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Hi Daniel, P.Keller fixed some FTDI windows 10 issues in the latest 5.2.2.3 release, make sure you run that version if you go back to Win10. Works ok for me on Win10. /Christer

Hmm if ASA starts a Wiki will there be two wikis?? I asume they could be complementary, I think we continue with this one until we hear any more from ASA. I will register asa-users.org if I dont hear anyone complain. /Christer

Hi, George a "Common Error" section sounds good. Nigel's menu suggestion looks good, please come with some more suggestions before I change it. Lucas, I have now installed the Youtube extension /Christer

Hi Lucas and All, ​Nice Mount tuning page Lucas! The wiki will be a great resource to all. Here are some avalible domain name to use, price around 10 euro/year asausers.com asausers.eu asausers.net asausers.org Give me som suggestion what name you like! /Christer

Hi Lucas and All! I found the uploaded image not shown issue, it was an setting not allowing any document types to show. So now your screenshot shows and the small avatar icons as well Will look into the send mail issue Screenshot of setup is a good idea, in Win7+ there is a build in tool called "Snipping Tool" you can use. /Christer

Lukas, The PA page looks ok except no screenshot, probable a file right issue, I will look into it. So you all can you try out the Wiki features and play with pages, but dont put so much effort yet in the content before I see all seems to work ok. /Christer

Hi All! I have now set up a first test draft of the BlueSpice Wiki on one of my websites, you can find the link below. Just click on "Login" and register. ​I added some suggested navigation menu topics in the left column, the can be edited but may need admin rights. So feel free to try it out and add and edit new pages. I think we wait to add documents and software until ASA give their blessings Still some fine tuning regarding page update speeds, need optimize some file cashing settings, and some missing icons. We can create a new domain name more fitting than the one I borrowed now. http://asauser.cosmonorr.se/ There are lot of extension to explore for the BlueSpice, and figure out how to use current features like the portal and dashboard.. BR, //Christer www.astropix.se

BlueSpice wiki as Lukas suggested seems to be a good choise, I will se if I can install it on my webhost to try it out. //Christer

Hi All! I like you ideas!! I think we should go for a wiki, we run a similar on my work internally it works nicely. I can host whatever we chose, with no cost, I already have several other domains and websites hosted on a provider in Sweden. I can probably help to set up whatever we chose, I have quite good IT knowledge but not an expert at wiki setup. I will also start look around for a good solution. As a reseller I could perhaps squeeze out som info from ASA //Christer

Hi! In the image I see GPS 0Sat, i.e. no satellites found that could make som problem. //Christer

Hi Daniel, Last spring after updating to the AS 5.2.2.3 the OTA run into the pier when doing homefind, the problem was the pier side was wrong, hav never happend before so check if the pier side is correct. Try also reset AS settings there is an option for that. /Christer

Hi Mark, Don't think I need the extended cooling option it gets down to -25 here up north Did you go for the grade 1 or 2 chip? I think 15 columns defects or so can be handled by the FF. Nice image by the way! /Christer

Hi Mark, Thanks for the info! I was thinking of 3D plotting an adapter from a local 3D plotter company. I currently have a SX filter wheel 36mm a bit tight for the 16200 chip but was thinking a way to fit it to the G3 and see what the vignetting effect is, buying new Astrodon 50 mm filters is more expensive than the G3 camera //Christer

Hi Lukas, They told me they had only an adapter for the G4 series of cameras but decided to build a G3 adapter, as I suggested with no OAG support due to short BF distance of the Wynne, se reply below. This adapter and camera should be of interest for all ASA OTA users, the camera have a good price compared to FLI. This adapter is with the G3 + EFW-3S-7 external filter wheel attached, there internal FW have only 5 spots. "We decided to build the G3 to Wynne adapter and offer it as regular item. However, the whole process of introduction of a new item takes a time as our manufacturing is oriented to mass production and prototype manufacturing has to be “inserted” into regular stream of batches. Best Regards Pavel Cagas, Moravian Instruments" By the way I read somewhere ASA may release in the future (whatever that means) a Wynne with longer BF distance witch should be of interest to you, check with ASA. //Christer

Hi Mark, I'm about to order a G3-16200 with external FW, and Moravian told me they will produce an adapter for the G3 camera to attach a Wynne corrector to get right BF (with no OAG), how did you resolve the BF distance on your Wynne and G3? //Christer

Hi All, Here it is, it seems to work ok now on Windows 10 for me. Have not been able to test it so much yet, its white nights here up north now. http://astropix.se/Download/AutoslewInstaller5223.msi Feel free to test out the AstroPix software I'm working on http://astropix.se BR, //Christer

Hi Luc, I also had problem getting AS 5.2.18+ to work so Dr. Keller fixed a working 5.2.2.3 release I think you should try that out, it still may be in beta phase, but that seems all releases be in I can arrange a download link if you cant find it in the beta forum. BR, //Christer

Hi Ian, Sorry I forgot to tell you the 5.2.2.2 was i the beta section. About my Autoslew 5.2.1.9+ problem to start on my Win10 seems now been resolved by Dr.Keller, he told me it was a bug in Autoslew/FTDI so this should be fixed in coming 5.2.2.3 release in beta testing right now. So it would be a good idea to joint the beta tester program. BR, /Christer

Hi, The latest Autoslew is 5.2.2.2 and can be found in the link below https://www.dropbox...._mL57pVeWa?dl=0 I'm currently have issue to get 5.2.1.9+ to run on my Win10, AS starts only if the internal DDM85 usb hub i unplugged, working to find a solution BR, //Christer

Hi Josch, Here is a dropbox link to later versions https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g3manhrxb3ntt5w/AAAhgaeP8XgrnbE_mL57pVeWa?dl=0 /Christer

Hi Denis, Hi I'm also on Win 10 with a DDM85 with same problem as you nothing happens. The I reinstall 5.2.1.8 and it works OK, so it seems it could be something DDM85 related witch seems a bit far fetched. Same problem also on a freshly installed windows 10. I asked Dr. Keller some months ago and he could not give me any clues. So I'm stuck on 5.2.1.8. Can anyone else with DDM85 confirm they got 5.2.1.9 to work on Win 10? /Christer

Hi Daniel, Here is a comment from Dr Keller what he suggests. " So make the big pointing file only every month or so and inbetween, use few stars like 3 or 5 to make a pointing file and select the Polar Alignment only. The idea behind this is that most of your system is changed but PA may be off. Another option is to optimize PA and collimation only (makes sense if you have >=5 stars). You will save a lot of time but get about the same result. This is especially the case when you do MLPT anyway. When you enter the advanced pointing window you can manually select which parameters you want to be fitted against your new pointing file." from the link below... http://forum.astrosysteme.com/index.php?/topic/674-superfit-drift-over-time/page-2?hl=%2Bfresh+%2Bmodel&do=findComment&comment=3768 /Christer

Hi Daniel, Very nice done! I would try get the star colors right with the RGB image before HaLRGB combine, using i.e. PI Background Neutralization and Color Calibration tools when they are linear. Need to watch the color also when stretching. /Christer

Hi George, I had problem to make homefind som weeks ago, had no problem before, so finnaly I made a factory reset and it worked again, had to set up location and load pointing file again but after that all worked ok again. /Christer

Hi Lukas, Tried to register but I got an PHP error /Christer