dlp

I spent the whole of yesterday evening trying to calibrate Stellarium to EQASCOM using the 'Align' function. Whilst all the controls on Stellarium & EQASCOM seemed to work, I could not get it to transfer a point to EQASCOM. I gave up in the end - despite having a reasonable laptop 2Gb RAM/Win7 I think Stellarium is just too much for it. Been playing with CdC tonight, and whilst it's not so slick it seems easier to use with EQASCOM, and the calibration posed no problems in communication. Didn't manage a decent calibration though, so GOTO seems to have a mind of its own. Even managed a pier crash at one point, gulp, (had limit turned off). Another evening gone on technology, and another one needs to be planned but rain forecast next couple of days...

I will say that tracking with EQASCOM is fabulous - had Jupiter framed perfectly with my SPC webcam & 2x Barlow for an hour or so. Gusting wind and clouds scudding by. When you see Jupiter bouncing around the screen you realise your scope is just a big sail.