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Hi Robin, CPWI has a couple of bugs that can make it crash (e.g. if you "cancel" midway though a StarSense auto-alignment). Its affect on SharpCap is interesting. After re-establishing CPWI control and restored calibration, SC seems to be (re)connected to the mount again. I can use the Dat...

Hi Robin, Still trying to get some details from Celestron. However, there are some posts on CloudyNights that show CPWI has its own “PHD2 server” that can be enabled. I wonder if that would appear the same to SharpCap as the real PHD2 to accept dither commands. See for example: https://www.cloudynig...

Hi Robin, Are you planning to support dithering via CPWI for the Celestron StarSense Autoguider? Some applications, such as NINA appear to be going that way. If so, it makes a very simple compact system possible (e.g. RASA8, SSAG, good cooled camera, enabling auto-alignment, guided imaging integrate...

I guess I’ll just give up on Still mode, as Live stacking works fine.
Cheers, Chris.

Hi Robin, As I noticed this problem during acquisition, I immediately followed the Still Mode sequence with a Live Stack , with frames saved. All Live Stack (30s and 4s) frames are perfect, as usual. Indeed, the order of events was Still 30s and 4s, Live 4s, Live 30s. All live frames are fine. Yes, ...

Hi Robin, Tried the Deep Sky Sequencer to manage a simple mosaic (SC v4.1.11786). I wanted to capture a fixed number of frames (33) at 30s exposure and 50 at 4s exposure, with the aim of making a HDR composition for a 4 field mosaic of M42, and simply repeating the sequence for more total exposure. ...

Thanks Robin. I guess I should give “multi star” mode another go. Have these controls/exclusions changed with v4.1 ?
Cheers, Chris.

Hi Menno, Robin, I have tried many times, but have not been able to repeat this effect in Flats in SC. Although this is now using SC 4.1. With/without cooling and changing gain from low, through the dubious zone that Robin mentioned, and to higher gain, all produce nice flats using the same flat-pan...

Hi Robin, I did start by using the Multi-star focus tool. However, as I reported at the time, if the selection of stars changes during the focus scan (e.g. weaker ones drop out when off focus) then the average FWHM that is being used jumps around and disrupts the focus curve. Switching to the FWHM f...

Hi Robin, I tend to just use a manual step-In followed by scan out in the FWHM focus tool, rather than auto refocus, because of the large pop-up and need to confirm selection area/box/ROI. However, as I am focussing on a single strong star, the centering of the selection box/ROI could be done automa...