Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Very nice complete report, Russ. I am happy that repair ordeal is over.
Use it in good health and have fun!
More of the puzzle story....a long story:
As Russ said, this was a weird Gemini-1
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Michael Herman
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#68197
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Hi Tony,
Compatibility with the Gemini 2 is pretty easy. Years ago, Meade developed the LX200 command set and made that available as a standard to anyone who wanted to use it. Not everyone took them
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Timothy Campbell
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#68196
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Ditto.
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HenkSB
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#68195
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Hi Russ
Ethernet is RJ-45. the various serial ports are RJ-11
You can find silicone or plastic port plugs for either
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Brian Valente
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#68194
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Re: Planetary software & capture software
You still need pretty good tracking to keep something on a small sensor for a couple of minutes. Typically focal lengths are above 5m and the ROI is a few arc minutes across. You can actually
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[email protected]
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#68193
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
I unfortunately had up scrap a G1 recently. ?Corrosion around main pwr switch fuse, and electro/and pwr DIN sockets. Water had entered and pooled inside the case lower corrosion set in land lifted
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Brendan
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#68192
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Thanks Brian for your useful comments. So am I correct in identifying the network type connector sockets as RJ-11 rather than RJ-45? If so I can get the correct Teflon plug. This can be inserted with
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Russell Milton
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#68191
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Hi!
I use Ekos/Indi to control everything and capture. and I am more than happy with it. Fully automatic.
You find it at indilib.org
Best,
Magnus
Den 2020-10-07 kl. 22:51, skrev Tony Gabriele
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Magnus Larsson
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#68190
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Hey Tony,
SGP has been serving me for about 3 years now and I have found it to be the most useful of those few apps I have tried. The plate-solving feature is super nice, where you can pretty much go
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John Kmetz
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Hi Russ
wow that's quite an odyssey. Hats off to Michael for the great repair, it
sounds like
regarding protecting the sockets, and more generally protecting the
electronics
you can buy soft
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Brian Valente
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#68188
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Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
How pleased I continue to be with my 2008 version of Losmandy G-11. After 12 years the?Gemini-1?electronics had quite working. On the recommendation several persons on different forums I entrusted
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Russell Milton
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#68187
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
I use kstars / ekos / Indi / phd2 on a raspberry pi. It does sequencing plate solving guiding capturing. Just about everything. PEC programing requires pempro to run on windows. Oh and skyfari pro for
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Jamie Amendolagine
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
As long as everything is ASCOM compliant you should be OK.? I use the current released of...
* N.I.N.A.
* TheSkyX Pro
* PHD2 Guide
* PoleMaster
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Jim Waters <jimwaters@...>
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#68185
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
but it's not clear if you get a new camera if you have to upgrade to get
the drivers!
SGP uses ASCOM so I don't think support for future cameras is in jeopardy
(at least ASCOM support: native support
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Brian Valente
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Brian
I got the email but was surprised at the renewal fee of $149. I just put it out there so if viewers, if they weren't aware, they are now. I'm not sure I need an upgrade yet but it's not clear if
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crocco1250
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Chuck you should check with them
they will waive the $149 for existing license holders
You can use 3.1 indefinitely. 3.2 is the subscription version
the links etc. were sent out in an email. if you
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Brian Valente
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Brian
My license shows 3 available, subscription ended, $149 & $59/year to continue. My version 3.2 works but updates don't work!!! Looks like they've joined the dark side of the force (AKA
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crocco1250
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Yes i did.
i read through that pretty thoroughly because i have 6 licenses for SGP
(they sell it in 3 packs and i needed 4 so that's where i ended up)
I decided to give it a year and see what
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Brian Valente
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
BrianDid you get the same notice from SGP that they've gone to yearly fee service?
Chuck
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crocco1250
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Hi again Tony
Pretty much all software works great with Losmandy Gemini, thanks to its
excellent ASCOM software program Gemini Telescope.net
For capture software i've personally used many solutions,
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Brian Valente
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