Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
I suspected it could be the modeling because after trying plate solve on the Crescent nebula for some time, I used the hand controller to park the mount at CWD, and it stopped at a completely wrong
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"Guilherme V¨ºnere
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Re: Very odd polar align issue
It also should be clear tonight and a lot less worse than last night - it was insufferably hot and the seeing looked terrible. I think what I can do tonight, is - Reset PHD to all defaults -
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Nick Ambrose
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Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
star modeling, and the plate solve worked like a charm after that. ? well most Losmandy imagers who are doing plate solving don't use any gemini modeling (myself included). so I'm wondering if it's
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Brian Valente
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Re: Very odd polar align issue
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 08:21 AM, Brian Valente wrote: This log is as close as I could get to the baseline. I could not get 30 mins and you can see toward the end, I touched the mount to tape off the
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Nick Ambrose
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Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
Hello all I tested yesterday with parameters set according to the XLS shared by Edward, and (almost) everything worked fine. The flip happened at expected time and the image after flip was just fine.
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"Guilherme V¨ºnere
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Re: Very odd polar align issue
only in one direction the GA analysis of a spring-loaded worm is often not accurate. I would focus on your guiding results. I'm guessing your DEC is not the constraining factor right now my guide cam
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Brian Valente
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Re: Very odd polar align issue
Thanks Brian, The good news is that my PA was solid all night, remaining around 0.5-1.0 through all my testing. I still have two issues that I need to figure out. 1. Calibration/GA indicate 3-3.5
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Nick Ambrose
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Re: Very odd polar align issue
(it came that way) My understanding is it needs to be zero. Should I change it and re-calibrate and redo guide assist ? you can leave it at the default for now. Regardless, changing TVC value does not
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Brian Valente
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Re: Help Debug New GM811G
Jason, The only thing I might add here is to perhaps switch back to a guide scope and guide camera for a bit. While OAG is more accurate in the long run, it might be trickier to start out with. With
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John Kmetz
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Re: Very odd polar align issue
I want to truly thank everyone for their help here. I have figured out at least the initial error. I went back to "debugging school" and started going one step at a time Used Sharpcap to align, then
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Nick Ambrose
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Re: Changing the servo motor encoders from 256 to 512 or 1024. Any reason not to do this?
Jason: They are nice handset holsters,...cleverly fabricated to be flexible by 3D printer of plastic. To get them contact: Warren Schultz 136 Torrey Heights Ln Durham, NC 27703 His email is
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Michael Herman
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Re: Help Debug New GM811G
Hi all - just wanted to say thanks for all the previous advice.? I've been dialing in some things, but it¡¯s been very slow going between blistering heat here, less than ideal skies, and work.?
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Jason Close
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Re: Changing the servo motor encoders from 256 to 512 or 1024. Any reason not to do this?
Hey Michael, How can I get one of those hand controller mounts that attaches to HD tripod?? Jason
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Jason Close
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Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
Change the log to "TRACE" level for the next time. It is not too verbose for a night of use. -- Edward
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Edward Plumer
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Re: Changing the servo motor encoders from 256 to 512 or 1024. Any reason not to do this?
Yes I have seen many pictures of Michael¡¯s set up. I have already reported him for crimes against nature :-) But as I recall he primarily does planetary imaging which is a whole different kind of
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Brian Valente
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Re: Changing the servo motor encoders from 256 to 512 or 1024. Any reason not to do this?
Brian, Strictly imaging. Did you see the pictures Michael posted earlier of him setup? Look at those weights! Peter
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Peter Boreland
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Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
Sky is clear this evening here in NJ so will try out the new settings. Peter
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Peter Boreland
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Re: Considering a GM811G
I¡¯d assume you¡¯re doing medium-FL imaging, given the description of the telescope. With that, I really doubt you¡¯d see a difference between the GM811GHD and G11G. In simple terms, the G11G is
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Les Niles
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Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
I will try the new ' Smart Meridian Flip ' plug-in later today and post the results. I wish the sky was clear so actual testing can be done.? We have had smoke from wildfires and/or monsoon weather
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Jim Waters <jimwaters@...>
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Re: Meridian Flips and NINA
Yeah, those are nightly builds of 1.11 I listed and have used ... I just have not tried all of them ;-)? ?I have not done anything with the released version 1.10 because I needed dome control and
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Edward Plumer
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