After you put in your location, you need to goto the main tab on the location window and click "Set Location" Dave

Yes, they just released TheSkyX Serious Astronomer for OS/X at MacWorld and the Windows version should be ready shortly. The 2 student versions have been out for about 1 year. The Serious Astronomer i

Stuart: just an FYI, the new Image linking routines in the upcoming TheSkyX Pro are very much faster and bullet-proof than the current combo of CCDSoft V and TheSky6 .... In the meantime, some tips (s

Modelling software does not eliminate guiding, it aids in pointing. There is one mount that CAN use the info from modelling to improve tracking, but it is an exception. To support your position, thoug

If you do not have a computer running, then you likely are not imaging. If you are not imaging, you likely do not NEED the modelling software, as the pointing will almost always be fine for visual wor

Luca: as I have mentioned in another msg here, I don't think this is a matter of CCDSoft not guiding well but may be a question of parameters. Have you posted this apparent problem to the Software Bis

Roland: many users have said that (for reasons unknown to me) CCDSoft actually seems to guide a bit better than Maxim. I cannot imagine why as the algorithms are likely similar. I would think the prob

You are absolutely correct Ray (but you knew that!) and TPoint can model that rate change (and you knew that too). As Roland and Ray point out, the big payoff comes when trying to guide thru narrow-ba

Well, it may in fact offer you that choice, but it does not mean you should do that .... There are MANY mounts that couldn't react that often anyway ... I typically use 1-2 sec exposures with the guid

Roland; you posted exactly what I was going to say .... I have AP mounts and I have a Paramount, and I have never heard those figures quoted .... As you suggest, the servo system is busy sensing thous

Chuck, those are likely things that can't be changed as quickly but I will pass it on .... Dave

Well yeah! Ken is correct, and that is why I cancelled the message I was going to send you. Dave

OK, but that should not be a problem ... Dave

I'll forward the request to Dan ... Dave

Well, like you I am just a user but I will mention your appreciation when next I speak with Daniel! And I'd like a rotator solution that would work with my 7" f/7 and it's 4" focuser/field flattener h

Forwarded from Dan Bisque .... This should fix the RCAL/SYNC situation ... Daniel also mentions how to get help in the future .... Please note, this took only ONE message to get fixed .... Dave

Ken: I'm copying this to Daniel ... From TheSky's viewpoint, there is no need to send a Sync unless your polar alignment changes .... nada, zilch ... so TheSky is NOT requiring a Sync again ... And ye

What it sounds like is: folks may not really understand the nature of the problem ... If someone has an issue and can clearly outline what it is, I'll forward it to Dan Bisque .... What I'd like to he

Glenn: issuing a Sync is a USER intervention and NOT something that TheSky6 does on its own. In what context are you speaking? And if someone really thinks this happens, has anyone ever mentioned it t

Joe: the 3600 was kept a secret til the morning of AIC ... let's be reasonable here. If AP wanted to keep it a secret and announce it at AIC, do you think diCicco and Walker should have mounted a blac