Hi Keith >>> I didn't have time to load the curve last night and check, so does the Mach1GTO need the PE curve to be inverted before loading or not? you have to test that by loading the curve and runn

>>>They have not figured out yet that sending the mount via a relative time move, such as is used in every autoguiding program i am fairly sure most (all?) imaging applications that use platesolving a

Nice work Greg thanks for the followup

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Ray I thought APCC already adjusted the model for temperature fluctuations? (and pressure too) Brian

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Hi Greg https://www.sequencegeneratorpro.com/downloads/ left side

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Greg there's an option in APPM under Camera to use a subframe. for that giant 6200 i suggest trying the 1/4 by 1/4 center frame option. it's still a pretty big file even at that size I don't know how

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>>>the model is all-or-nothing, you can add on to an existing APPM model. EDIT: Sorry i mean to write you can *not* currently edit and add more points to an existing APPM model.

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Hi Greg just inserting a couple things i"ve learned from using APPM the model is all-or-nothing, you can add on to an existing APPM model. Also your hanging may be due to the huge file sizes of the 62

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wonderful detail!

with all these great ideas and enthusiasm for transporting the counterweight shaft, now i kind of feel like a sucker for just leaving mine on a pier and not moving it! :)

bah - you are such a tease!

Wonderful image Tom do you have a link to full resolution? i'm guessing that is chock full of details Brian

super great to see everyone pulling together, and kudos to you Christopher for making it happen for the University

It's a classical hubble palette - a really wonderful image Eric

Hi Tom what are you guiding with, and do you have guidelogs to share?

a really stunning image. Great clarity, detail, and color Brian

Hi Peter It looks to me like maybe your mount was slipping in alt? there appeared to be substantial polar misalignment in your setup looking at your "before runs" that were working, you can see most o

Hi Peter you might be better off asking this question in the PHD user forums, but in either case you would need to upload your guidelogs to see what was going on user group: https://groups.google.com/

Ron i appreciate your enthusiasm, but alpha software that evolves every week is not what works for me I have a very remote obs and it needs to be 100% reliable (or as close to it as i can). I don't re

>>> (with allowances for apps that do things such as set your printer on fire. That would clearly be an objectively negative assessment). this is exactly why i have avoided adding a printer to my tele