mark skelton

Bias frame are like dark frames ie with lens cap on but the exposure is set at the fastest exposure ( in case of my dslr 1/4000 sec.) where as dark are the same exposure length as lights.

25 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

These things sometimes need admin mode to get the config sorted, mostly only needs it as a one shot deal. Try unticking the admin mode and see if it still works. 

I'll try that next time I get connected up

36 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

check the baud rate in eqmod. make sure its 9600 . have you got the lastest stellarium? are you connecting to heq5 ascom?

can you post a screen shot when you get the error? ALT+PRT SCR  on the active error window then CTRL+V when typing here to paste the screen shot. 

 

Also, not APT has connected once, try unticking the admin mode and try again. 

I've gone back out to scope, yes the baud is 9600 stellarium -latest. This time I laptop connected to scope started apt and connected to scope. with stellarium I right clicked and run as administrator started it up then nclicked on scope connect. this time both APT and stellarium are now connected. Now when I'm on stellarium I sellect a star say Arcturus (n.w.) and select centre on the mount move on both axis to centre on the star no problems there. When I do the same with APT then select goto the mount slews to arcturus and stellarium does show the mount centred on the star.. so looks like all sorted now thanks for the help.

Ok just been out to the scope connected laptop to scope then started APT (admin mode) click on scope connect, scope connected no problem so far. Then I started up stellarium. When I went to connect stellarium to mount EQMOD come up with com port error. looks like I'm able to connect either APT or stellarium to mount but not both.

A happy new year to you all at flo/ sgl Lets hope that we don't get the floods again.

3 minutes ago, david_taurus83 said:

Try connecting the mount to APT first before Stellarium.

I'll give that a try

11 minutes ago, Dr_Ju_ju said:

Don't run anything in Administrator mode, as you could well have other issues with connecting everything together. 

Double check all cable connections, & see if they show up in device manager.

I thought about the cable connections all ok but then I did state that I got stellarium connected.

3 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

Right click on the APT icon, then click compatibility then the check box run as administrator. you may only have to run it as administrator once and then uncheck the box. 

Ok cheers I give this a try tomorrow too much cloud tonight.

2 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

Try running APT in administrator mode. 

How do I go about doing that?

Last  session that  I had (3 nights ago) I went outside got my laptop powered up and usb connected, powered up the mount. Then started stellarium got that connected to the mount via ascom no problem, then I started up APT then I connected my camera, focuser and the filterwheel all 3 connected ok. When I went to connect APT to the mount I get an audible msg. saying mount disconnect yet the mount was not connected to APT in the first place. I tried the HEQ5/6, porth and the generic options but no luck. Any ideas on what I could do.

A very merry Christmas and happy cloud free new year to you.

I've got my scope set up in my back garden here on the west (dark side) of the Malvern hills. I got last least 3 owls that live near by and they do make some noise that I like listening to.

Welcome to SGL from Malvern.

1 hour ago, Simon128D said:

How do you go about getting a true north with a compass? This is probably why when I did use a compass all I could do is setup using magnetic north and was too far off. 

O.S maps will tell you the deference between grid,true and magnetic north. I always use both compass and map together that'll get my set up close enough to use the polemaster software when it gets dark enough.

Looks like another country has done the same La nuit est belle - turning off the lights in Geneva.

1 hour ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

When moving with gamepad did you do it at the fastest velocity?

When slewing could the stepper motor be stalling because it is at full speed? I admit you would probably know something was wrong if this happened because the motors are quite noisy when they stall but it was just a thought.

Steve

 

it was at full (no,4 )speed, but I never had this happen before

Friday night I went out got every thing powered up laptop connected to my setup, got cdc and apt started and connected. When I selected m27 on apt clicked on goto the r.a. moved but dec did not which meant the scope still pointed north. I restarted everything tried the same with cdc select m27  again the same only the r.a. moved. At first I thought it was mount related but after another restart I started eqmod got my gamepad control and checked both axis and both r.a. and dec moved which lead me to think it's software related. Any help/ ideas on what I can do to sort this out.

just come across this https://www.darksky.org/croatian-light-pollution-law/

Here's my go at the moon with my scope and my canon 750d dslr at prime focus.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/misc/starsharp-red-filter-for-laptop-screens.html will this do Michael?

3 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Deep Sky Stacker is also a good option. It’s simpler to use and free but not just as good overall 

I tried dss It di'unt like the deverent file sizes

1 minute ago, tooth_dr said:

It can handle anything thrown at it.  Those file sizes would not be a problem, even if there were 100s of them. 

I've got the trail down loaded so I'll give it a go

1 minute ago, tooth_dr said:

I use Astro Pixel Processor. 

Can that handle deferent file sizes as my ha file size is 970 x 730 and the rgb files are 1940 x 1460?

Sunday night I had chance to a imaging run so I got my 100 best astrophotography targets book out for idea and went for the ngc 7000 north american nebula. got apt up and running connected to my equipment, did the imaging run and got the files saved to my laptop. All I need to do now is stack them. What software do people use?

It will still work with the dew shield in place