would someone please provide guidance or past experience on this? Shooting Sh2-254, Ha bin 2, large donut appeared on the edge of my images that covers about 33% of the image, with about 60% of the do

New mount user here What are the Phd2 settings for this mount. Appreciate your reponse

Hello all I recently established meridian limits for one of my imaging configurations. Shortly after clear skies afforded me the opportunity to test this feature. My target was Pickering's Triangle in

Brian and Ray, dang it all but I tried using only USB and it now works. Thanks, Ray, for persisting and you too Brian for pushing to use usb. Interesting when using the adapter, it selected Com 3 and

I've been using a ZWO ASI2600MM for some time with no issues except that I was noticing that the gain would mysteriously change from 100 to 0. It was very frustrating, because I would often find that

Hi The reason I ask is that I have 3 temperature sensors on my telescope. One is the VBox, one is the thermocouple from a Moonlite Nitecrawler and one is a high accuracy sensor called SensorPush. Last

Ready to do battle Mach2 with 10"F6 Mak and an oldie but goodie 130F6 Starfire: Rolando

Ray, in doing further troubleshooting trying to get APCC working on my win 10, I went back and installed version 1.8.8.17. When I did, it asked me if I wanted to install Eltima and I did. I no longer

Hi folks, I could use a bit of help please. I have a permanently mounted AP-1600 with encoders and have been using it with ACCP and ACP for several years. I typically run time series on cataclysmic va

Hi I have an AP1100 without encoders which I received 3 months ago. I am fairly new to APPM but was able to run a model of 200 points. My ultimate goal is to take 5 to 10 min subs unguided. I would re

Ray Is it still advised to uncheck pointing correction in APCC-Pro after creating a Dec arc tracking model in the case that potentially large numerical errors in the Dec model may effect pointing? In

Hi, I am trying to understand the meaning of the data for the pointing model - Does Ray or anyone else have a document that explains the data from a pointing model. I am fascinated by how the pointing

Hello Astronuts, I have been imaging on and off for the last week or so in temperatures close to 0F. Tonight it is slated to drop down further to -12F (-25C). It's already at -18C, so this should be a

Although i missed out on getting images tonight for a color version of this. I decided to post what I have from a session on the weekend. It's labeled the Old Man and Eagle contemplating a Brain Coral

Hello, I have been using the ASI Air Pro and Plus now for the last 2 years and it has really made my imaging experience a very reliable, repeatable, and failsafe process. Eliminating a PC from my work

Hi all, Whenever I try to run a pointing model, ASTAP fails every time. However, the very same ASTAP works like a breeze with my automation software. I changed the default settings as follow but my pr

I think I am in my fourth or fifth year of operating my 1600. What can you say, love it. Anyways I was overdue for a greasing for sure since I use it every winter, from about November 1 to May 15th an

In order to use my new Pegasus USB3 hub, I need to update the internal USB2 cabling of my AP1600. Unfortunately the top DEC cover does not remove when I unscrew both lock nut. The internal aluminium c

Hello, I have been trying to clean up the wiring that runs through my Mach1 because it is a mess and second I have a new pier that is crimping my space below the Mach1. Ideally I would like to run one

I am eyeing the PrimaLuceLab Eagle LE for upgrading one of my rigs: Mach1 mount, 80mm TMB with Optec TCF-S focuser. Two issues. (1) Cables and where to get them, (2) ASCOM compliance in communicating