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Thanks. The new ascom driver works a lot better than the old one

Hi, do you have a link to the new dslr ascom driver please? I'd like to check it out. I'm using a Canon 600D.

smithn00 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:14 pm

The feature I want to use from ASPS is to be able to click anywhere in the solved image and get the RA/Dec of that point. Do you know of an app that will do that?
Thanks

Sorry no, good luck with it.

ASPS hasn't been updated for a few years now. I used to use it before running into problems. I use ASTAP instead now, which works a lot better for me inside Sharpcap. You can use it to solve outside Sharpcap too but I haven't tried that.

Your FOV with your set up in video mode is 0.56 x 0.37 degrees, I think with along with the reduced exposure time (Sparkocam won't go below 1/4 second exposure with my 600D) that you're going to struggle. If Sparkocam had let you use longer exposures it could have worked. The longer exposures are in...

You may be better off trying to use the folder monitor option in Sharpcap if you have software that can take images via the 1000d. Maybe Canon Utility? Make sure that your rotate images on the DSLR is switched off and you have RAW+JPG enabled too. Had a look at Sparkocam, it's pretty good.

I've not used it but a possible problem could be not having a wide enough FOV if you are streaming video. The video resolution on a 1000d is only 768x512.If you're using a short focal length scope like a finder scope you may get away with it, but with you'll likely be out of luck with scopes at 400m...

Looks to be all good here. Had the mount running PEC with Sharpcap for over three hours. Thanks for the fix.

Thanks for the quick upload! I'll check it out tommorrow.

No problem Robin, will do, thanks.