CelestialHaz

On 06/03/2024 at 07:27, Marine Bio said:

Hi everyone.

I'd be really keen to see how people manage their cables? Any tips/pictures of good routing or solutions to avoid snags and the general look of Spaghetti would be really helpful. How do you keep cables tidy but ensure there is still enough slack so they don't pull taught when the scope slews?

 

I'm working with an EQ6-Pro, SW 120ED, camera and a couple of dew heaters, but good examples from any setup would be useful. I expect the number of cables to increase as I slowly improve my rig so getting it in hand now is sensible I think. 

Thanks in advance to you all.

It really is a case mastering cable management and I’ve always seen it as a skill to learn in its own right 🤣

For me, I have a separate power supply and cable for the static mount connection. I then use a larger amperage power supply to run the cable up to a power box which is mounted on the scope/bar. Then from the power box, I use just the right length cables to for the cameras, dew straps and USB hub Velcro’d in place along the scope

That way only one long power cable and one long USB cable run up to the “moving part” of the setup.

Hope this helps and good luck! 

Shocked to hear about the passing of Alyn!
 

An amazing artist with the camera and beyond, a great, kind and gentle soul. 

He will be dearly missed! His legacy will live on!

Our sincere condolences to Alyn’s family and friends 

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Hi Stan,

Thank you so much for this, really appreciated, I can get the obsy going again. 

I have managed to download your software. Thank you and clear skies! 
 

Haz

Hi All,

Does anyone have the software for the Pulsar dome including drivers? I can’t find the CD and have had to rebuild my computer that controls the obsy. 

I have contacted Pulsar but have not heard back from them as yet. 
 

Many Thanks! 
Haz

Hi All,

Hoping to be there from Friday night until Monday. 

Bringing one telescope and hopefully want to get imaging (not had a chance to yet) 

I'll be in the red field in a turquoise Vango tent

Haz

Hi Vlaiv,

Thank you for your response And feedback. I’m getting back into AP after a few years and this was just a quick test of the new camera. Ordinarily I would stack them manually in DSS or similar. I was just worried about the number of hot pixels someone had raised concerns so wanted it to be checked out. I’ve also taken note of the driver issue. I have the ascom ones installed but in hurry and haste I just went with whatever it connected at the time but again will ensure things are setup properly. 
 

It was good to hear that my camera hasn’t got too many hot pixels. I’ll be sure to study the images and understand what I’m seeing.

Thanks again 

Hi All,

I have a new QHY183M and using this camera for the first time, I have taken 20 dark frames using Sharpcap pro using the capture darks option at unity gain cooled at -5 and -10 degrees at 60 seconds  to create 2 master dark frames. The image when stretched shows a lot of speckles. 

My questions are, is this normal for a CMOS and this particular camera? Are there an unusually large amount of hot pixels?
 

I'd appreciate it if someone could look at them and let me know if this is normal for darks for a sensor like this or whether my sensor has issues. Images are attached. Thank you. 

dark_20_frames_-10.0C_2020-09-08T22_17_51.fits dark_20_frames_-5.1C_2020-09-08T21_39_51.fits

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