Goldchip
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Thanks Scotty,
So its a Pegasus Astro Focus cube driving the 1/10 speed shaft of a 2"Crayford type focuser. Scope is a Meade 8" SCT with an Atik 383L CCD.
I can get a reasonable curve if I lower the step size but the FWHM only changes by at best 1.5 which means the routine is only successful if the seeing is very good.
I've just had a thought.......I bin 2x2 so as not to over sample and more importantly to reduce the overall focus time, maybe this is causing a problem with star detection?
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Hi, I've been using NINA for a while now with great success apart from the focus routine.
I understand that when determining the step size the advice is to allow the FWHM to deteriorate by 3-4 times.
My problem is my FWHM will go from approx 1.5 - 2 at best and then up to 3.5 at worst, stars worse than this are ignored by the star detection calcs.
Is there a setting which would allow the it to measure bloated stars?
This of course means I don't get a decent curve, any help would be appreciated.
K.
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I should have added...........I used the default baud settings and didn’t run as administrator.
Kevin.
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Dave, I’ve had the same experience. My problem was I didn’t download and install the whole Eqmod suite, I’m ok now.
Kevin.
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OK i understand now.
The problem was i hadn't installed the full EQmod system, it's all connecting now.
Many thanks,
Kevin.
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Thanks Alan,
Plug/unplug confirms com4 and the port settings are default as you have listed them.
Next......I will find out what baud rate and settings the mount needs.
Kevin.
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Hi,
I've been trying to connect my laptop running PHD directly to my new Skywatcher EQ6 AZ via USB for some time now without success. I don't want to connect through the handset.
The Lynx USB EQ direct cable, which came included with the mount, works fine if i use the synscan windows app on the laptop via the serial connection option. I don't use the wifi option.
I have downloaded and installed the latest Ascom version 6.4.0.0 and the latest version of Eqmod V2.09
I open the Ascom telescope chooser, select "Skywatcher", open "properties", click on the com port drop down box and find it blank.
I have tried to just type in the com port number, but know from experience that if port number options aren't offered then the software isn't seeing any.
If i go to the win 10 device manager i can clearly see COM4 is the FTDI chip and that it is working properly, as also confirmed by the synscan app.
I assume it must be the driver, so I download and run the Ascom Skywatcher wizard to install driver version 6.06262.15273, but i still don't get offered any com ports in the Ascom drop down box.
I have also tried the common prolific driver.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
NINA auto focus star detection
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OK thanks i will update and make a few changes..........clear sky tonight!