Registration problem on new computer
@Patrick_Kolashinski wrote: I purchased the pro and the framing mosaic wizard and at first it worked fine till the computer I used went south so I build a new one and its win 10 pro 64 bit but now I...
View ArticleEquipment profile default location
@Matt_H wrote: Hi, I can’t change the profile and equipment profile locations. When I try and change through options or individually with each sequence (file save locations) SGP won’t let me change it...
View ArticleSetting Gain for DSLR cameras
@cap_stone wrote: I did a 2 hour exposure on the horsehead nebula and all my images came out really faint. I posted in another forum and got some answers as to why this happened and have come to the...
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SGP sequence window format problem
@buzz wrote: I notice, when I add sufficient targets into a sequence, the vertical scroll bar obscures the settings selector. I do not seem to be able to size the window so it does not. Is this...
View ArticleShrink Sequence File?
@Michael_Pusatera wrote: I like using the same sequence to add targets since I often end up shooting the same target over multiple sessions and even years. My running sequence file is quite slow to...
View ArticleComputer shutdown from SGP
@out630 wrote: Hi, I go bush on New Moon with the imaging rig to a dark sky site and need to shutdown the computer because of battery power. I had been using APT and it has an easy to use script eg...
View ArticleFail meridian flip because mount is not tracking
@pk825 wrote: Yesterday for the first time the meridian flip fails because the mount is not tracking, all works fine until the meridian and, obviously, the mount was tracking. I attach the log file...
View ArticleNew user going, going, gone!
@The_Pilgrim wrote: As someone who is dithering between software choices, it seems mad for a software company to expect someone to buy software today for $99, and have them risk having to pay another...
View ArticleSGP Tries to Autofocus w/ no Focuser?
@Manning wrote: Last night while testing SGP it produced the error: “Sequence uses autofocus.” I had set the focuser to “No focuser”. To my knowledge I had turned off all requests to autofocus. Is...
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Focuser Temperature Dropped Out
@jimsarge wrote: Last night I was doing a time-series photometry sequence with SGP in control. I had the equipment profile set up for focus temperature compensation and with autofocus every two...
View ArticleSGP throws error connecting to no observatory
@Manning wrote: I received the error: "Error connecting to observatory! Sequence attempts to auto slave the observatory on sequence start. Proceeding will not allow the slaving of the observatory to...
View ArticleSGP Doesn't Reset State After Error Correction?
@Manning wrote: After responding to SGP error message that it could not connect to “No observatory” by setting Observatory to Simulator and then trying Run Sequence again, SGP reports that it is...
View ArticleDoes zero exposure mean zero?
@Manning wrote: I inadvertently created a sequence with several events some of which were zero duration exposures. However, when the images were presented, there still appeared to be a non-zero...
View ArticleWhich Filter Is Being Used?
@Manning wrote: Is there something which indicates which filter is being used for any exposure? Yes, I know the event can contain the filter selection, but there are other actions such as autofocus...
View ArticleWhat controls the file naming pattern?
@Manning wrote: If I enter a “Custom file name pattern” in Sequence Generator Options and there is a different file naming pattern in Equipment Profile Manager, which takes precedence? For file naming...
View ArticleDoesn't SGP Need to Calibrate Centering?
@Manning wrote: How does SGP know what direction and how much to move the telescope to “center”? I do not see where there is a calibration of this. If it finds that moving in a certain direction...
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SGP locks up on "Download" (log included)
@gcgarner wrote: Two consecutive nights (very clear…aaargh), I have woken up to Sequence Generator Pro being completely inactive with “Download” showing in the lower left corner. One sequence got...
View ArticleLooming U.S. Government Shutdown and MFW
@Ken wrote: This is just a note that the US government is on track to shut down at midnight EST (unless our congress comes to an agreement). Unfortunately, a portion of The Mosaic and Framing Wizard...
View ArticleImage numbering scheme
@UlteriorModem wrote: This is a minor nit pick but something I would like to see. Is there any way that saved image files less than two digits could be numbered with a leading zero eg 01, 02, 03...
View ArticleWhy is PlateSolve Grayed Out?
@Manning wrote: If I open an LRGB image in SGP and right click, Plate Solve is grayed out. If I open an L sub in SGP, then I Plate Solve is available. Why? The PlateSolve2 plug-in in MaxIm DL works...
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