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11 hours ago, deepskyman said:
Hi there, just wondering if anyone happens to have a set of DDM85 metrics that I could use with my 2.7m dome ASCOM setup. New to dome setup so I'm sort of experimenting at the moment. As I don't yet have my pier (unforeseen budget complications), I'm currently working with my Altair Starbase Tri-Pier. The ASCOM dome setup requires the following:
Measurement Inches mm Total North/South Offset Total East/West Offset Total Up/Down Offset Dome Diameter or Dome Radius GEM Axis Offset Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Paul.
Hi Paul,
I have and DDM85 with a 3m Dome. What do you need exactly? The measures in metric to write in ASCOM Dome or Sequence?
I am only using Autoslew and sequence, no others software since 8 years ago and I don’t have had any problem about this… Well, at the beginning the learning curve was crazy!!
if you want to write me, please feel free to email: simplyluro@gmail.com
Best regards,
Luis Romero
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3 hours ago, Kazuo Horiuchi said:
Hello Luis-san,
Again, thank you so much for your advice.
I will do following parallelly based on your advice.
1. Now I am using one "100V AC" for all devices in my DOME.
In order to split the AC power of the DDM80X-SL out from other devices in my DOME, I will use following external Power Batttery for my DDM85X-SL only.
2. I will send email on this phenomena to ASA Service as well to get any advice.
Just in case, do you know which email address of ASA Service I should use to send this topics ?
Because in ASA Web site, it seems not so clear for me which email address of the ASA Service has to be used to send this topics.
Thanks in avance and Best Regards,
Kazuo Horiuchi
Hello Horiuchi-san
Try to get in contact to Mr Dietmar Weinzinger. I have no other contact than this person.
His email is: d.weinzinger@astrosysteme.com
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16 minutes ago, Kazuo Horiuchi said:
Hello Luis-san,
Thank you so much for your feedback !
Actually I am using following "Switching Power Supply" but I will do that accordingly.
Best Regards,
Kazuo Horiuchi
Hello Kazuo-san. Nice pleased to meet you.
It seems a nice Power Supply, but in my opinion, you should find to minimize from all the external devices that can be affected to the right function of the mount. It seems your errors is aleatory factor, so something is happening, because I haven't found any case in this forum, like your case.
And of course, you can contact with ASA service by email, they will reply to you know what's happening better that anyone i this forum.
let's get in touch, we can learn something from your experience.
Best regards
Luis Romero
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Hello Kazuo Horiuchi,
I have the same mount than you and after 6 years later I have had any problem about this matter, but it seems very curious.
Have you checked carefully if the power supply is stable during the night?.
Maybe you can check with a tester, saving the paremeters of voltage during all the night to check if in some point the mount have special friction.
Hope you can find out soonest the problem.
Best regards
Luis Romero
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6 hours ago, deepskyman said:
My intention is to install an ASA DDM85 in a Pulsar 2.7m dome. The only means of controlling the dome is via ASCOM. I have heard some concern about the ASA ASCOM driver. Should I be worried about this, or is it just scare mongering?
Kind Regards
Paul.
Hello, Deepskyman,
I have been involved in a new personal project... I have installed on my new observatory a dome 3m and after few months testing, I am using the HubDome POTH by ASCOM, and works fine. Using the ASA ASCOM driver, for me no used, because although I put the same parameters than the HubDome POTH by ASCOM doesn't works well, the door never goes to the center window of the axis telescope. I have tried to find manual about how to use properly the dome with Austolew and Sequence, but I couldn`t found anything about this, neither to with the F1 help of Sequence.
So Yes, you have to be a little scare mongering in case you want to use the ASA Driver, but if finally you can find the manual help, please try to share it in this forum.
I wish you all the best,
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1 hour ago, JeremyBrookfield said:
I have a new DDM100 that I am trying (and failing) to balance in RA.
The Autoslew>Servo-Setup>Balance routine works correctly in DEC but fails in RA. The graphical display shows the upper, vertical, red line and, briefly, the yellow bar. The vertical line then moves back to the left. There are no error messages, the RA motor is then switched off and I am forced to restart Autoslew in order to try again.
Is it possible that the total load on the system is too small? My scope (an RH200) is light and audibly "chattered" before I added 25kg of additional weight on the OTA side. Now the system is quiet and vibrates gently. The single counterweight is 12cm from the top of the shaft - so quite close to the DDM100. It feels balanced. I have tried moving the counterweight incrementally to various positions that are then clearly out of balance. Nothing seems to help.
I can't find any logs that help in diagnosing balance issues.
What is the minimum OTA-side load for a DDM100? Or do I have some other issue, not forgetting that am I new to the ASA world and might be doing something stupid?
All ideas gratefully received.
Jeremy
Hello Jeremy,
Nice pleased to meet you in this forum...
I have an DDM85 with incremental encoders (6 years old) and my experience after few telescopes, is that the mount feel more confortable with more medium and high payload than light load, this is true, at least my experience.
The theory payload without instrument of the DDM85 is 65 Kg and currently my setup is around 47 kg (RC16" plus equipments) and I have to say that I don`t have problems with the balance and vibrations, obviously after spent a little time to make a good setup playing with the PID in both axis. You will have to make an automatic balance to find out where the mount feels more confortable, but to start with you should try to reduce the parameters in case your setup is so light.
About you answer, I really don`t know the minimum payload, but I have to say that my first setupr with a telescope with a 25 Kg weight wasn't posible to balance properly, I had to put another telescope and more weight to reach the correct balance.
Well, this is my experience
I hope it helps to youLuis Romero Ventura
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On 3/21/2015 at 2:43 PM, maxmirot said:
Sequence does not seem to know the dome geometry. It controls my ASCOM dome directly but does not have access to the dome radius and other offsets. Most of the time I am taking image of the inside of the dome.
The ASCOM dome Control and POTH uses geometry. If I use ASCOM Dome control or POTH Sequence never waits for the dome to finsh its slaved slew.
I think this needs a solution.
Max
Hello Max,
How are you?
How did you solve the problem? i have the same one, after man years with an roll off roof observatory y have made a new one, but this time is a dome 3m... I have the same problems using Sequence, the telescope never reach the center of the window, but with Poth always have find the center, the problem is that when I use sequence with MLPT the telescope, never wait to the dome, so it's dificult to make a good MLPT and of couse to hit the target..
I know you did the comments 6 years, ago, so as I understand finally, you've got the solution!
If you have time, i will be glad to hear you!
All the best
Lluís Romero
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Hello Michael,
At last, that's a great news!.. The Main users are waiting this major update long time ago.
I hope this will give us a better service and new experiences as well as new appearance for the global users.
Best regards,
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Great Work Antonio!! A pleasure to my eyes!
A big hug!
Luis
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Hello guys!
My last work with the The Coccon nebula!
Clear Skies...
Luis Romero
http://astrophotographysirius.com/
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Hello Waldemar, I have installed the newest version...Everything is works properly,
The best
Luis
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Thank you Nigel, is a really great help, any documentation is useful
Best regards
Luis Romero
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I have downloaded Prysm and I confirm that there is no way to do MLPT!. I have uninstalled it!
Best regards
Lluís Romero
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Hello Max,
Long time I´ve sent an email to Mr. Hamza from Hyperion Astronomy, here you have his reply, but I couldn't reply to him, but If you want, please feell free to contact with him to continues with the subject! Here you have his email: hyperion.astronomy@gmail.com
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Good morning Mr. Ventura,
Thanks for reaching out to me. We have included a way to model 10Micron mounts because they have a "learn mode". I do believe that ASA mount, like Paramounts, have proprietary software. Is this the case? Can you provide me with information if there is a different option that you know of?My best regards,
Hamza Touhami________________
Best regards
Lluís Romero
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Hola: Siento no escribir en Ingles, yo solo hablo Español.
MI pregunta es si es posible utilizar Sequence con una cámara refrigerada con sensor CMOS que genera un archivo RAW pure en color RGB
como por ejemplo la ZWO ASI 128 MC PRO. Sequence+LPT o bien solo Sequence sin activar la casilla de LPT. En caso negativo, habría
alguna posibilidad de generar el LPT con esta cámara?
Muchas gracias.
Hola Juan,
Aunque MaximDL controle la cámara, lo importante sería comprobar como controla el apartado de tiempos de exposición, dónde uno debe seleccionar los filtros, no he visto uno que sea "ninguno" o "vacio". Tengo mis dudas que funcione, deberias de enviar un correo a ASA support, seguro que te contestarán, son más ágiles contestando por correo que por este medio.
Ya nos informarás,
Un saludo,
Lluís Romero
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As usual...plenty of details and a fine job,Luis !
Thank you. A big hug my good friend! Tomorrow my new telescope arrives :-))
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Hi tommy,
Awesome this big field image. You have done a great work! Congratulations!
Luis
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Hi Antonio,
Awesome photo, have to be really difficult to process this photos as I understand this is a "dark nebula" that need long exposure to get clearly and fine details, but like always you've obtained the best results of this splendid area and unknown structure.
One more time, thank you to sharing with us your images.
Luis Romero,
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Thanks Luis,
I am switching scopes, going from a focal length of 1100 to 2800. I'm a little concerned....
Hello John,
Don't worry with 2800 you will get stable and moreover if you have a dome, my old telescope it was an GSO 14" f/8 that reach to 2840 mm (Roll-off-Roof) and I got a very good sucess, the only thing is that i always have to removed the first photo of each mlpt session, even when is doing the flip meridian, but for the rest, I haven't had poblem at 2800 mm.
I wish you the best!!
Clear skies!
Luis Romero
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Hello John,
Since I bouth the DDM85XL 3 years ago, I have never guided, this is was the main reason why I've choosen this mount! Now I am waiting my new telescope from the company CFF Telescope, is an RC400 f/8 with native focal 3200 mm. I will tell you if with my next telescope I need to guiding or not, I hope so no!!
The best
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Love your webpage! Some of your galaxy shots are amazing!
Thanks john to take a look! Thanks for the comments.
The best
Luis
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Hello Antonio,
This is another awesome image of yours discoveries that you always as it has to us customary to admire it. Really thanks for sharing with us this kind of objects that we are not use to look for in our skies.
The high resolution image it's really nice to see it! Plenty of details without to forget the great work you always leaves footprint in your photos.
The best my friend!!
Luis.
Manual for DDM-85 A
in ASA DDM85, 100, 200, 500
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Hello,
You can login in the Astrosysteme website, then add your type of mount as well as your license number, then after 2-3 days you will have access to download all the manuals concerning to your mount.
Anyway, if you want you can contact with me, please feel free to send ane email to my personal account to transfer the info to you.
email: simpyluro@gmail.com
All the best
Luis Romero
www.astrotolva.com