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Thanks Gary, So to clarify- I am doing this remotely from inside my house once my telescope has been setup, aligned and argo put in “From Planetarium” mode. So where you say: “So what you can do

Gary, Yes to get a fully illuminated field for my 18” f4.3 I upgraded my 3.5” secondary to a 4”. I used a calculator somewhere online which showed the differences for different size secondaries

As Jack H to do a light cone drawing for you. That will tell you the answer. Mickey

Ok... so making progress, I think, in my mind how camera selections. But something just hit me. The secondary size. Obsession intentionally used smaller secondaries as the intent of the scope was

Hi Mike, So - there is no command to control AutoLOCK. It turns on a closed loop tracking system whereby the ServoCAT and the AN lock around a point (where it is turned on OR where it was 3/4 second

I know I asked a similar question back in 2021 but I am trying to better understand auto lock and use of synch. I have read the instructions in the pdf file for the latest firmware but it isn’t

Mike: The post I was referring to is Message #215 at https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/866162-pifinder-open-source-self-contained-plate-solving-finder-for-dobs/page-9 I think in order to view the

Another great tool(s) to check fov, suitability etc…is astronomy.tools website. There are lots of great calculators on there for both visual or imaging. You can also see what a particular object

Gary, Although the sensor in the new DS8300cTEC (IMX585) is not as large as the one in the DS10c/DS10cTEC, it still provides a nice FOV. I created a 12” f/5 Newtonian in SkyTools 4 Imaging and

Good morning Jack - and thanks for the info. Re Hickson 50 - Megastar had the 5th member as, if I recall, 19.3 but when I looked it up that was blue wavelength ... so I think the pure visual rating is

Paul, If you are looking goto a system that does plate solving and has to ability to do final “goto” using plate solving, then look at the “eFinder” system from eFinder | AstroKeith

Paul, I would be very interested in a "turnkey" pi-finder system that works with servocat that could also do away with setting circles. Can you send the link to the CN forum where he is discussing

Interesting post today on CN from the developer of the PiFinder: "A few of the PiFinder contributors and I have been starting to think about GoTo system integration, so it's always nice to hear from

Gary, Stellarium is talking to the Argo Navis via the ASCOM driver for the ServoCAT via the ServoCAT PC port and provides the remote slewing capability. After the 2-star alignment you set the Argo

Gary, When I first observed Hickson 50 on June 6, 2005, I had my 17.5” TeleKit with ServoCAT at New Mexico Skies. Observing at 7300’ in really dark skies helped. I have seen the magnitudes of the

Yes that is correct. I use Sharpcap Pro and astroplanner or Sky tools

Richard, Fantastic images... gobsmacking. And this is wireless to inside the house using the home wifi? May I ask: why the Eagle and not say a Mele Quieter 4C? Of course you'd lose the SQM (which I

Ah Hickson 50... the home of the deepest I've gone visually. The 5th member of Hickson 50 is a visual 18.6 (mag listed often is 19.3 which is blue I believe)... took me 25 minutes at 500x to confirm 3

Mike, I'll check out that group. So - you're using a NUC whereas Richard is using an Eagle 4S. And for you Mike - you 'connect' to the home wifi I assume? And thus using a PC inside and remote desktop

Here is the block diagram of my setup (except I now use the DS10cTEC more than the DS287):