the rev Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 PHD has been working really well and all of a sudden it is not cooperating. It will see the cameras and the mount, it will take images, but when I place the green box around a star and ask it to calibrate it wont. Can't work out why, any suggestions.I am using PHD 1.11,Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I would try using the handox option in PHD to check that the mount is responding to guiding comands from PHD as the first satge if "fault finding"... IIRC it in the tools menu...Anymore info in your setup? - guidecam and mount ..?Peter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 I have an EQ6 which runs through Starry Night pro via EQdir/ascom.I have a Celestron C6 as the main scope with an MX916, and a 75mm skywatcher as the guide scope with a QHY5. I was wondering if the QHY was the problem as I have only had for a couple of months and it took me a while to sort out the correct drivers to get it to talk to PHDKate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Thanks for the quick reply...So is the ST4 port of the QHY5 used to connect to the Guide port on the EQ6?Peter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 I have been plugging it into the computer, should it go into the mount?Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I will ahev to read more.. but as i undersatnd it the QHY5 can be used in a number of different ways...You can either let PHD send guide commands out through the PC to the mount through EQmod or you can set it up to use the ST4 port on the camera connected directly to the ST4 port on the Mount...Peter...Any QHY5 users out there care to help...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I always use it direct to the ST4 port from the camera, select the camera from the list in PHD, then in the Mount tab select - 'on camera'The driver I use is the CCD Labs Q-Guider, I havn't tryed any other of the QHY5 drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 I only have QHY drivers, would it be better for me to change?I know the CCD Labs Q-Guider comes up in the list, but it wont recognise my camer.Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunster Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 to use my qhy5 with phd and st4 portdownload ascom qhy5 drivers and the ascom platforminstall the ascom platform then the qhy ascom driversload up phd, select camera -> ascom -> cmos qhy5 and it should connectI havent tried other drivers, but for the ascom drivers to work you need ascom platform installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 Thank you for that. I will download that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Have downloaded that and when I open PHD and connect to the cameras the ascom option is there, but I am still having a problem after taking the images, with calibration. I put the green box around the selected star push the button and nothing happens.I have tried reloading PHD incase it had become corrupt, but it is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunster Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Have you tried manually moving the mount in PHD? just to check your cable is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 After the calibration runs do the cross hairs turn solid green,and you get the 'Guiding' message at the bottom of the PHD screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Calibration wont run. After I take the image, I stop it, put the green box around it and then press the button to begin calibration and all that happens is the box disappears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Ahh....dont stop it!...connect camera, and mount, hit the loop button to get your images then click a star..while it is still looping, then hit the PHD button to calibrate and guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Okay. Thank you for that, will try that out tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 If you hit stop before you calibrate you are trying to calibrate on a snapshot....the star wont move... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 I use the EQ DIR as well.If you errr forget to click on sidereal Tracking the guide process won't work....I'm not going to tell you how I found out , but I found out more than once!!!Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 I'm not going to tell you how I found out , but I found out more than once!!!AntBlimey same as me then!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rev Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 It appears to be working again. Despite the gusty wind, I managed some 300 seconds and 600 seoncd images last night of M27.HA - 10 x 300 seconds and 1 x 1200 seconds.OII - 6 x 300 seconds.Stacked in astroart and then combined in photoshop.Thank you for all your helpKate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_h Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Sorted then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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