Hi John,
Yep, it did. I uninstalled my copy of PHD2 I had been using with my SSAG camera. The idea here was to start fairly fresh with a new copy.
Then I downloaded a new copy of PHD2 v2.6.9 for Windows. And it automatically started the wizard to walk me in.
It just threw me about the focal length. I do have subsequent install profiles, so I try to give the latest one a unique address, this one I ended in "5".
I am very pleased with my imaging results from last night. Teeny tiny stars and greater detail.
To be fair, I decided to image The Flaming Star Nebula, something I have done before, but so I could do a side-by-side comparison, roughly, of the results I got with my old guiding camera vs: the new higher definition ASI290MM guiding my 811.
During the wizard install process, I could not advance without putting a focal length in the appropriate box. So there is that Fail Safe in the pages the wizard walked me through. Good to note.
I normally set-up an informal hook up in my rats nest central (Home Office) where the wizard can detect the camera when it asks for it. Just a USB 2 cable connected to my Telescope hub, and the onboard wiring already in place between the hub and the item. I don't plug in until asked for it.
Nice point is that , (USB-a to USB-new size. Mini?) (About 19.x inches long). So I just changed out my old cable for the new.
The change was strictly the camera itself. Not the Guide Scope. And I was pleased it came up almost centered in the display. Only very minor adjusting of the guide scope to center the image in the Bullseye of PHD2.
All in all, a very easy modification. With surprisingly great results, photographically.
My GM811GHD runs so incredibly well, it really shows results when given better input. In this case, much finer guiding signals. Well, twice as fine pixel wise, and about 33% higher definition guiding references. And a much finer detailed star field in PHD2's display. I can see stars that were faint fuzzy representations before.
Couple those improvements with the mounts abilities to image through meridians, I can really enjoy my run away, hours and hours long imaging where I drag down more and more detail.
Then I do very minimal Post Processing of my OSC Atik Infinity Camera images. My aim is to present as close to "as taken"
?images as I can. Like this, where only light noise reduction and converted to jpg format to make it light on the web servers:
300s (5 minute) x 10 = 3000s stack, jpg for web.
I'm pleased with the tight little stars. ;^)
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SonnyE
(I suggest viewed in full screen)
