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  1. I just updated my air plus and all seems ok. The only thing I spotted is that "gain" is misspelt on the guiding page.
  2. looking at the frame edges the stack has been dithered? What calibration frames were used for the stack?
  3. A gust of wind is the usual culprit or a cable snag
  4. Since my last post I went through my phone pictures as I have a habit of taking pictures of each stage but although I have some with it installed non are of the actual process. Looking at the pictures it does look as in you have some leeway on the longitudinal positioning post hole drilling but not much side to side. The side to side is not so critical as the mirror can be rotated to suit. On that basis the actual hole positioning is not a s critical as it would seem. Just make sure you mark and drill in the plate slot centres so you can raise and lower the focuser as required.
  5. A long time ago I fitted a steel track to a SW MN190 and like others have commented nothing lined up hole wise. From what I can remember I placed strips of masking tape around the hole and lined up the focuser using a collimation cap in the focus tube to the secondary. While holding it still I then marked out the position of the base plate onto the masking tape. The tape had the benefit of not letting the drill slip when starting the holes.
  6. A local club member suffered a stroke recently and to be able to take over my portable imaging rig to his house to offer some mental stimulation I had a problem of the WiFi range with my Asiair plus. Setting up the scope in the back garden the WiFi signal was not strong enough to reach the lounge and I did not like to use his home WiFi in station mode so I came up with this battery powered WiFi extender Once the scope is setup and polar aligned I can put this extender on the kitchen window sill and we can sit in the lounge controlling the scope with a Doogee tablet. The usb powered WiFi module is from Vonets used in extender/repeater mode and has a surprisingly strong signal for such a small unit.
  7. I don't own a SeeStar but if I did I would keep its operation within its original design limitations. Did ZWO foresee what folks outside of the target market for this scope would be doing modification wise? I think not. Therefore the product was value engineered accordingly. In the end the choice to extend its capabilities is down to the user. Any unit returned under warranty that has gear or support bearing failures will be questioned. I have no doubt that the engineers in ZWO are taking note of what owners are doing with the SeeStar and we will see the results in the Mk2 version. Gene Kranz I don't care about what anything was DESIGNED to do, I care about what it CAN do
  8. "Gene, from my chair the Odyssey is dying".
  9. No idea. I purchase the Sony versions second hand because they are a lot cheaper than the Canon ones. The mounting that Tomato has is different to the others probably due to the back focus of the Rising Cam camera but I don't know for sure. I have attached pictures of my dual setup for comparison
  10. I have done four of these Sony mount Samyang lenses to date but as I recall the rear of this lens was different to the others. Not sure I have a record of why I did it this way.
  11. Gorann's nebula? I like the sound of that!
  12. you would loose the position count sync with the clutch. I always ask the EAF to wind the focuser fully in (position 0) so the scope will fit into the case. When set up again I command it to move out to 9200 which is roughly the focus position. With a clutch undone winding out the focus manually would leave the EAF still at zero count so it would not move the focuser in even if told to do so.
  13. do you have a multimeter? If so you can check for continuity from the red wire (usually go's to the centre pin) and one of the others will go to the inside sleeve (black wire or ground). If you are not into electronics do you have a neighbour or friend that can check it out for you?
  14. try this https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/switchcraft-inc/S761K/1289494
  15. There is a post on Cloudy Nights that claims to have found the bulkhead socket. Here is the link to the supplier Switchcraft S761 https://www.digikey....C240-ND/128949 It is 5.5 mm o.d., 2.0 mm i.d. digikey is available in the USA
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