barrie greenwood

Morning guys. I've done loads of reading so I've managed to get my head around it now. I've used PhD guiding before but I need to refine my gear to be able to use it properly . Anyway thanks so much for your help guys so much to learn yet thanks again. Regards Baz

Ok after reading up on this I get it . So can anyone point me into the stuff I need to use on my synscan goto to autoguide it ive used my laptop in the past but it did seem hard work to make work is there a stand alone guider available

Hi yes I'm using the meter and camera so how do I move it a few pixels . Regards Baz

Ok how do I stop it from happening

Thanks Dave

Hi guys thanks. Ok I don't know how you mean by crush into the black. How does this happen is it in capture or process or is an issue with equipment. Please forgive my ignorance but its a new one on me and after stopping up till 3am processing it all again etc I deleted all the data thinking it was no good . Regards Baz

Its been through the same process stretched etc in pixinsight thsts the finished article

Never had this before nor had to dither as I'm not sure how to . This was taken using to same set up with no issues I'm wondering if it's light thstd got into the scope or high level cloud playing havoc with it seems strange I've never had this before at all

I'm going to try it our on orion if the cloud ever lifts up can't really see any reason why it should not work out as it csn be really dialed up

Has any one used the Samsung scb 2000 cctv camera for deepspace objects if so how did it work out

Hi iso was 320. 30 seconds exposure Non guided. What are walking lines

Hi guys looking for some help . I just got back into this imaging and I've come up against a strange effect . I'm using a dslr nikon d90 and after taking approx 200 shots and all the flats darks etc once its gone through dss and them stretched in pixinsight it leaves a lot to be desired whstvi have is this . I think its amp glow but I'm not sure Any help would be good . Thanks in advance fellas I'm sure you know where I'm going wrong. Best regards Barrie

OK thanks didn't want to blow anything so thought I'd ask first. Does anyone know a work flow for setting up your scope with EQMOD and APT by this I mean how do you go about setting up because when I tried it it seemed way out and I had to use the handset to align and then it would plate solve but before this it was way off and would not solve. baz

Hi guys just a quick one can I connect my laptop to my EQ5 mount via the RJ45 through my Lan port RJ45 on the laptop . Reagrds Baz

Old thread I know but did anyone find a replacement screen

Hi guys my handset is getting a fault The screen is very slow to respond and I have to hold it at an angle to read the screen It also appears as the bottom of the screen is starting to leak into its self Can they be repaired or do I need a new handset Thanks in advance Regards Barrie

It would appear as I need two leads to connect it one for exposure control the other to the pc slot I already have a long expose control set so after solving and setting up I may just use the remote set to control exposures Thanks guys

To enter into bulb mode you switch the dial into m and then reduce the exposure until bulb is displayed Unless there is, a different way

Hi guys OK I've kinda got somewhere I can solve and get it centered on an object so now I come to the camera I can set the plan and it works OK with 10 second exposure but above that it won't work and it I get exposure started followed immediately by exposure finished if I set the exposes as 10seconds it works fine where am I going wrong Regards Baz

So I need to integrate plate solve into APT its a little confusing Regards Baz

So correct me if I'm wrong with APT and PhD I don't need to bother polar alinging or star alignment all I need to do is level the mount pointing roughly northwards Regards Baz

No the td5 engine is prone to the aluminium head cracking on the injector pockets and this allows the diesel to leak inside the rocker cover and into the oil because the injectors are inside the engine these days so unfortunately it's a new/secondhand head which has brought its own problems one of which was a rip off merchant on the well known auction site but heyho. no not heard of that one but I'll take a look at it Your right about pixinsight it's a very long work flow but I did like the stretch stf button it seemed to pull out a good bit of detail in one click

sorry for delay ive been putting a new cylinder head on my crappy landrover had an issue with it filling up the sump with diesel back to the subject in hand i have so much to learn about imaging and then theres the processing side of it aswell the best results ive had was using pixinsight but its a pretty expensive program given i hardly have the conditions to use it

Will have to read up on it I've seen the settings with dithering on phd2 but don't know what it is