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Amra

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  1. I think it would be handy for when I only want to use the telescope for observing.
  2. I have a HitecDCfocus and a Skywatcher Auto Focuser. With the software provided by HitecAstro I can control the focus continously or by steps and freely slew pressing down the IN/OUT button and it will stop immediately when I release the button. I want to do the same with ascompad through ASCOM so I can do this on my PS3 controller, but it doesn't seem to be possible to do it continously like in the software, but only in steps. Can someone tell me if it's even possible to do what I want with ascompad? I mean, I can select 'continuous' in there, but what it really means is that it will do increments of whatever steps I choose while I'm holding down the button and stop doing it when I release it, which is clunky and annoying. I can not choose focuser speed in there either. Is there an alternative or is ascompad mainly meant to help finetune focus in capturing software? Because I want to use this for viewing purposes as well.
  3. Hi Amra,

    I take it that its you in Thailand right now, just calling in on SGL to check your profile

     

    regards

    John

  4. Need to learn how to image totality during the upcoming 20'th March Total Solar Eclipse here in the Faroe Islands!

  5. Time for another go at a Sun mosaic, today there were reasonably many sunspots so maybe the alignment will go well. :)

    1. Luke

      Luke

      Look forward to seeing it!

    2. Amra

      Amra

      Woah so many dust bunnies on my footage, hopefully stacking will remove it!

  6. Woohoo autoguiding setup finally works, been shooting 10 minute exposures of M101 Pinwheel Galaxy all night long. Looking forward to processing my data. :)

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    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      sweeeet! cant wait to see the results either :)

    3. JohnC64

      JohnC64

      excellent news.

    4. Amra

      Amra

      I posted my first processing attempt here: :)

  7. Booo, probably rain all weekend. :(

    1. JessicaFaye

      JessicaFaye

      oh no!! gutting, where are you?

    2. Amra

      Amra

      Faroe Islands, it rains A LOT here.

  8. Watch my timelapse astrophotography session, turned out quite well! http://youtu.be/mDoaT9qgR4g

    1. hobsey

      hobsey

      Yeah, I'm liking that. I want to have ago at that when I visit my mum in April. Very dark skies there.

    2. Amra

      Amra

      Do it! I like seeing the tracking moving along in the timelapse, you hardly notice it while imaging! :)

  9. Trying to record Mars at 4000mm FL, double barlowed my 200P. But it's too windy and Mars is wobbling all over the screen, and clouds keep obscuring it, gah!

  10. Haven't seen the night sky for ages, damn clouds!

  11. Yihaa, blue skies! If it lasts I can test my coma corrector!

  12. Clouds, clouds, clouds! Will probably miss the perseids. :(

    1. TractionMan

      TractionMan

      Same here by the looks of the weather forecast. :(

  13. Amagad the stars have finally reappeared! Tested QHY5L-II on moon, got lots of data. Also played with my astronomy binos for the first time, they work really great!

  14. Flocking material arrived for my 200P, so I've got something to do for the weekend. :)

    1. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Make sure you stay cool, last thing you want to do is sweat inside the tube and onto the mirror :D

    2. Amra

      Amra

      Yeah, I'll have to be careful when I strip the tube apart. :)

  15. No imaging session for several weeks now, getting 'astronomy-withdrawal syndrome' :(

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