PHD 2 guiding

[andyspencer4968]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this Forum. Until now i have done planetary imaging but I now want to move onto deep sky. 

I've downloaded PHD2 from stark labs and it opens fine on my laptop. However, what is surprising is that I can't maximise the window?! It only fills about half the screen. 

Can anyone explain this or had this happen? I wonder if it is because I don't have the autoguiding or mount connected to the laptop. Perhaps then it will magically maximise. I don't want to get out into the field and find it doesn't though. I could also link everything up at home and see what happens but before I do i wondered if anyone could explain this?

Sorry to start off with such as simple and silly question.

Thanks a mil.

Andy

[Tinker1947]

Welcome to SGL, i just installed PHD2 on this PC, no Astro kit connected, the program will resize with a corner drag, or go full screen ok,,,,maybe you should reinstall......

[andyspencer4968]

Thanks very much. I've just tried all that and it hasn't made any difference. 

I am using a ZWO ASI120 MM-S as an autoguiding camera and a Celestron advanced vx mount. I've just managed to link them all up so I think I'll just live with a smaller screen. As long as it works and I can see everything. Wierd though!

Hoping to get out on the first clear night after the moon has gone. I'm going to learn on an f5 semi apo refractor and then progress onto my EDGE HD8 and use the celestron off-axis guider which I think will be more challanging by all accounts. 

[Thalestris24]

Hi

Are you meaning the guide star display area or the whole phd2 window? The guide star area is only part of the phd2 display so can only take up part of the screen.

Hth

Louise

[Davey-T]

If you're imaging you need the other half of the screen for the imaging window.

Dave

[beamer3.6m]

PHD can be such a #×!@ ache that if the only issue with it is the screen size I would leave it well alone.

[Scorpius]

If you're imaging you need the other half of the screen for the imaging window.

Dave

In most cases yes but I've gotten myself a 2'nd USB monitor and really like that set up. It's light as a feather and can be hand carried right to the scope eliminating the problem of straining to see primary laptop when manually focusing camera using a Batinhov mask. I run the imaging software full screen on the USB monitor and PHD full screen on the laptop and this has worked really well for me. Also gives you some extra real estate for quick processing runs of recent subs to find out if current settings are yielding good results.

Never had any problems getting PHD to display full screen so not sure what might be causing that issue?