Thanks Paul, yep, right mount. I normally do the quick start anyway, just to check I have the correct mount, right Lon/Lat, time and time zone (-7 for my location). That leads me into a cold start, then modeling.
Hi Tim, well I'll give Alberio a shot. Most of the minor players are hard to see here as well. But I'm pretty sure I'm seeing more than 20 out here on the Northern edge of L. A. County (Saugus).
I keep coming up a long way off of the targeted stars. Stellarium shows I'm right on, or close enough I should see these giants like Vega, and big Arcturus, or Deneb in my Guide Scope image in PHD2. But I don't. I have to hunt around even when my course aiming devices are on target.
Then it hit me.... I'm using an Orion 50 mm guide scope with the helical focuser. That is in fairly sharp focus. But when I disassembled it to remove the 3 screw O-ring mount, I recall screwing the front on quite deeply.
So I'm wondering if that may have effected the FOV of that little telescope. As in Narrowing it, so it isn't showing me the area it use to. 8^0
I think I'll look into that tonight. Because the FOV of the guide scope seems very narrow now.
Worth a tinker, anyway. Haven't found anything online about it. I think it was a course focus in the instructions.
The odd part is everything appears to be right. Except what I'm seeing.
Well, coffee-ing up for this evening. Almost time for the stars to come out here.
Sonny was a busy boy today. So Sonny is going to have a busy night. ;^)
When I'm seeing double, Tim, I'm usually almost ready for bed.... LOL!
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SonnyE
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