don't lose another night of...
View ArticleSGP incorrectly ending sequence because 'Unsafe' when it is actually 'Safe'
Oh dear... It happened again. I checked that value in the settings for the ASCOM safety device in SGP and it was set to 120s. I started a sequence and all seemed to be fine, but about 10 minutes into...
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Running my first sequence tonight and have a couple of questions:Set up about 4 hours of imaging and the sequence stopped after a couple of frames, saying sequence complete? Resumed and seems ok so...
View ArticleSGP incorrectly ending sequence because 'Unsafe' when it is actually 'Safe'
What Safety Device are you using? The Boltwood Monitor? Also we'll need logs to investigate this. Please see here: forum.mainsequencesoftware.com How to ask for help Hi folks, In order to expedite...
View ArticleAtik EFW2 Fails to report move complete + SGP failed to notify
Had a good time imaging the past few days. I did not have issues with the July 5th version of the core software in the field. That was a big relief, but I used the 20 second delay that Joel suggested....
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