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by PeterO
Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: PushTo direction
Replies: 160
Views: 96214

Re: PushTo direction

Hi Fabrice, I use stick-on accelerometers to determine declination and hour angles in order to push a telescope from pointing at visible reference stars to invisible target stars. Sometimes I use SharpCap blind plate solving to provide a reference when stars are not readily available as references. ...
by PeterO
Fri May 17, 2019 2:32 pm
Forum: ZWO Cameras
Topic: ASI120MM dropped frames
Replies: 10
Views: 7009

Re: ASI120MM dropped frames

I had the same problem with dropped frames using a USB2 version of the ASI 120mm camera with SharpCap 3.2. It seems to have been partially fixed by using a USB-B to USB-C USB-3.1 cable to connect the camera to a USB-3 type USB-C port But it needs to have the capture setting reset and then activated ...
by PeterO
Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:13 am
Forum: How do I?
Topic: Can I run SharpCap in windows 10 home
Replies: 7
Views: 3500

Re: Can I run SharpCap in windows 10 home

It turns out I had misunderstood a Microsoft description that said Microsoft Home had additional safety features. I thought this meant the Home version was the same as the S version and wouldn't down load anythng excpt Apps from the Microsoft store. So thanks for clearing that up for me. It also tur...
by PeterO
Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:31 am
Forum: How do I?
Topic: Can I run SharpCap in windows 10 home
Replies: 7
Views: 3500

Can I run SharpCap in windows 10 home

Hi, I'm about to buy the smallest computer I can find in Australia (Lenovo Idea Pad 330) to use with SharpCap as part of an ultraportable telescope. This comuter comes loaded with Windows 10 home and I believe operates in secure mode. Should I switch out of secure mode to use Sharp Cap? Thanks for a...