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My Tal 200K. Incredible optics. Also, can I include the amazing finder scope as this will suffice foe wide field. Steve
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Good ol' Terry. Helped me out on a few occasions, both software and hardware related, fast response and a complete success on every occasion. The SX support is second to none. Steve
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Hi Steve, I know it's obvious but have you tried changing your usb lead, I've changed a couple this year and supposedly good quality ones too. Also, a while back I had issues with my Atik 460 not connecting and had to change usb ports, although the original usb port connected to other equipment. Steve
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Fitting ED80T CF focuser to GSO RC 6
sloz1664 replied to dunners19871's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
If you have a local engineering company near you, give them a ring and if they want to proceed take the RC6 & focuser, they will manufacture an adaptor to suit. no need to understand thread sizes etc.. Good luck Steve -
Try for the THIRD time. https:/petition.parliament.uk/petitions/632558
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/632558
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I set my humidistat to max 60% min 56% Steve
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Look into solar charging, which is what I have done on my Pulsar mark one dome. Steve
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Automating a 2.1 metre Pulsar Dome. Phase One - Dome Rotation
sloz1664 replied to sloz1664's topic in DIY Observatories
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Avalon Linear Mount permanent pier mounting plate compatibility?
sloz1664 replied to UKRoman's topic in Discussions - Mounts
I have an Avalon Linear Reverse installed in my Dome, unfortunately I fabricated my own pier and mounting plate to suit my circumstances. You could get an off the shelf pier and have the two M8 holes drilled and tapped at your local fabricators/Engineering works. Steve -
Done with being cheap. Pix advice
sloz1664 replied to Anthonyexmouth's topic in Discussions - Software
I can understand the frustration on the steep learning curves of either PS or Pixinsight. It's not just learning on how to use the software, to a degree where you start feeling comfortable with it, you have to keep using it on a regular basis or keep a precise journal of the techniques used in your processes, Because, if you do not, you will forget what you have done. In my past working life I used many 3D computer aided design software programmes, some with complex rendering software and vastly more complex than either PS or Pix. I was paid for getting results so you had to learn very quickly that you learn from your mistakes. Even a two week holiday set me back a few days to get back to the level I had before my holiday. I soon realised that keeping a journal of the processes, commands and steps needed to attain the desired results. Regards to automating processes have you looked at the EZ processing suite by Dark Archon. It automates quite a few of your processes to make using Pixinsight a lot easier. There a quite a few tutorials on YouTube on how to install and use the software and it's free. Steve -
The areas around M101 & M51 are not a great area of sky for stars. PlateSolve needs around 30 stars to work correctly. I am currently using a f/l of 1700mm and a PlateSolve 50s. Any lower and it fails. To prove you are obtaining the amount of stars to PlateSolve successfully take an image with your 2s exposure and check the amount of stars you can see, if needed, increase your exposure until thr required star count is met. With regards to your excessive star trailing, increasing the mount settling time should help. Steve
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I use a vbs script to custom park in EQMod. I my case to slew to my light panel for taking fllats as Park 3. Set up your EQMod custom park and replace my "park 3" with your version by copying my "yellow" vbs script in Notepad and saving it as as a vbs file ie Custom_Name.vbs Custom park script Dim Telescope set Telescope = CreateObject("EQMOD.Telescope") Telescope.Connected = True Telescope.Tracking = False ret = Telescope.CommandString(":PARK,3#") Telescope.Connected = False To return to your standard park position copy and paste the following,vbs script in Notepad and saving it as as a vbs file ie Custom_Name.vbs Dim Telescope Set Telescope = CreateObject ("EQMOD.Telescope") Telescope.Connected = True Telescope.UnPark Telescope.Park Set Telescope = nothing I use these scripts in both SGPro & Voyager. I know you certainly can add scripts in Nina. Steve