The camera is connected in Nina. I think I need to enable the server in Nina, but not sure how to enable the server. I will watch the video that Mark recommended. Thanks Mike

Hi Michael, You need to enable server in NINA. In NINA, it is under Options - General. This will turn on API servicea and allow APPM to use NINA camera. Best, Wenhan

Michael just checking simple stuff, did you make sure the camera was connected in NINA first? -- Brian Brian Valente astro portfolio

Michael, Please checkout the NINA video on our YouTube channel prepared by Dale Ghent. It is choke full of information. https://www.youtube.com/astrophysicscorp Clear Skies, Marj

What year was that? Rolando

Convenience of where to put the camera. No off-axis balancing required. Central obstruction will not be much more for a Cass. Rolando

I keep getting this error message when trying to connect my to nina with my camera. I am sure it is some simple setting. Any ideas

It's a bit lost in history now, but my favorite Mak-Newt is the Vega 6" designed by Robert T. Jones. I had the pleasure of meeting him at his home one afternoon. Friends were constructing an 8" at

So why a Mak-Cas for imaging if you prefer a Mak-Newt for visual? Greg

Another question. I am going to try and us NINa for camera control. How do you enable the server in nina so that I can connect to appm. Mike

On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 08:21 AM, Roland Christen wrote: Mak-Newts have only 3 optical surfaces aside from the diagonal flat. Those 3 surfaces are spherical, so can be produced with extremely high

Mak-Newts have only 3 optical surfaces aside from the diagonal flat. Those 3 surfaces are spherical, so can be produced with extremely high accuracy and smoothness. The field curvature is essentially

The file of view may be too small for some plate solvers. -Ray

EDIT: sorry, didn't read original post carefully enough. Looking for a female/socket for the CP3 side not the plug for power cable as below. ---- I believe (from previous postings on this group) that

Okay, the optics might be a little out of focus, or alignment. Even tube currents can contribute to misshapened stars. -Ray

Hi Ray, forgot to include that I am using a C11 edge with 0.7 reducer for a pixel scale of about 0.4

HI Ray, Not sure why image is taller than wide. I show it as 1761 x 2328. I do not see how I can have drift in such a short exposure. I am trying to use the nasa skyview test things ourt but am

Mike, You should check that you have the latest QHY ASCOM driver. It's odd that the image is taller than it is wide. Is that what you see as well? As for the star shapes, it could be drift or

I found this on Digi-Key: <https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/kycon-inc/KLDPLX-0202-B/12620420> Search for "DC power connector" then check out the "barrel" type connectors. Look at the

HI Ray, I have attached a image and it seems to show the stars. Not sure why they are oval ???. The software seems to platesolve but when the view image screen pops up I don’t see the image.