Friends, I came to know about this site yesterday ; I also checked Phd guiding with DEC off , the values were close https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/seeing/chennai_india_1264527 Suresh

Get the lodestar x2

Rolando , For parking I used only the hand controller but I must mention ( the ascom would be connected via laptop while parking and no ascom while un parking )perhaps I should remove laptop connectio

According to an article by stark labs ; ideal RA osc should be 0.25 to 0.40( increase your aggression if it falls below and decrease if it’s above ) Suresh

Hi I tried parking my mount in Park 4 yesterday . It came to a horizontal position , with scope to my left and counter weight to right with me facing south . Next day I re started mount ; selected loc

Hi Ron, I saw the picture of your graph !! Too good , which algorithm was it ? Low pass 2 ? Suresh

Thanks Rolando ! ----------

I wish you would share settings of Maxim DL as well! Thanks Suresh

You need to track on a star . That too choose a day with good seeing Suresh

Once that is done, go to a star near the zenith (usually on the East side within 1/2 hour of the meridian) and align the altitude axis by zeroing out the R.A. drift. Done this way, the two adjustments

Hi , I’ve a Mach 1 . I’m noticing jumps in DEC in either direction for upto 2-3 arc seconds. I use Phd for autoguiding . My PA error is ( only in altitude by 1.8 arc minute).i don’t have access to Zen

Friends, any idea why im getting this error message with ASCOM ? it was connecting perfectly last year. I have the latest updates now Suresh

Mike get a good usbto serial unit like from keyspan if not buy the one that AP sells Suresh

Hello , Is it better to have no play at all or a wee bit barely discernible as you tighten . I stop where it’s barely discernible . Suresh

Retro fit and one axis ! Suresh

I’ve run my mount at minus 15-20 c at an altitude of 16000 feet . Btw most drones will not take off more than 5 feet high !! Due to low pressure and water boils at 65 c ! Mach 1 rocks Suresh

It also has another port . The USB port , use that Suresh

Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all Regds Suresh

I’ve been following this thread and here is a solution for you to get polar aligned ( as you are new ) . After the mount is levelled pick a star at zenith on the celestial equator . If you have a diag

Hello how did you go to the first star ? I hope you did not slew to it ; did you manually grasp the scope , centred in your eyepiece , locked the clutches and then sync ? Suresh