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I used a qhy5L-11 no problem , have you shut down sharpcap as it may be still connected to guide cam , is server enabled In phd2 can’t remember if that need enabled or wether that’s only to do with dithering I’m sure others will confirm

Approx 80 jpegs stacked in Siril processed in Startools 200pds nikon d5300

Have you downloaded the indexes needed for your setup ,

Will do Michael thanks

Thanks @michael8554 so not an accurate article then , I will have a tinker .

@davew @david_taurus83 So before i bin the EL panel i have now put two A4 sheets between perspex and EL panel and followed the advice in article https://www.myastroscience.com/proper-flats-with-dslr so a 20 sec exposure gives a mean value of 16383.0 so a bit of experimenting with exposures i need half that and a 1.2 sec exposure gives a Mean value of 8055.5 can anyone tell me is the 1.2 sec looking any good for a Flat ,using AV mode does not work properly. https://www.dropbox.com/s/znfszypsbnuwart/Single__0003_ISO200_20s__NA.NEF?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/l9n7kybunsq1h1g/Single__0007_ISO200_1.2s__NA.NEF?dl=0

actually it is will this be an issue

Then you should have no problem , is ota cap removed

+1 for the extension at 3 o’clock

Cheers @davew I only put the red on whilst trying to see if putting sheets in front of panel would help I’m wondering if it’s being caused by the power supply or the actual panel , I can use the tablet for refractor for the 200pds I can point at the living room window until I sort panel issue out .

For my flats i have been using a EL panel behind frosted perspex all seemed fine until lately and after processing seemed to have lines running across screen a bit of playing around i found the issue was the flats and more so the EL panel ,now i dont know if the EL panel has a fault or the power supply causing the issue maybe some sort of refresh rate issue ,has anyone had issues with using EL panels , i use a Nikon D5300 and image in APT ,now using AV mode using the 5300 is not as simple as a canon when no lens attached so measure exposure in AV mode in APT then manually set a flat plan a bit long winded but simple once you know the exposure for your light source ,i would like to measure the ADU of my flats can anyone tell me how if can be done using Siril ?attatched files show I/40 sec using an EL panel showing red as i have used a sheet of pink paper and two sheets of tracing between El panel and perspex , 1/500 sec from a tablet screen and a previous shot of m52 showing the lines i proceess in siril and Dither so i only use lights bias and flats when imaging ,So could someone take a look at my flats and tell me if they are any good is the EL panel flat any good compared to the tablet Flat . Single__0001_ISO200_1-40s__NA.NEF Single__0002_ISO200_1-500s__NA.NEF

As someone that started out with an Eq5 Mount and a sw 200p I would advise to go for a small refractor giving a wider field of view on an Eq5 mount though depends what your budget is .

Stunning work

My fusion played up the other week after fan packed up cut a nick in a flat screwdriver replaced fan can’t remember seeing a fuse though I have the 15w version

Meteor strike on a single 240sec sub of Leo triplet

I powered mine from using a usb 5v 2A dummy battery adapter, possibly a usb cable ,fault power fault usually shuts camera connection down from my experience.

I used it with a 1000d for years no problem, what version are you using, @Yoddha may be able to help .

Any Solvent based preservative , you can get green , do not use water based preservatives as these tend to seal the wood causing wood to eventually rot imo

You need to set the correct path using the browse to button so APT knows where the program asps is .

If you have round stars forget about it you’ll get ocd like me lols 😂

Welcome have a few friends in Darlington lee and Glyn Todd top northerners

I use one of these on the Ota https://deepskydad.com/dchub2 which I power from a box at base of pier but saves having multiple wires going up pier to ota .

In DSS you create a new tab and load lights , darks , flats etc so each imaging session is on a separate tab , the end result is all data from each session , I use Siril slightly different in that you stack and align the final stacked Fit files from each session together .

Yes it can

I sold my 200p for £125 , flocked , handle , bobs knobs