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  1. Maxim DL problem with pointing

    in Software

    Posted · Edited by tbaehnck

    Hi Michael,

     

    first you have to enter your focal length of your scope in: obsorvatory/telescope/ site/

    than you can solve one of your frames and in the same window (obsorvatory/telescope) "center on image" the "calibrate" buttom will be activated if your mount is connected.

    If you click you can choose "use pinpoint" and now maximdl knows how many arcsec per pixel you have and also the rotation angle of the camera.

    You can click on any point on your frames and select "move here". :-)

     

    Hope it helps.

     

    BR Thomas

  2. Position Error Issues

    in ASA DDM60/PRO

    Posted

    Hi Jay,

     

    I have a starlight sxvr-h16 and an Atik 460exm. And also with my old Atik314L it has been the same.

    I thought it is something wrong with the fits header because if I save the fits in a diffent programm again then maxpilote can show the images.

    My imaging software is maximdl

     

    Thomas

  3. Position Error Issues

    in ASA DDM60/PRO

    Posted

    Jay,

     

    Very interessting that you are using maxpilote.

    I have tried in the past but maxpilote never show my fits. It shows just black, also in maxviewer. The programmer seems not to be very interested in helping with this issue.

    When I open and save the fits in Pixinsight it works but not the original fits out of the cameras taken with maximdl.

    Maybe you have a tip for me.

    Thx and br

  5. add a target while sequence is running

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    since my focuser work in sequence I play a little more around with the program. Its little kind of magic if the whole image sessions works automaticly.  :)

     

    But i have a problem adding a second sequence while the first set ist always running.

     

    I have try just to add and set the checkmark, but it doesn't work. It stops after the first object has finished.

    I try the run now button, but then the first sequence will abort and the second will start.

     

    how do you add more sequences (object) while runnning another one.

    maybe it is simple, but maybe I'm blind B)

     

    thx and br

    Thomas

  7. Focusing

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    one question about focusing with sequenz. Are the units for the offset really in mm? And in the autofocus menu also?

    I asked beause there is no chance to tell sequenz the stepsize of my hires stepper? So how sequenz will do know how many steps are necessary i.e. 2mm. ?

     

    Or are you using all the offests in maxmDL?

     

    Thanks and best regards

    Thomas

  9. How to configure my new gamepad within Autoslew ???

    in ASA DDM60/PRO

    Posted

    Hi Mike,

     

    thank you for the picture. But it is also possible to program the buttons 4, 5 or 8, 9 on the back of the pad. I prefer 4 and 5 for the fast an turbo settings, which, allows me to slew the mount with only one hand.

    And the most important button for me: If you press the mode button you activate the digital cross on the left to control the direction of the slew.

     

    What I liked to now is, what are the special function 1 und 2 meantioned in the manual? I have never used them.

     

    br

    Thomas

  11. NGC2903

    in Deepsky

    Posted · Edited by tbaehnck

    Hi Ron,

     

    beautiful image! Congrats. For me it is also interesting that you write up short notes about your prosessing steps.

    One little remark: The star shapes looks a few little steps from being perfect. But nonetheless top image. 

     

    CS, Thomas

  13. Sequence with guiding and focusing

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    in the past I use Sequence just to make pointing files most of the time. Last night I tried to run Sequence for the hole process of imaging incl. guiding and focusing.

    I used autoslew 5.2.1.9 with seq 0.2.0.9

     

    Two problems appears. I tried to run a sequence with two targets with two different exposures files. All had been started fine but in the end sequence stops the different slots too early. In the log file I found that it had been stopped when the guide star was faded. This happended on both targets after 6 to 7 L-frames. 

     

    01:06:57.189: Saved Image C:\ProgramData\ASA\Sequence\Images\\2016-03-9\M99-L-0006.fits
    01:06:57.189: Time since last Autofocus = 7,6 minutes
    01:06:57.205: Dithering now with X=-0,5 pix Y=0,2 pix
    01:07:43.302: Errorcode = Tracking Failed
    01:07:43.333: ************************************************************************
    01:07:43.333: Starting Sequence on Target C:\ProgramData\ASA\Sequence\Target Files\NGC4490.trg with Exposure settings C:\ProgramData\ASA\Sequence\ExposureSettings\L_240s.exp
    01:07:43.333: Running now Nr. 1 of this Sequence
    01:07:43.333: Starting Sequence C:\ProgramData\ASA\Sequence\Target Files\NGC4490.trg
    01:07:43.333: Target RA: 12h31m24,2s DE: +41d32m30s

     

    Is there any option to avoid to do this after the first faded guided star? Maybe after 10 times or the option to ignore this like in MaximDL itself?

     

     

    The second problem is that autofocusing runs quite well but measuring a V-curve Slope failed. The log file contains this:

     

    23:09:18.415: Starting V-Curve now
    23:09:18.450: Starting with Focus Position = 13,75
    23:09:18.685: Setting Readoutmode to 0
    23:09:18.695: Setting Boxsize to 500
    23:09:18.700: Make Exposure with 2,53 s
    23:09:22.206: HFD calc: Removed 4 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:3
    23:09:22.206: HFD calc: Centr. X: 246,4  Centr. Y: 248
    23:09:22.207: HFD calc: HFD=4,8  and Star Brightness=2555,0
    23:09:22.207: MaxPix: 2555
    23:09:22.211: Increasing Exposure time to 5,00s
    23:09:22.212: MaxPix x: 246,378584948607  MaxPix y: 247,542659989937
    23:09:22.222: Setting final box size to : 250
    23:09:22.227: Start X to: 219 Start Y to: 219
    23:09:22.232: Small Box Exposure with 5,00 s
    23:09:27.719: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:3
    23:09:27.720: HFD calc: Centr. X: 125,3  Centr. Y: 124
    23:09:27.720: HFD calc: HFD=5,5  and Star Brightness=3238,0
    23:09:27.721: MaxPix: 3238
    23:09:27.726: Setting Exposure time to 5,00s
    23:09:27.730: Beginning V-Curve now on negative focus values
    23:09:39.399: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:6
    23:09:39.399: HFD calc: Centr. X: 125,3  Centr. Y: 125
    23:09:39.400: HFD calc: HFD=12,6  and Star Brightness=11333,0
    23:09:39.403: Focus:13,15 HFD:12,6 MaxPix:11333
    23:09:51.157: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:11
    23:09:51.157: HFD calc: Centr. X: 125,4  Centr. Y: 127
    23:09:51.157: HFD calc: HFD=24,9  and Star Brightness=4980,0
    23:09:51.162: Focus:12,55 HFD:24,9 MaxPix:4980
    23:10:02.787: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:14
    23:10:02.787: HFD calc: Centr. X: 124,8  Centr. Y: 125
    23:10:02.787: HFD calc: HFD=37,0  and Star Brightness=2760,0
    23:10:02.806: Focus:11,95 HFD:37,0 MaxPix:2760
    23:10:10.548: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:14
    23:10:10.553: HFD calc: Centr. X: 124,6  Centr. Y: 125
    23:10:10.553: HFD calc: HFD=37,1  and Star Brightness=2734,0
    23:10:10.558: Focus:11,95 HFD:37,1 MaxPix:2734
    23:10:16.124: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:13
    23:10:16.124: HFD calc: Centr. X: 124,7  Centr. Y: 125
    23:10:16.124: HFD calc: HFD=37,2  and Star Brightness=2760,0
    23:10:16.175: Focus:11,95 HFD:37,2 MaxPix:2760
    23:10:21.707: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:13
    23:10:21.707: HFD calc: Centr. X: 124,8  Centr. Y: 125
    23:10:21.708: HFD calc: HFD=37,0  and Star Brightness=2681,0
    23:10:21.709: Focus:11,95 HFD:37,0 MaxPix:2681
    23:10:27.230: HFD calc: Removed 0 Hot Pix, Centr. Size:14
    23:10:27.231: HFD calc: Centr. X: 124,8  Centr. Y: 125
    23:10:27.232: HFD calc: HFD=37,2  and Star Brightness=2776,0
    23:10:27.244: Focus:11,95 HFD:37,2 MaxPix:2776
    23:10:27.259: HFD on negative side: 37,1 Slope= 0,048
    23:10:38.331: Focus Time Out at try 1
    23:10:38.331: Errorcode: FocusingTimeOut Focuser could not reach Focusposition
    23:10:43.916: Could not measure V-Curve, Moving back to initial focus position = 13,75
     
     
    The focuser is a moonlite stepper focuser and the time out limit was set to 25sec.
    What do you think about it? Do you have any tips?
     
    Thanks and best regards
    Thomas

  14. Pointing model - Workflow

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi Daniel,

     

    you can see it in the AZ800 video. "the easiest option is to use the "dummy" buttons, but now I want to show the full calculation and results"

    They went only in the advanced menu to show it in detail and to compare the different methods. 

    If you choose "normal" in "calculate config" the superfit will be used. I always have superfit-corrections when I do my 32 star grid. 

     

    BR Thomas

  15. Pointing model - Workflow

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I'm wondering that you use the advanced menu for find a way to calculating the super fit model. From my understanding it is sufficient to  click "load autopointing file" in the toolbar  and to choose "normal" under "calculate configuration". If You use enough stars the super fit is used automaticly.

     

    BR Thomas

  17. Trouble connecting with Sky 6 and Sky X

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi Michael,

     

    do you have done this already?

     

    "Direkte Verbindung mit Autoslew schaffen

    Es ist auch möglich direkt mit „Astrooptik Server Telescope“ zu verbinden. Aber in diesem Fall müssen Sie einige einfache Änderungen in Windows DCOM Einstellungen vornehmen. Da der Treiber eine EXE Datei ist und da „The Sky“ die alte Microsoft Distributed COM (DCOM) verwendet muss jede ausgehende Verbindung von „The Sky“ (inklusive über TeleAPI.dll) in DCOM bewilligt werden. Der ASCOM Plattform Installer fügt alles was von der Plattform kommt in die Registration für EXE drivers und Sie müssen es selbst aktivieren: 1. Start menu, Run ….. enter dcomcnfg. 2. Im „Component Services“ Fenster (siehe Bild rechts) erweiteren Sie diesen Ordner Indem Sie auf + klicken. Dann wählen Sie den Ordner „Computer“, dann „My Computer“, danach DCOM Config. 3. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt öffnen sich mehrere „Pop up Fenster“ die Sie danach fragen, ob Sie AppID Einträge vornehmen wollen. Suchen Sie nach einem für Ihren Treiben und bestätigen Sie mit „Ja“. Beantworten Sie alle anderen mit „Nein“. 4. Danach suchen Sie nach den ASCOM Einträgen in der linken Spalte. Klicken Sie auf die Einträge mit der rechten Maustaste um sie auszuwählen und ändern Sie die Berechtigung auf „Keine“ und bestätigen Sie mit „JA“ Nun können Sie in „The Sky“ direkt über „Telescope API“ und dann „Astrooptik Server Telescope“ verbinden."

     

    I have found it in the autoslew description on page 68.

     

    BR Thomas

  18. Writing grid file with editor

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I'd like to write me a grib file with three stars with the same

    same dec, like the Polaralign grib already is in sequence. I just want to have smaller distances between the stars because if I use a long focal length with my small chip, the polaralign with the laser is sometimes not accurate enough to solve the third plate.

     

    How I have to interpret the numbers in a grib file, so that I can write my own with the stars in same dec?

     

    BR

    Thomas

  20. What are the best ways to remotely control the DDM60?

    in ASA DDM60/PRO

    Posted · Edited by tbaehnck

    Hi Mike, 

     

    I received your email but answering here because you oben this thread also.

     

    To contol the minipc at the telescope I use teamviewer also. Its reliable, fast, easy to use and there are ios and android apps also, so that you can use cellphone and tablet in addition.  And the best, its free for non commercial. For me one of the best software ever. 

     

    40m with WLAN sounds not easy to me. I'm using a lan cable at home. But you have alternatives mentioned above.

    Reliable is the most important thing for me when talking about remote. So I will use cables whereever I can.

     

    BR Thomas

  23. What are minimum compter specs needed to run the software?

    in ASA DDM60/PRO

    Posted

    Hi Mike,

     

    Yes you are right, its a link between the mount and the laptop. It stands right beside the pier.

    So it doesn't matter how far I will be away. If you are not planing to do something like this, I don't see any advantage for you. A laptop or netbook will work fine also.

    If I'm using laptops I always use them to surf the internet etc. So I have to use additional programs like firewalls or antivirus Software, wich I don't need and like to have on my dedicated astro pc . Thats all.

     

    Best regards

    Thomas

  25. What are minimum compter specs needed to run the software?

    in ASA DDM60/PRO

    Posted · Edited by tbaehnck

    Hi,

     

    I use also a Mini PC. It's based on a Intel Celeron Dual Core 1,3 Mhz with 4 MB Ram.

     

    All Software I needed is working flawlessly and simultaneously :

    - Autoslew

    - Sequenz

    - MaximDL 5.24

    - PinPoint

    - TheSky6

    - Focusmax 

    - Teamviewer

    - Ascom6

    - etc.

     

    I like those MiniPC in addition to a laptop. With the laptop and teamviewer I run the MiniPC remotely from inside my apartment (LAN), or in the field from a caravan or tent (WLAN). 

    Here is a picture of the miniPC I've mounted in a box.

    Steuerung u.Stromversorgung_beschriftet_Bildgröße ändern.jpg

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