Re: ASIAIR Plus and Losmandy GM8 mount Gemini one
Hi Paul Thank you. I have found the Losmandy on my ASIAIR plus, the problem I¡¯m having is that my app is not connecting to the mount. I¡¯m using the same cable which I have been using to connect my
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[email protected] <k.weilding2@...>
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Re: ASIAIR Plus and Losmandy GM8 mount Gemini one
Ken, Now, that's interesting. I'm running ASiair Plus v. 2.1 (10.74) and "Losmandy Gemini" appears between "iOptron ZEQ25 GT & 8408" and "LX200 Basic" in my list of mounts. I'm suspecting that you
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Paul Lloyd
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Re: ASIAIR Plus and Losmandy GM8 mount Gemini one
Hi Paul I do have a cable as mentioned above I used it to connect to my laptop and Gemini one and it seemed to work ok. As it worked this way I imagine that it should work connecting the ASIAIR plus
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[email protected] <k.weilding2@...>
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Re: ASIAIR Plus and Losmandy GM8 mount Gemini one
Ken, You might find the following threads useful: /g/Gemini_users/topic/98513589#33490 /g/Gemini_users/topic/102709342 My G11 mount has been working well with my
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Paul Lloyd
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Re: ASIAIR Plus and Losmandy GM8 mount Gemini one
Ken, Losmandy Gemini is listed and has been a supported since the original ASIAIR was released. You will need to have a USB to RS232 converter and an appropriate RS232 to Gemini 1 RJ11 cable like the
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Chip Louie
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ASIAIR Plus and Losmandy GM8 mount Gemini one
I believe that you can use the ZWO ASIAIR plus with a GM8 mount and Gemini one. The ASIAIR under mount drop down box gives a list of mounts, which one do you chose as there is no Losmandy mounts. Are
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[email protected] <k.weilding2@...>
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Re: Gemini Initial Steps
No idea how or why I wrote this ¡°money we know we can determine and go forward. ¡°. Makes no sense I¡¯m on drugs (hospital good ones) ! ? Hahaha sorry typo -- Brendan
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Brendan
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Re: Gemini Initial Steps
South is -ve. ?Ensure lay and long are set *Latitude:* 28¡ã 02' 3.05" N *Longitude:* -82¡ã 39' 54.36" W so that¡¯s 28 degrees north not south of equator. So + sign in latitude as in +28¡ so
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Brendan
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Re: Gemini Initial Steps
Brendan: I am trying to do the basics,as you suggested. But problems with the hand controller is the reason why it was suggested to use a planetarium and avoid using the hand controller at all. I read
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Steven Gaber
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Re: Gemini Initial Steps
Neil first the manual ( http://www.losmandy.com/losmandygoto/gemini_manual_l4.pdf ) download try read. ?It opens a pdf 2nd if it¡¯s starting ok with no ¡°SRAM RESET¡± or funny stuck dots , see
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Brendan
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Re: Gemini Initial Steps
I tried to use Stellarium with my Gemini1 and got all sorts of issues (going to the wrong target, stopping mid-slew). I ditched Stellarium and went to SkyX and all my problems disappeared. -- Thanks
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Neil Allison
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Re: Gemini Initial Steps
I use Gemini 1 with Stelarium and a laptop also Asiair with a tablet. I use the cable from Michael Herman to connect. In Stelarium I have to disconnect the telescope and reconnect to see my mount show
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Gemini Initial Steps
What is the sequence for using Gemini 1 with Sellarium or Carte du Ciel and a laptop? I know there is a particular initial order of events to make it work. -- Steven Gaber Oldsmar, FL USA
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Steven Gaber
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
To all who responded to my question, thank you very much for all the suggestions about stand alone power for the Gemini. You were all very helpful and I really appreciate the time you took to respond.
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James Richards
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
I use one 100Ah Li battery and a couple of 100W panels. I put my battery into a modified trolling motor battery case. My rig consumes about 50-60% of the battery capacity in 10-12 hours. I would
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Sergey <shoumko@...>
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
One last consideration should you choose the LiFePO4 route: these batteries can't be recharged below 32 degrees F if I recall correctly. The better brands will have built in BMS (battery monitoring
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k warren
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
These recommendations are consistent with what I've been using for dispersed camping dark site trips for a good many years. I started with AGM glass mat batteries from West Marine for their deep cycle
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steve banbury
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
Hi James, If you are only going to use the battery pack to power a Gemini 2 for GOTOs and visual tracking your capacity needs will be minimal. You can as others have said reliably count on about 1Ah @
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Chip Louie
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
Yeah these guys have good suggestions. ?Few heater PWM can reduce per usage as with PWM camera TECs. ? ? But also good idea to keep camera power away from dew heaters as they induce switching
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Brendan
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Re: Portable Power Supply for Gemini 2
I did some math a while back to determine what I might need for an entire night of astrophotography. Using my wattmeter I came up with the following worst-case power consumption in watts: 25W - Camera
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Paul Buckley
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