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Black Bar Across Image (ML16200)
You can also try it in NINA’s native FLI driver. I have it so that if the driver has issues grabbing a row and the FLI SDK throws an error, that will be logged. If no error is thrown when the affected
You can also try it in NINA’s native FLI driver. I have it so that if the driver has issues grabbing a row and the FLI SDK throws an error, that will be logged. If no error is thrown when the affected
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Time to enjoy astronomy and nature
With the normal places we take our 18 month old closed and activities cancelled, I worked all day in the yard while he played in the dirt for the first time. He had a great time while I, who was clear
With the normal places we take our 18 month old closed and activities cancelled, I worked all day in the yard while he played in the dirt for the first time. He had a great time while I, who was clear
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Mach 1 Question
Yeah it's shorter than the standard 1.125" shaft. It's actually a design feature of the Mach1 that you can remove the saddle from the top of the dec axis to expose the center hole that goes down throu
Yeah it's shorter than the standard 1.125" shaft. It's actually a design feature of the Mach1 that you can remove the saddle from the top of the dec axis to expose the center hole that goes down throu
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Mach 1 Question
Grats on the expansing A-P arsenal. Yeah, you need to get one of the three varieties of 1.875" diameter CW shafts here: https://www.astro-physics.com/mach1-upgrades-parts/ If your Mach1 came with CW s
Grats on the expansing A-P arsenal. Yeah, you need to get one of the three varieties of 1.875" diameter CW shafts here: https://www.astro-physics.com/mach1-upgrades-parts/ If your Mach1 came with CW s
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AP V2 ASCOM driver v5.30.07 available for download
There's an instance of the A-P ASCOM driver still running for some reason, and the installer was unable to get it to quit. This is not an uncommon occurrence with ASCOM drivers in general and is rathe
There's an instance of the A-P ASCOM driver still running for some reason, and the installer was unable to get it to quit. This is not an uncommon occurrence with ASCOM drivers in general and is rathe
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Recommendation for Observatory PC
Yes, and the irony is that these rated systems will contain a lot of the same components the non-rated models do, including the solid state storage. These kind of extreme systems focus more on cooling
Yes, and the irony is that these rated systems will contain a lot of the same components the non-rated models do, including the solid state storage. These kind of extreme systems focus more on cooling
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Dale Ghent
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Recommendation for Observatory PC
There tends to be a preposterous amount of technical hand-wringing on this list, and a penchant to take things to unlikely extremes and obsess over those extremes like a worrywart. If -10C (14F) meant
There tends to be a preposterous amount of technical hand-wringing on this list, and a penchant to take things to unlikely extremes and obsess over those extremes like a worrywart. If -10C (14F) meant
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Recommendation for Observatory PC
-10C is hardly extreme. Get ahold of yourself.
-10C is hardly extreme. Get ahold of yourself.
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Recommendation for Observatory PC
If you use solid state drives, you'll be fine.
If you use solid state drives, you'll be fine.
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Recommendation for Observatory PC
OnLogic ML100G-50 or ML100G-51. Intel Whiskey Lake CPU that is quite powerful for its 15W TDP. Throw 16GB of RAM and a 1TB M.2 SSD in there and you have a good system that will handily run a DSO imagi
OnLogic ML100G-50 or ML100G-51. Intel Whiskey Lake CPU that is quite powerful for its 15W TDP. Throw 16GB of RAM and a 1TB M.2 SSD in there and you have a good system that will handily run a DSO imagi
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Apparent loss of tracking after dither command
Assuming that the screenshot you provided was taken right after the erroneous event, the reason why guiding stopped in plainly-stated: Something external to PHD2 commanded the mount to slew while PHD2
Assuming that the screenshot you provided was taken right after the erroneous event, the reason why guiding stopped in plainly-stated: Something external to PHD2 commanded the mount to slew while PHD2
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Apparent loss of tracking after dither command
It’s hard to say what happened with such a superficial description. Did PHD2 start complaining about the loss of lock on the guide star? It would have been flashing its UI and displaying a warning to
It’s hard to say what happened with such a superficial description. Did PHD2 start complaining about the loss of lock on the guide star? It would have been flashing its UI and displaying a warning to
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Recommendation for Observatory PC
What are your networking requirements? Do you /need/ wireless or is ethernet alone fine? I also presume you will be using it only for system control and image acquisition, so low CPU requirements but
What are your networking requirements? Do you /need/ wireless or is ethernet alone fine? I also presume you will be using it only for system control and image acquisition, so low CPU requirements but
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Question on the sky x
TSX has rudimentary sequence orchestration and automation. What you're looking for is more akin to the tasks and capabilities of applications such as SGPro, Voyager, PRISM, APT, CCD-Commander, and the
TSX has rudimentary sequence orchestration and automation. What you're looking for is more akin to the tasks and capabilities of applications such as SGPro, Voyager, PRISM, APT, CCD-Commander, and the
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· #68459
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Mach2 Update?
Be careful what you wish for...
Be careful what you wish for...
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Close up of M81 without CCDT67
I wouldn't use tape. It's prone to turning out to be a mess, has a high chance of not being perfectly circular, and yea the adhesive could have an effect on the coating. I would have a mask 3D printed
I wouldn't use tape. It's prone to turning out to be a mess, has a high chance of not being perfectly circular, and yea the adhesive could have an effect on the coating. I would have a mask 3D printed
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Close up of M81 without CCDT67
How good would 2.5um pixels look on a 2.5m focal length at 0.21"/pixel? Pretty good provided you have the extra time that will be required to expose the target and if "normal" seeing for you is also i
How good would 2.5um pixels look on a 2.5m focal length at 0.21"/pixel? Pretty good provided you have the extra time that will be required to expose the target and if "normal" seeing for you is also i
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Close up of M81 without CCDT67
Yeah, those are working out to be great sensors (the mono or color ~61mp IMX455, or the color-only 26.8mp IMX571, both with 3.76um pixels). I still keep dreaming that Sony (or someone) will release a
Yeah, those are working out to be great sensors (the mono or color ~61mp IMX455, or the color-only 26.8mp IMX571, both with 3.76um pixels). I still keep dreaming that Sony (or someone) will release a
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Close up of M81 without CCDT67
Perhaps... probably would be fine. The 2.5-5um pixel size range of the common CMOS sensors these days will demand good seeing at that kind of focal length, but it's workable. What I would do is always
Perhaps... probably would be fine. The 2.5-5um pixel size range of the common CMOS sensors these days will demand good seeing at that kind of focal length, but it's workable. What I would do is always
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Erratic parking of the mount
The built-in NTP client and their respective default servers in Windows and macOS (and any other modern OS for that matter) is more than sufficient for most needs, including practical and pedestrian a
The built-in NTP client and their respective default servers in Windows and macOS (and any other modern OS for that matter) is more than sufficient for most needs, including practical and pedestrian a
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