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Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet

 

Hi Franco

This is where I left off on my latest?attempt.
I decided to temporarily take N.I.N.A out of the equation?in an effort to rule it in/out.
Based on this, I'm wondering if it might be a combination of Gemini-1 and ASCOM as N.I.N.A always seems to think that the mount is on the side of the pier that ASCOM is reporting.

I have a Losmandy G11 running Gemini-1 and ASCOM v7.0.2

I'm using the ASCOM Gemini telescope driver version 1.1.28.0 dated Monday 9th September 2024
If I look in the ASCOM Profile Explorer, the "ASCOM.GeminiTelescope.Telescope" driver has the ReportPierSide setting = True
Slewing the scope via the Gemini software shows the pierside correctly on both sides of the pier.

In the ASCOM device hub, when the mount is parked, it shows "Side of pier = West" (1)
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I unpark the scope, slew to the west and the ASCOM device hub and Gemini agree (2)
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I slew to the east and the ASCOM device hub and Gemini?disagree. ASCOM device hub thinks it in the west (Incorrect), and Gemini thinks it is in the east (correct).(3)
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What settings do you have for reporting pierside in Gemini?
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I will crank it all up later today and duplicate your settings (minus the safety?limits, obviously) and see what occurs.

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Thanks and Best Regards
Neil


On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 1:35?AM Franco Meconi via <francomeconi=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Neil, well the update is that I tried using the info on this spreadsheet and I think I finally solved the issues with the flip. The ONLY thing I changed from what's suggested on this spreadsheet is that I switched OFF the "use side of pier" option in NINA, because flips were not reliable when I had this on. Once I switched it off I spent an entire afternoon making flips with my observatory roof closed and they all worked perfectly. However, right after that I started having a new issue which is that when I'm trying to do an imaging session the mount won't slew to a lot of objects, especially around the SCP. So I believe my settings might need some additional tweaking. Here's a couple of screenshots of my settings which seemed to work.
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What issues are you dealing with exactly??
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