>> Matt wrote: >> Andy from PHD says that it is a delayed reaction from the DEC axis then overcorrecting. Matt, sorry for the apparent misunderstanding but I did not say that! Based on what you showed

>>> Matt wrote: >>> When I do a calibration with my 1100 with Absolute Encoders I get a text book result. No backlash. The guiding assistant after a 8 min run a few nights back said I had 248 rms erro

In PHD2 there's a check-box labeled "Enable mount guide output" on the Guiding tab of the Advanced settings window (click the brain button). You can leave your aggressiveness setting alone and just us

That is good news. Thank you both for looking into it. Andy

Thanks Ray. I have upgraded and will post another log if I see it again. Andy

Hi Howard, Thanks for looking into it and confirming the issue. Looking forward to hearing what you learn from Ray. Andy

I had an incident last night that wreaked havoc with my imaging sequence. The imaging app issued a slew to the AP ASCOM driver at 2017-10-09 00:27:00.982, and at 2017-10-09 00:27:02.562 the driver rep

Jinyoung, Congratulations on the new mount! >>> Haven't cared about guiding rate (x0.5 - default) but saw that A-P driver is set to x1.0 guiding rate. Should be matched to x1.0 ? You should definitely

Hi David, You may want to post you PHD2 logs (Guide log and Debug Log) in the PHD2 forum (instructions here). We can help analyze the problem from the PHD2 perspective. One of the other PHD2 developer

Hi Henry, Could you post your PHD2 Debug Log and Guide Log from the session in the PHD2 forum. We can analyze the logs and check to see if it is related to the mount or if it is something else. Andy

Thomas wrote: Thomas, There's some information about this in the PHD2 User Guide: Equipment Connection (scroll down to Mount Selection). Specifically, chose "AstroPhysics GTO V2 Mount (ASCOM)" to foll

Samara, I just looked at your PHD2 screen shot. The problem you had there is that you started guiding on a hot pixel. Nothing whatsoever to do with your AP mount. Please post a message in the PHD2 For

Leo, The link to the PHD2 User group can be found on the PHD2 site here: Getting Help. There is also a PHD2 Best Practices guide on the PHD2 site you may find informative. Andy

>> Jon wrote: You can find the instructions here: PHD2 Log File Instructions. Andy

PHD2 allows you to choose the guide camera to connect to, even if they are of the same make/model. PHD2 User Manual: Equipment Connection, scroll down to "Multiple Cameras of the Same Type". Andy

Steve, Feel free to post in the PHD2 forum if you need any help with PHD2. Andy

Hi Michael, The INDI project has a driver for AP mounts, but it is based on the communication protocol documentation for older chips (protocol G). The driver lacks support for the features available i

Henry, Feel free to post your PHD2 Guide Log on the PHD2 Forum if you would like the PHD2 experts to analyze it for you. It would also help to post one of the 15-minute subs (raw FITS format) showing

>>> Lee wrote: yes, astrometry dot net can solve most anything but it is too time consuming and internet dependent Actually, you can run the astrometry.net solver on your PC and get the advantages of

Eric, Here is a simple solution that is free http://adgsoftware.com/MountWatcher/ It has none of the sophisticated features of APCC but does simply what you were asking for, including supporting a way