FITS Header Issue
@john_bartucci wrote: Not a huge issue, just wondering if anyone else noticed it. There are two entries in the FITS header that are wrong: DATE-LOC and DATE-OBS. It appears DATE-LOC is coming from my...
View ArticleSITELAT FITS keyword and Pixinsight
@rkayakr wrote: The latest version of Pixinsight rejects image files with the message: *** Error: Parsing SITELAT FITS keyword: Parsing sexagesimal expression: Parsing 64-bit floating point...
View ArticleCapturing with out Plate Solving
@smokeyjoe49 wrote: Hope this is right place for this. I’m new to mono imaging and trying to get SGPro running. Camera is ZWO 1600 mm c pro with 5 position filter wheel. I’ve set up the camera and...
View ArticlePrimary Solver vs Blind solver settings
@Johan_Landman wrote: I have written an executable wrapper for Astrometry.net , latest version, running on one of my local Linux servers and it is working really well for me. Blind solving takes an...
View ArticleDouble Camera Connection?
@h2opolo wrote: Hey can you connect to an ASI camera in SGP and at the same time connect to it with ATP? The reason I’m asking is that I’m trying to find a work around for debayering an image during...
View ArticleNitecrawler rotation limit issues
@mads0100 wrote: Hey guys, I need help with my nite crawler. I have a 10u and a QHY16200 7 position. I can’t make the rotation all the way around; I can basically go from +70000 steps to + 389000...
View ArticleSlow Writes to SD Card
@kingjamez wrote: I just installed a 400GB Sandisk SD card into my Surface Pro 3 for storing SGP photos. However, it takes 14 seconds for an image to finish saving, where it takes about 2.5 seconds if...
View ArticleAPCC RA not syncronised with SGP RA
@carlosgib wrote: SGP RA shows that the mount/telescope has not been synced with APCC RA by at lease two hours, I am currently setting up my new Dome and still to make the polar and stars alignments...
View ArticleAuto focus temp?
@Cancington wrote: I’m curious to know how often people have their auto focus run based on temperature shift. I have mine run AF every 1 degree change. It seems a bit excessive. What do you have yours...
View ArticleZWO filterwheels
@Astro_1968 wrote: I can’t find/select the filterwheel from ZWO in the equipment list of filterwheels brands? Hope to receive your reaction with interest. Kind Regards and clear skies. Arthur Wiegman....
View ArticleAlternative focusing
@Jkulin wrote: Hi All, With some sites it is difficult to get a bright enough star to focus on and when I mentioned to a mate that occasionally it can provide quite difficult especially with my 3nm...
View ArticleDisplay Temperatures in Degrees F or C
@mdwetzel wrote: It would be helpful to be able to set temperature units to deg C or F. This is important for me for file naming with sensor temperature with my DSLR. Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read...
View ArticleProblem with SGP and PHD2 2.6.6
@TheAviator wrote: Hello, I do have a problem with SGP and PHD2 Version 2.6.6. I did set everything up within the Equipment Profile Manager in SGP and I do have PHD2-Server enabled and created a...
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SGP with PHD2 and SGPApi guider
@ftheadley wrote: Greetings Group, I have an odd problem in that my cameras do connect and everything seems to function as expected but I suspect that my PHD2 statistics are flawed. I image with a...
View ArticleIs there a way to delay when capture aborted
@mitchmitchell wrote: I have been imaging tonight with my GP-DX, Canon 60Da and Televue NP-101. I have SGP set to restart capture if the guide software PHD2 reports an error greater than 0.3 pixels....
View ArticleCycling filters and auto-focusing between each one
@Jon2070 wrote: I recently got a Lakeside motor focuser to go on the society Takahashi and am really pleased with it. I have had a mono ASI1600 for 9 months now and so far I (mostly) image through one...
View ArticleMinor bug in v3.0.3.169: file and directory name
@bulrichl wrote: Hi, This is a funny bug (SGP 3.0.3.169): Last night (31st of May) I was capturing, and the frames were stored into the directory D:\AstroImages\20190531. When I returned to the laptop...
View ArticleDirect Mount Guider unnecessarily slowing down sequence
@InFINNity-Deck wrote: Dear forum members, recently I wrote in a post that the Direct Mount Guider slowed down the autofocus, something that was caused by a wrong setting on my side (see post Direct...
View ArticleUPS and Safety Monitor
@InFINNity-Deck wrote: Dear Forum-members, recently a friend and I added a UPS to our observatories. It shuts down the pc and, while doing so, the pc runs a batch file to park and turn off the mount....
View ArticleSequence recovery aborted because the telescope has reached zenith
@posta_astro wrote: Hi all yesterday night i tried to capture M101, but the sequence aborted. Anyone has an explanation? Look at log please. Thanks sg_logfile_20190601192332.txt (583.5 KB) Posts: 1...
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