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Re: Gemini II Hand Control issues
What is pre-selected?? Only solar system bodies that are up will be enabled. Verify your time (do you have Daylight Savings Time locally?) and / or if using NTP that your NTP server IP is valid and
By Chip Louie · #83688 ·
Re: Gemini II Hand Control issues
Hi David, I’m not sure I can help much but, are you sure they are up at the time you want to observe them? Saturn is very close to the sun and rises close to sunrise. Jupiter is better placed but
By Jonathan · #83687 ·
Gemini II Hand Control issues
My Gemini II Hand Control always shows Jupiter and Saturn as "pre-selected" and won't let me select them.? Who wants to view them anyway?? LOL The other planets appear fine.? ?Anyone know a fix?
By David Woolf · #83686 ·
Re: Undermounted?
Hi George, I don't know, I didn't weigh the whole kit and caboodle.? But piecing it together I suppose it is about 70 lbs. ++? based on what I have notes for below.? It tracked well though I never
Re: Undermounted?
The SCT as shown must weigh what, 55lbs.?
By George Cushing · #83684 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
in Gemini-2, WGL is definitely counted backward in deg/min from WSL. Gemini-1 has a different definition it seems. Can any other Gemini-1 Users confirm? Was that only spreadsheet discrepancy you
By Edward Plumer · #83683 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
Where are you located. Franco? -- Thanks and Best Regards Neil [email protected]> wrote:
By Neil Allison · #83682 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
Hey everyone, just circling back to this post to share my results. After a couple of nights of testing, it appears like I have finally found settings that work well with my setup. I'm sharing a couple
By Franco Meconi · #83681 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 06:26 AM, Mark Christensen wrote: > > Paul, > > You may be right about the price difference going down but, frankly, I > doubt it will: Absolute axis encoders are a niche
By Chip Louie · #83680 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
For those on RS232 ports by far the most common issue is the cable between the USB to serial converter.? A lot of folks used flat phone cabling with RJ/phone style connectors.? While cheap and good
By Chip Louie · #83679 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Cyril, I recently also had intermitttent communication problems with my G11/Gemini-1 (20 years old); I sprayed contact cleaner on the serial port on the Gemini and inserted and removed the serial
By Joe Ulowetz · #83678 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
There's no proof of that what so ever. -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric Forecast - South Pasadena, CA (
By Chip Louie · #83677 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
And on to of that Mark, is an exceptionally nice person as well! Andy Weeks
By Astrophoto_Andy · #83676 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
I prefer the FTDI-based adapters. The drivers seem to just work, and even some of the older adapters have lasted for 15+ years and still work in my setup.
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Hello Paul, Thank you for the quick reply. I will start by checking the cables and cleaning the connectors. If the issue persists, I will consider replacing the USB-to-serial adapter, which is
By Cyril PIN-FERRIER · #83674 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Hi Cyril, the serial errors in logs (bad checksum, timeout, etc.) all indicate a bad, noisy, or unstable serial connection. Try changing PC to serial adapter, cables, clean the connectors on both
By Paul Kanevsky · #83673 ·
Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Hello, Last night, I encountered a recurring problem. I am attaching the log file. The Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 LV4 mount disconnects randomly from NINA. I have tried everything I could find in the
By Cyril PIN-FERRIER · #83672 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
NFW! -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric Forecast - South Pasadena, CA ( https://www.astrospheric.com/?Latitude=34.114268&Longitude=-118.1400894 )
By Chip Louie · #83671 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
Paul, You may be right about the price difference going down but, frankly, I doubt it will: Absolute axis encoders are a niche within a niche. We always have to remember that the market for
By Mark Christensen · #83670 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
Chip, Thanks for the complement but this old dog is pushing 80. But I'm still able to operate a model makers, manual feed lathe, fix a CNC router, build and program OnStep systems, program in PIC
By Mark Christensen · #83669 ·