Re: Connecting laptop to ST-4 input on GM8
Steve
the 492 digital drive unit ?has no computer connections. ?However you can connect an modern ST4 autoguider and auto guide with the unit.
What you do is remove the HC and plug in a 6p6c (6
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Brendan
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Nice Deric - that's the way to do it
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Brian Valente
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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
I abhor recurring charge crap. The only one I've signed on for is *Sharpcap ( https://www.sharpcap.co.uk/ )* , but I did that before I even got it working for me, based on reputation. Then I found a
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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Connecting laptop to ST-4 input on GM8
This is my first post to this group. I have appreciated the insights from past messages as I have disassembled, cleaned, and lubricated a new-to-me, twenty-year old, GM8.
I would like help connecting
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Way to go Michael,
Those little plugs came up about two years ago and I thought " Hey thats a good ideah.
HAPPY SKIES TO EVERYONE AND KEEP LOOKING UP DERIC
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Deric Caselli
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
I love a happy ending!
Kudo's to Michael for the save!
I got 2 of these *silicon port plugs (
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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Re: Moving Ahead With My Losmandy G11 / Gemini-1
Hi Russ, have a look at ACF50, it is an anti corrosion oil so may be a bit tacky but can be used on any surface including electrical connections, I have been using it for years on my motor bike and I
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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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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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Re: Astronomy software & capture software
Ditto.
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HenkSB
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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