A side benefit I just realized is that the same az-alt text file that is used for APCC horizon limits can also be used, without modification, to create the basis for a polygonal horizon model in Stell

I'm experimenting with defining horizon limits in APCC in conjunction with another project, and I was trying to figure a good way to get an accurate representation of my site's horizon lines into APCC

Please don't be. I understand quite well where Ray is coming from on this. I often have to play support agent for other apps and hardware, both free and commercial, because the first place the user se

Hey, a NINA dev here :) I've considered the same - just making a wrapper program that listens on the SGPro API server TCP port and speaks the commands needed to solve an image via ASTAP (or other solv

Hi Kevin, As others have pointed out, you manage this by specifying a slightly wider "window" of flip time in your sequencing app so that it orchestrates the flip prior to the driver's programmed limi

It's a bit serendipitous that you've brought up this topic! Just yesterday, the PHD2 developers released a development preview build of PHD2 2.6.9 that has multi-star guiding implemented. It has been

I've always thought that the CP4/5's ethernet/wifi connectivity would be a prime candidate for running a multicast DNS (mDNS) and DNS-SD (DNS-base service discovery) service, as that would greatly sim

I think it's pretty obvious and well-understood that the local air pressure is what goes there. How one gets that number is up to their discretion and judgement. For some, the reports given by a weath

For what it's worth, Evan@Pegasus just announced a more comprehensive sensor that plugs into the existing PowerBox ecosystem: https://pegasusastro.com/uranus-meteo-sensor/ Available Q1/2021. Pretty mu

End-game for me is a 155/7, so this is good to know! That's why the silicon gods granted us ThreadRipper! TRs help immensely even with the 60mp images of the IMX455 cameras. I'm waiting semi-patiently

The Sony IMX411 is 67mm on the diagonal, 151mp (14304x10748, 3.76um). It's the medium format version of the IMX455. I would absolutely love to be able to image with such a sensor and the fov on a 155

And such devices are replaced or repaired and life carries on. So what's the problem? It's the year 2020, not 2002. USB implementation is a well-known and well-learned practice among component manufac

#Mach2GTO

You don't seem to want to go into any detail other than referencing some vague notion. USB2 devices are no different than any other in this area. Devices with bad-actor USB logic are going to cause th

#Mach2GTO

I think you've misunderstand what "USB bus reset" signaling is. Bus resets happen only between the host and a device. Other devices on the same controller are not a party to such an event. Bus resets

#Mach2GTO

I've had no problems with USB that can't be traced to a bad or poorly-designed cable. USB is fine so long as you know its limits.

#Mach2GTO

Lack of a built-in ethernet interface should not constrain your search for a new laptop. You can still connect to a CP4/CP5 wirelessly or over USB. If you wish to continue using hardwire ethernet on a

#Mach2GTO

Ah. Since you're imaging, you can use any number of software-assisted polar alignment methods, so the RAPAS isn't really a needed upgrade then. Yeah I would just do the maintenance items and you'll pr

#Keypad

This advice isn't universal since there are 2 generations of keypads. The older model keypad with less memory does indeed take an off-the-shelf CR1632. The newer-generation keypad with more memory req

#Keypad

First, some maintenance items: * New keypad battery, $25 or so. Must order over the phone from Astro-Physics because which battery you need depends on your keypad serial number. The one in your keypad

#Keypad

I had a rash of clear nights with passable seeing the past week, so I managed to get 32 hours of data on the Soul Nebula 130GTX, Mach1, QHY600. https://www.astrobin.com/full/x6124n/0/