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by Rocket_Guy
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:57 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nifty Way to Star Align Skywatcher Mounts
Replies: 1
Views: 107

Nifty Way to Star Align Skywatcher Mounts

Hello All, This may be old news to most of you but just in case there are those out there who are slower to find out about things than me, I would like to let everyone know about a nifty Sharpcap script that I discovered recently that will automatically star align Skywatcher mounts in a manner simil...
by Rocket_Guy
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: ZWO Cameras
Topic: ZWO 1600MM Issues
Replies: 5
Views: 282

Re: ZWO 1600MM Issues

That would be my guess. Do you have the box "Automatically restore last used camera settings" under the General tab, unchecked. If so, check it to save your settings.

Best, Bill
by Rocket_Guy
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: ZWO Cameras
Topic: ZWO 1600MM Issues
Replies: 5
Views: 282

Re: ZWO 1600MM Issues

YEAH!! Worked! Nice piece of information that I didn't know about. Will definitely store that bit knowledge away in case something like this comes up again. Thanks a bunch!

Best, Bill
by Rocket_Guy
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: ZWO Cameras
Topic: ZWO 1600MM Issues
Replies: 5
Views: 282

ZWO 1600MM Issues

Hello All, I have been using a ZWO 1600MM pro cooled camera and lately it will not display images. Sharpcap picks it up fine and I can turn the cooler on and off and the aux USB ports work fine. Sharpcap also indicates that frames are being taken. All I get, however, is a black screen even when I sh...
by Rocket_Guy
Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: Stored Focuser Positions
Replies: 13
Views: 5456

Re: Stored Focuser Positions

Have you tried the new plate solver routine in Sharpcap? You don't have to know the focal length in order to use it and as long as you have a FOV of 0.5 degrees (0.25 degrees with additional star data) you should have no trouble doing a successful plate solve. Also, I think you will find that Sharpc...
by Rocket_Guy
Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: Stored Focuser Positions
Replies: 13
Views: 5456

Re: Stored Focuser Positions

Not sure what you mean by changing the focal length since that is a fixed number which is characteristic of your telescope. In answer to your question, I will assume that you want to do an autofocus after you get near to your desired focuser position. In that case, assuming that your nominal focus p...
by Rocket_Guy
Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: Stored Focuser Positions
Replies: 13
Views: 5456

Re: Stored Focuser Positions

Another thing you could do is use the sequencer to make a simple script like: SEQUENCE FOCUSER MOVE TO 12345 END SEQUENCE You would create a number of similar scripts, one for each optical setup, and name them appropriately (e.g ASI678+barlow). Then when you change the optics you simply go to the se...
by Rocket_Guy
Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Polar Align Prevents Proper Plate Solve and Sync
Replies: 2
Views: 2609

Re: Polar Align Prevents Proper Plate Solve and Sync

Have never gotten any kind of response. Someone please respond. Thank you.

Bill
by Rocket_Guy
Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Polar Align Prevents Proper Plate Solve and Sync
Replies: 2
Views: 2609

Polar Align Prevents Proper Plate Solve and Sync

Hi Robin, I think this is a bug, but if I am misunderstanding something please forgive me. I have an Orion EQ-G mount (which I think is equivalent to a Skywatcher HEQ5 mount). What I am encountering is this: 1) I setup the telescope and power on. 2) Perform a "Good" polar alignment and set...
by Rocket_Guy
Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: Deep Sky Mosaic
Replies: 1
Views: 405

Deep Sky Mosaic

Hi Robin, I have been playing around with Sharpcap's lunar and solar mosaic options for a while. They are a lot of fun and very useful when your optics don't allow for a full view of the sun or moon. It seems like it would be possible to extend these routines to deep sky targets. The user would simp...