Tom OD

Ha ha. Yes the better you get the more scrutiny you receive . Tom.

Excellent detail Brendan. The stars look a bit soft but the nebula is fantastic. Super work. Tom.

The starless view looks great.

In case I did not say this already , I think the Ha was perfectly added in this pic. Not overwhelming, and so delicate. Top marks Maurice. Tom.

Looks like it was a USB cable issue. That’s the third in about 5 months now. Same symptoms and same fix. Next time it happens I ll ask Olly to put in one of the old cables in case it was just a dry contact or bad connection issue. Tom

That's a beauty Yves. I like the bright look and the colours of the browns are excellent.

Damn it I m still crashing the Cooler somehow. This was after restarting the PC when it hung the first time tonight. Any ideas anyone? This bit seems like I might need to re install the driver or revert to the older Windows version Property write ASCOM.Atik.Camera SetCCDTemperature is not implemented in this driver. (System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Property write SetCCDTemperature is not implemented in this driver. Tom 09/05/19 23:31:54.827][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Telescope solve with plate solver PlateSolve2... [09/05/19 23:31:54.827][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Setting filter for scope sync... [09/05/19 23:31:54.830][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Setting filter position 1... [09/05/19 23:31:54.830][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Filter position 1 is already set. Skipping... [09/05/19 23:31:54.831][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Plate solving scope frame... [09/05/19 23:31:54.832][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Created full file name (file does not exist): C:\Users\PrimaLuceLab\AppData\Local\SequenceGenerator\Temp\plate_solve_image.fit [09/05/19 23:31:54.837][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] SGM_CAMERA_PLATE_SOLVER_CAPTURE message received... [09/05/19 23:31:54.838][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Collecting FITs headers for plate solve frame... [09/05/19 23:31:54.840][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Collecting FITs headers for plate solve frame... [09/05/19 23:31:54.865][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] SetAscomNormalSpeed... [09/05/19 23:31:54.866][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Readout speed set to NORMAL... [09/05/19 23:32:37.111][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 - No messages received from PHD2 for 1 minute, checking socket with status... [09/05/19 23:32:37.111][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] Checking PHD2 state... [09/05/19 23:32:37.111][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 GetPhdStatus - Pre-Wait : Stopped [09/05/19 23:32:37.111][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] Sending to PHD2: {"method": "get_app_state", "id": 1001} [09/05/19 23:32:37.111][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 GetPhdStatus - Post-Wait: Stopped [09/05/19 23:33:30.459][DEBUG] [TEC Thread] ASCOM Camera: Failed to set CCD Temperature! : Property write ASCOM.Atik.Camera SetCCDTemperature is not implemented in this driver. (System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Property write SetCCDTemperature is not implemented in this driver. --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.RuntimeType.InvokeDispMethod(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Object target, Object[] args, Boolean[] byrefModifiers, Int32 culture, String[] namedParameters) at System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams) at System.Type.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture) at ASCOM.DriverAccess.MemberFactory.CallMember(Int32 memberCode, String memberName, Type[] parameterTypes, Object[] parms) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.DriverAccess\MemberFactory.cs:line 331) at ASCOM.DriverAccess.MemberFactory.CallMember(Int32 memberCode, String memberName, Type[] parameterTypes, Object[] parms) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.DriverAccess\MemberFactory.cs:line 364 at ASCOM.DriverAccess.Camera.set_SetCCDTemperature(Double value) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.DriverAccess\Camera.cs:line 572 at q9.if(Double A_0, Boolean A_1) [09/05/19 23:33:30.459][DEBUG] [TEC Thread] TEC Change: Failed to set cooler temp! Aborting... [09/05/19 23:33:30.459][DEBUG] [TEC Thread] TEC Change: Aborted... [09/05/19 23:33:30.464][DEBUG] [TEC Thread] ASCOM Camera: Failed to set CCD Temperature! : Property write ASCOM.Atik.Camera SetCCDTemperature is not implemented in this driver. (System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Property write SetCCDTemperature is not implemented in this driver. --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.RuntimeType.InvokeDispMethod(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Object target, Object[] args, Boolean[] byrefModifiers, Int32 culture, String[] namedParameters) at System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams) at System.Type.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture) at ASCOM.DriverAccess.MemberFactory.CallMember(Int32 memberCode, String memberName, Type[] parameterTypes, Object[] parms) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.DriverAccess\MemberFactory.cs:line 331) at ASCOM.DriverAccess.MemberFactory.CallMember(Int32 memberCode, String memberName, Type[] parameterTypes, Object[] parms) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.DriverAccess\MemberFactory.cs:line 364 at ASCOM.DriverAccess.Camera.set_SetCCDTemperature(Double value) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.DriverAccess\Camera.cs:line 572 at q9.if(Double A_0, Boolean A_1) [09/05/19 23:33:30.466][DEBUG] [TEC Thread] SGM_CHANGE_COOLER_TEMP complete... [09/05/19 23:33:37.220][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 - No messages received from PHD2 for 1 minute, checking socket with status... [09/05/19 23:33:37.220][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] Checking PHD2 state... [09/05/19 23:33:37.220][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 GetPhdStatus - Pre-Wait : Stopped [09/05/19 23:33:37.220][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] Sending to PHD2: {"method": "get_app_state", "id": 1001} [09/05/19 23:33:37.220][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2 GetPhdStatus - Post-Wait: Stopped [09/05/19 23:34:05.635][DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Scope solve complete... [09/05/19 23:34:05.802][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] ASCOM Camera: abort message received in download... [09/05/19 23:34:05.803][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] SGM_CAMERA_PLATE_SOLVER_CAPTURE complete...

Did it work for you? I hope to find out later tonight. Tom

Yes mine were set to Enabled. I'll be watching for the next Windows update to see if it resets it. I got there by a little different menu so here is what I had if anyone wants to see. Tom

Hi All and especially Janos. I m having or was and are now again having similar issues. Using my Atik 11000 and SGP, the Cameras cooling would go from the -20/-20 display for Set point v Current reading would drop to 0/0 and any download would go on indefinitely. This would happen every 40-60 mins approx. Olly had replaced the USB cable for me and it seemed to work for a while, then it happened again 2 nights ago. And in what seems like the reason I had to get Olly to power up my PC as it was down. It only seems to go down if the power is off from the site / UPS for 8hrs plus, or if there was a Windows update. Time for me to check the USB in the device manager. Thanks for the tip Julian and Steve. Blank blank Windows.... Tom.

Lovely strong reds, smooth too, and lots of detail in the bubble itself. Super! Tom.

Great pic Olly. So much dust. Super data in this so I ve having fun playing with it. Tom.

Gorgeous Peter. I always love seeing new objects too. Tom.

Fantastic Yves, I really like this. RGB mosaics are fun though Tom

Excellent pic. Nicely processed. Tom