Astroart 8 Not Calibrating / Guiding Gemini 1
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Hi Joe,
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I'm not familiar with AstroArt, so these comments are based on some assumptions. A few things worth noting:
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There are two different and distinct methods of autoguiding Gemini, and you need to pick one to configure correctly.
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1. Method 1 uses the autoguider output of your guide camera connected to autoguider input on Gemini. This method uses an ST4 connection and cable. There may be differences between what Gemini expects at the autoguider input and what QHY5Lii outputs. When I used Gemini-1 with an ST4-compatible camera, I had to use a relay box in between to make sure the camera could talk to Gemini.
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2. The other method uses Gemini serial commands to autoguide. In this case, there is no connection to the autoguider port needed, but Gemini must be connected to your PC and the autoguider software must issue what's called 'pulse guide' commands to Gemini over the serial link. This method would use the ASCOM driver in AA, I presume.
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For method 1, the pulse guide settings in the ASCOM driver you mention will not do anything, since the autoguider corrections are sent directly from your camera to Gemini, bypassing ASCOM driver. For method 2, when using Gemini-1, I recommend leaving Async Pulse Guide selected, and turn off Precision Guide setting, as it had quirks when used with G1.?
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Let's decide which method of autoguiding you want to use, and then figure out what's needed to make it work. When you say PHD2 calibrates and auto-guides, what autoguider mount connection option did you select in PHD2? A setting of "On-Camera" will use method 1 or ST4, while a setting of "ASCOM-compatible" will use method 2 using pulse guiding.
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Once we know what method works for you in PHD2, we can then try to configure the same in AA8.
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Regards,
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On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 02:19 AM, KC5DFP wrote:
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Paul Kanevsky