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Re: Auto lock and synch
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
By Mike · #6937 ·
Re: Imaging, sensor size, secondary size
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
By Mike · #6936 ·
Re: Imaging, sensor size, secondary size
As Jack H to do a light cone drawing for you. That will tell you the answer. Mickey
By Mickey Huffman · #6935 ·
Imaging, sensor size, secondary size
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
By K9RX - Gary · #6934 ·
Re: Auto lock and synch
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
By K9RX - Gary · #6933 ·
Auto lock and synch
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
Re: Conversion to a Smart Telescope
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
By Paul Abel · #6931 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By Mike · #6930 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By Jack Huerkamp · #6929 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By K9RX - Gary · #6928 ·
Re: Conversion to a Smart Telescope
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
By bobrose500 · #6927 ·
Re: Conversion to a Smart Telescope
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
By Mike · #6926 ·
Re: Conversion to a Smart Telescope
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
By Paul Abel · #6925 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By Richard · #6924 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By Jack Huerkamp · #6923 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
Yes that is correct. I use Sharpcap Pro and astroplanner or Sky tools
By Mike · #6922 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By K9RX - Gary · #6921 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By K9RX - Gary · #6920 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
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
By K9RX - Gary · #6919 ·
Re: Imaging with my 15¡± Obsession
Here is the block diagram of my setup (except I now use the DS10cTEC more than the DS287):
By Richard · #6918 ·