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initialization of Mach2
yes, you set it at that position and then unpark from park 3
yes, you set it at that position and then unpark from park 3
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Error message with nina and appm
I'm using 2.0 beta so that may be something to consider upgrading to if you can't sort that out
I'm using 2.0 beta so that may be something to consider upgrading to if you can't sort that out
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Brian Valente
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Error message with nina and appm
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Brian Valente
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Error message with nina and appm
Michael just checking simple stuff, did you make sure the camera was connected in NINA first?
Michael just checking simple stuff, did you make sure the camera was connected in NINA first?
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Brian Valente
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AP1100 autoguiding
>>> I'm hoping this 10" will be good as is. i would not count on it arriving being properly collimated I own 2 GSO RC scopes (10" and 12") and also talking with many others this seems par for the cour
>>> I'm hoping this 10" will be good as is. i would not count on it arriving being properly collimated I own 2 GSO RC scopes (10" and 12") and also talking with many others this seems par for the cour
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Brian Valente
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ZWO color camera problem
I suggest fiddling with the offsets would be a fallback approach if changing the bayer pattern did not work
I suggest fiddling with the offsets would be a fallback approach if changing the bayer pattern did not work
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Brian Valente
· #86350
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3D View error
#APCC
Jerome is your laptop the one at the scope or the one accessing the scope computer via Remote Desktop?
Jerome is your laptop the one at the scope or the one accessing the scope computer via Remote Desktop?
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Brian Valente
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ZWO color camera problem
>>> Even when some processing software has a Automatic setting for Debayering, I always manually select the RGGB just to minimize any possible errors. Kevin Cook agreed on this point. PixInsight doesn
>>> Even when some processing software has a Automatic setting for Debayering, I always manually select the RGGB just to minimize any possible errors. Kevin Cook agreed on this point. PixInsight doesn
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Brian Valente
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JPL Horizon wont launch in APCC
>> Am I correct in that Horizons is embedded in APCC. There is no separate download for horizons correct? Correct, there is no separate download
>> Am I correct in that Horizons is embedded in APCC. There is no separate download for horizons correct? Correct, there is no separate download
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Brian Valente
· #86333
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JPL Horizon wont launch in APCC
Hi Peter are you saying the website is not responding correctly? i just checked direct and through APCC and horizons comes up for me and seems to work fine I use chrome/windows 11
Hi Peter are you saying the website is not responding correctly? i just checked direct and through APCC and horizons comes up for me and seems to work fine I use chrome/windows 11
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Brian Valente
· #86324
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Can't park facing down
I wonder if you have altitude minimums set in SGP?
I wonder if you have altitude minimums set in SGP?
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Brian Valente
· #86297
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Can't park facing down
it could be horizon or other limits are interfering with positioning the scope downwards for those having issues
it could be horizon or other limits are interfering with positioning the scope downwards for those having issues
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Brian Valente
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Excessive Slew Warnings in APPM
>>> Edit: OK, for some reason I didn't see Brian's mention that he uses 10 second settle time with the large scope. that's correct - it's a big truss. While we were trying to diagnose some issues, I e
>>> Edit: OK, for some reason I didn't see Brian's mention that he uses 10 second settle time with the large scope. that's correct - it's a big truss. While we were trying to diagnose some issues, I e
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Brian Valente
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Excessive Slew Warnings in APPM
Hi Brent I have experienced that as well. My decision was to leave the high accuracy slews enabled and live with those warnings. Prior to having the high accuracy option available, my main concern was
Hi Brent I have experienced that as well. My decision was to leave the high accuracy slews enabled and live with those warnings. Prior to having the high accuracy option available, my main concern was
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Brian Valente
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New Video: PHD2 with Encoder Mounts
Hi Linwood >>>How does one evaluate the upper bound? First the lower bound is a little more solid than a general suggestion because the math for centroid calculation is best at 0.5" or above. 0.43" is
Hi Linwood >>>How does one evaluate the upper bound? First the lower bound is a little more solid than a general suggestion because the math for centroid calculation is best at 0.5" or above. 0.43" is
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Brian Valente
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New Video: PHD2 with Encoder Mounts
Thanks for pointing that out cytan, that's not something that is well known Another takeaway for encoder mount owners, these new features were just released with 2.6.11dev1 release and previously were
Thanks for pointing that out cytan, that's not something that is well known Another takeaway for encoder mount owners, these new features were just released with 2.6.11dev1 release and previously were
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Brian Valente
· #86259
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New Video: PHD2 with Encoder Mounts
Hi Todd I think about your question slightly differently: To me, guiding is a last resort. It adds complexity and additional points of potential failure (no guidestar, lost guidestar, another camera t
Hi Todd I think about your question slightly differently: To me, guiding is a last resort. It adds complexity and additional points of potential failure (no guidestar, lost guidestar, another camera t
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Brian Valente
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APPM Dec Arc Model and NINA "do not sync" option
Yes I think that is correct I hadn't considered that dec arc modeling approach does not correct for all sky pointing, good observation
Yes I think that is correct I hadn't considered that dec arc modeling approach does not correct for all sky pointing, good observation
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Brian Valente
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Challenge object: Tiny faint galaxy grouping in Ursa Major
wow that is some crazy specs there Roland Scope focal length 3454mm Image scale 0.322 arc sec per pixel Individual 1200 sec resolution 1.5 arc sec FWHM Guiding accuracy 0.18 arc sec rms Seeing: 3/5 -
wow that is some crazy specs there Roland Scope focal length 3454mm Image scale 0.322 arc sec per pixel Individual 1200 sec resolution 1.5 arc sec FWHM Guiding accuracy 0.18 arc sec rms Seeing: 3/5 -
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Brian Valente
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Very oval stars with excellent guiding - how?
Hi Eric I can offer a few observations: On your model, you may have a few errant points (max error on east is 174 which seems high to me) I suggest you enable these two options Second, enabling/disabl
Hi Eric I can offer a few observations: On your model, you may have a few errant points (max error on east is 174 which seems high to me) I suggest you enable these two options Second, enabling/disabl
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Brian Valente
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