Re: Another night of Stellar Performance
Ditto from me, Sonny! ...except the clouds ? Jamey Jenkins wrote:
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Jamey Jenkins
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Re: Another night of Stellar Performance
I'm settled in with my GM811G HD and enjoying my Summer skies. I don't fuss about figures. Instead I judge by my results, and I'm doing great there. There are far to many variables between us and our
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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#66773
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Re: Another night of Stellar Performance
I think that is a point worth clarifying ie., 3 arc seconds or 3 pixels. The number PHD2 reports in parenthesis is the guiding in arc seconds and the more meaningful number. the 0.7-0.8 RMS number I
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Arun Hegde <arun.k.hegde@...>
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#66772
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Re: Another night of Stellar Performance
Just to be clear, this is 0.3" and not 0.3 pixels?? If so, wow.? The best I've ever achieved is 0.6", though usually average 0.7-0.8" (of course my skies aren't your skies). Keith
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Keith N <keithdnak@...>
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Re: Another night of Stellar Performance
By focusing on balance, cable management, etc. I can get around 0.7-0.8RMS on good days - meaning no wind. I'd like to improve that even more if I can. I still need to post my baseline guide logs like
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Arun Hegde <arun.k.hegde@...>
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#66770
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Re: Another night of Stellar Performance
Hello Rick, That is good to hear. In the beginning I had issues with my G11G Gemini2. They were all my own issues with communicating with the Gemini hand controler. Between Michael Herman, Brian
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Deric Caselli
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#66769
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Another night of Stellar Performance
Since so many people often post with questions and problems, I just wanted to say I another night of stellar performance from my G11 last night! 4 hours of the Eastern Veil with incredibly good
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Richard Paul
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#66768
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Re: SAO on G2
If you are using a laptop connected to your mount, you could use a Planetarium Program, *I use Stellarium ( https://stellarium.org/ )* , and set it up (Telescope Control) and it can take your mount to
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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Re: SAO on G2
Michael that's a great idea!
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Brian Valente
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Re: SAO on G2
Here is a possible workaround: Stellarium has the SAO star number catalog built in. Connect your Gemini to the free PC running sky chart Stellarium, using Gemini.net. Running the Stelkarium program on
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Michael Herman
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#66765
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Re: SAO on G2
It's possible to add catalogs to your hand controller, there's some information here. CAUTION: i've visited this page before without problems, but google is reporting malware on this site, so proceed
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Brian Valente
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Re: SAO on G2
EriK,m I think the issue is that the SAO catalog in the Gemini may be missing those entries. -- Chip Louie - Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware
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Chip Louie
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Re: SAO on G2
> > I'm not sure if you want more computers in the loop, but if you do you > could get a stellarmate and give goto commands using skysafari on your > mobile device. That way you could slew to just
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Jamie Amendolagine
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Re: SAO on G2
eric I've had this (mount hits limit and won't move) happen a couple of times and for some reason the handset refuses to work.? So I just hit park at CWD and my mount parks.? I test the limits after
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crocco1250
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Re: SAO on G2
Michael is correct. There are no Dec limits only ra [email protected]> wrote: Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com <http://brianvalentephotography.com>
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Brian Valente
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Re: SAO on G2
Thanks. Is it the same process on a G2 as on your G1? Best, Erik PS. I hope you're feeling better!
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Erik Brogger
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#66759
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Re: SAO on G2
Hi Erik, Only the RA has limits...none on DEC. You set these...see the attached PDF. You should be able to slew the RA away from the limit, and free up the Gemini to work as it should. Try it in
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Michael Herman
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#66758
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SAO on G2
Two questions: 1. Like a lot of you, I'm interested in testing double star limits and, thanks to Sonny's very helpful "Tonight's Sky" suggestion, I drew up a brief observing list for last night.
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Erik Brogger
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#66757
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Re: Titan East Side Heavy
That was the other side of the coin. Scott has helped engineer out the need for biasing. Little to no backlash to begin with, yet the worm can reliably compensate for any run out of the gearing. BTW,
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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#66756
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Re: Titan East Side Heavy
Thanks Paul, Makes sense now. And I have seen the pulleys counterweight systems some use. I think a lot of the reason I've gotten away with as near balanced RA and Dec so far is because my OTA is so
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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#66755
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