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  1. On 27/06/2021 at 18:11, JonCarleton said:

    I ran large UNIX systems before I retired.  Mostly, Solaris on SPARK gear, but a good deal of Linux.  We especially used Linux clusters for MySQL clusters and Tomcat Webserver clusters, some of which were reasonably spectacular in scale.  My primary desktop has been Linux since the 1990's.  When I did work for companies that provided Windows workstations, the first thing I would do was either load CygWin (Linux emulator) or VMware and create a Linux virtual server, so I could do all my "real" work in a Linux environment.  Once you get used to it, Linux is difficult be without.

    For example:  I just got a little NUC with Windows 10 as a telescope server.  I didn't care for the way it ran under Windows, but just wanted to keep the Windows OS, because I paid for it and am thrifty to a fault.  Windows was fighting me for making a complete backup, wanted me to create rescue disks and all sorts of other things, so I just booted a Linux OS and used the default tools to create an ISO image of the drive and burn it to a SDcard.  I'm sure there is probably a way to do the same in Windows, but I prefer not to fight with an OS if another one will gladly help me do what I want in the first place. 

    It really is a shame that people and businesses alike get so tied to Windows that they don't get an opportunity to experience alternatives.

    It's really who gets products to the market first and shouts the loudest. A bit like the VHS - Betamax story. Although I doubt Linux will fade into the past.

     

    Steve

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  2. You seem to be getting very close now, Francis. I love the colours and contrast for just one hour of imaging. I had a similar issue with the back focus on my Tal 200K, the back focus was vey limited and trying to fit the CCD, filterwheel and OAG into such a short space was a challenge. Look forward to more images when you finally nail it.

    Steve

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  3. Very nice and professionally done too. I have built four focus controllers designed by Robert Brown going back to the original MyFocuser design. All still work well on my equipment. The only fails I have had are always usb lead related.

    Steve

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  4. Hi Tevin, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge 🙂

    Loved St Lucia when I visited the beautiful Island two years ago.

    Steve

     

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  5. 23 hours ago, AMcD said:

    Having watched clear nights at home come and go whilst working away, I have decided to go the whole hog and attempt to move the observatory to full remote operation.  Having set up LAN and WAN connections as above, I have purchased a second hand 19" rack on eBay to hold all of the electronics needed.  Rupert at Astrograph is proving himself full of extremely helpful and very prompt advice ahead of my purchasing from him the bits I will need to automate the roof, scope cover and to operate the observatory from afar.   I also intend to upgrade my roll-off roof to make sure that it works well with a Talon system by changing the rolling gear and the frame onto which the roof rolls off.   Having spent weeks looking into this development I am in awe of people who have done it.  I am doing it in my back garden but setting up such a system 100s or 1000s miles from home is a real leap of faith.  Any "top tips" gratefully received...

    Which automation software are you using, as your hardware is only as good as the software driving it. Personally I use Voyager and have automated it to my specifications via dragscript and it works exceptionally well. I know there are other software packages on the market but trust in the software you are using is paramount with regards to automation.

    Steve

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