Amra

On 12/3/2017 at 07:27, andyboy1970 said:

I have the same setup but must confess that I haven't even tried using the focuser through Ascom or using my Xbox controller.

If I have a play I will get back to you.

I think it would be handy for when I only want to use the telescope for observing.

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.

Hand guiding... Wow, that's insane. Nice image!

My very first DSO image I took last week, it can only get better from here.