Re: Runaway tracking
And good morning to you, too. FYI for future reference, we both have the 15" Obsession Classic. "Dueling Telescopes" As for s/w versions of our SC, I doubt they are the latest. I'll have to figure out
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Steve Goldberg
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#7376
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Re: Runaway tracking
Good morning Steve and Amelia, Ok ... so mostly good operation last night. A few comments re what you posted: -any 'drift' might be caused by not having done the backlash compensation. Is Amelia's
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K9RX - Gary
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#7375
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Re: Runaway tracking
Thanks Gary. Sorry I didn't see this before the evening so couldn't do the test. We did, however, during the day unplug / replug all the data cables, from the 2 motors and the main box. We couldn't do
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Steve Goldberg
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#7374
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Re: Pegasus SmartEye Camera
Fernando- I think in many ways the views will be better because they will be full color. I am guessing the unit will be very heavy in the focuser so will probably need a pretty good focuser.
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Mike
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#7373
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Re: Runaway tracking
Steve: see response I just sent (since I was writing one when this came in)
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K9RX - Gary
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#7372
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Re: Runaway tracking
Steve, Ok ... try the test I had indicated - remove the DSC cable AT the front of the ServoCAT ... see if it then is fully controllable by the handpad. This is an important test - if the ServoCAT
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K9RX - Gary
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#7371
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Re: Runaway tracking
Bill, How can we do this during the day? Yea, can point the scope randomly in the sky. Set slew speed high, stop set slew peed to slow. But would be able to hear the motor running? When at the slow
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Steve Goldberg
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#7370
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Re: Runaway tracking
Gary and Bill, You are making us think back a couple of hours after we have slept. ;) This was the first GOTO of the night. The object was not in the field, too much power eyepiece. Changed to a lower
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Steve Goldberg
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Re: Runaway tracking
Hi Steve and Amelia, Questions for you... you said Amelia did a GOTO and had no issue... was that the first GOTO or was that later in the session (you mention you were tired indicating possibly it had
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K9RX - Gary
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#7368
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Re: Runaway tracking
If you are near the telescope then do the testing ASAP. No need to wait for dark. BC
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Bill Conrad
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Re: Runaway tracking
Thanks Bill. We didn't notice which direction it was drifting. Today we'll try unplug / plug in all the cables to clean them. We don't have the Deoxit with us here. We may find some at a WalMart or
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Steve Goldberg
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#7366
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Re: Runaway tracking
Hi Steve: Which axis is running away? The runaway indicates a disconnect of the motor encoder to the ServoCAT box. 1. It could be a broken cable - the lighter weight 4P4C cable between the motor and
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Bill Conrad
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#7365
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Runaway tracking
Hi, We, well my wife Amelia, has a 15" Obsession with ServoCat (believe Gen 3) and Argo Navis. Last night she did a GoTO to an object. No problem. The object was slightly off center so she pressed one
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Steve Goldberg
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Re: Pegasus SmartEye Camera
Maybe the views thru it will be similar to night vision ?? Fernando Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
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fernandorivera3
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Re: Auto lock and imaging
Thanks Gary I think I understand now and appreciate the explanation. I am very interested in following your ST4 attempts. Please keep us updated once you have a process and settings that seem to work
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Mike
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#7362
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Re: Auto lock and imaging
Hi Mike, That was me. Here's the issue. When you do an alignment any errors caused by the user, not having the object perfectly centered for example plus mount errors, non-orthogonality in one or more
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K9RX - Gary
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#7361
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Auto lock and imaging
I thought I remember a post from someone that indicated not to use Autolock when imaging? Can anyone confirm whether that is true? I am tracking and live stacking in sharp cap and just wondering if
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Mike
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Re: Pegasus SmartEye Camera
Mike, I too am looking forward to reviews. This might be the holy grail for using a tracking dob - being able to get benefits of a stacked image using a very sensitive, low read noise, camera. I
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K9RX - Gary
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#7359
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Pegasus SmartEye Camera
I would be interested in getting your opinion of the Pegasus SmartEye camera to be released this Spring. ? The image can viewed with an iPad but would function as and used as an eyepiece. ?Because
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mm Bars
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Re: Starstructure/Servocat/Nexus Astro images since 5/12-24
Sounds great! Gabriel
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Gabriel Wiklund
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#7357
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