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Hi Robin,

I tried using the mount with the EQASCOM/EQMOD driver as you suggested, and it seems to work just fine with that set up. I was not aware of the EQASCOM/EQMOD driver so thanks a lot for that suggestion! I guess there must be some sort of bug in the Synscan driver.

Best, Bill

I updated the mount's ASCOM driver to the latest version but the problem persists. It still doesn't seem to like the elevation parameter. Any further ideas as to what to do? Thanks

I looked in the mount profile and the elevation was getting passed correctly so that was not the issue. I did note, however, that if I put in RA DEC coordinates, everything works fine. Only ALT AZ gives me the error. The problem is that I cannot go to a fixed point using RA DEC because the coordinat...

Hi Robin, Thanks for the reply. I had thought of that. I specified the location coordinates and the elevation in the ASCOM telescope profile (see attachment). It did not seem to make any difference. Any other ideas as to how to always slew the scope to fixed position? Your insight is always greatly ...

Hello, About a mile from my house, I have a radio tower with a small cross shaped structure at the top which I use for focusing, etc. What I would like to do is set up a sequence to slew my telescope to the tower and focus on the cross. I have a Skywatcher EQ-G mount. I can't get past the first step...

Thank you all for your responses. The great thing about this hobby is that there is always something new to learn besides getting to look at all the amazing sights in the heavens. If I am not mistaken, I received help from people from 3 different countries. How fun to interact with people from all o...

Hi Menno, Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with flats and I know that the defects can be removed through their use. This technique is still on my learning to do list, however. I thought about the dust explanation but there are some things which are puzzling to me as to whether that is really the ...

I feel a little silly asking this, but lately I've been getting some flaws in my images. I have an 8" Newtonian and a ZWO 290 camera. I don't think the problem is with the camera since I don't see the flaws when I remove the camera from the scope. Also, when I look at the primary mirror down th...

This is the same problem I was having about a week or so ago when I tried to install Astrotortilla. I never was able to make it work and finally ended up installing another plate solver.

Hi Robin. Thanks for the reply. Not sure why I was having so much trouble. I was using AstroTortilla 0.7, but 0.8a worked no better. I tried loading ASPS and that program loaded, but not the index files. I finally ended up loading the index files using AstroTortilla and loading ASPS for plate solvin...