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- Thu May 02, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: ZWO Cameras
- Topic: 183MC-Pro weirdness with SC 4.1.12025.0 (64-bit)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2159
Re: 183MC-Pro weirdness with SC 4.1.12025.0 (64-bit)
Hi, you are right that closing and re-opening the camera will reset the stack, but there are a couple of other options that might do the trick 1) Use the 'Reconnect Camera' option from the camera menu - that might be sufficient, although it doesn't quite reset everything that close/reopen does. It m...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: Bug Reports
- Topic: SC and Focuser calibration anomaly
- Replies: 4
- Views: 198
Re: SC and Focuser calibration anomaly
Hi Ken,
thanks for reporting back - that wasn't something I had expected at all, so good of you to share, just in case someone else hits the same problem!
cheers,
Robin
thanks for reporting back - that wasn't something I had expected at all, so good of you to share, just in case someone else hits the same problem!
cheers,
Robin
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: QHY Cameras
- Topic: qhy410c
- Replies: 1
- Views: 608
Re: qhy410c
Hi Willian, yes, RAW16 is the right option to choose for deep sky imaging, as it will retrieve the data from the camera with the full bit depth of the imaging sensor, rather than only at 8 bit in the RGB24 option. You should use RAW16 for both light and dark frames, and keep other settings like expo...
- Wed May 01, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: How do I?
- Topic: AM5 Mount Home Position
- Replies: 5
- Views: 188
Re: AM5 Mount Home Position
Hi, some mounts can move to the Home position via the ASCOM driver, but SharpCap doesn't have any built in functionality to trigger it - most people just use the park position the same as the home position, so 'Parking' the mount does the trick. You can test out if your mount supports this using Sha...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: How do I?
- Topic: Sync & ReCenter
- Replies: 14
- Views: 474
Re: Sync & ReCenter
Hi, Ok, that's good to know - the mount is reporting JNOW and SharpCap is converting to JNOW. The only reason that you would be out in that situation would be if the mount reports JNOW but is really J2000, but I think that's unlikely. The time on the mount seems OK - from the log Info 20:56:52.51877...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Tips and Tricks
- Topic: First image won't update when capturing.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 452
Re: First image won't update when capturing.
Hi folks, as far as I am aware, the problem affects a number of different models - there are various reports in the 'QHY cameras' forum on here. I don't have a list to hand unfortunately. I last updated the QHY SDK in March, adding an update published in January. If you go back to SharpCap 4.1.11961...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: What's New
- Topic: New Feature : Support for ASCOM Cover/Calibrator devices
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2602
Re: New Feature : Support for ASCOM Cover/Calibrator devices
Hi Louis, oh, that's a pain - either the cover really is in an error state, or the ASCOM driver from Alnitak is reporting an error state for no good reason. It may be worth checking to see if the Alnitak ascom driver can record its own log information - if it can do that then maybe it would record s...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: Bug Reports
- Topic: SC and Focuser calibration anomaly
- Replies: 4
- Views: 198
Re: SC and Focuser calibration anomaly
Hi Ken, the only reason that SharpCap would deliberately show a different value to the raw focuser value is if you have turned on backlash compensation in the SharpCap focuser settings. If that setting is turned on, SharpCap will be trying to compensate for the backlash adjustment size you have set,...
Re: FINALLY!
Hi Carl, I didn't double up the layers, but maybe in some circumstances you need to - if you can still see any detail with one layer then try a double layer. You should *not* adjust the focus for taking flats - the idea is to leave the optical configuration exactly the same for flats and lights, so ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: How do I?
- Topic: lightning bolt and circle arrow buttons no longer work
- Replies: 3
- Views: 146
Re: lightning bolt and circle arrow buttons no longer work
Hi,
thanks for letting me know - there might be a bug there that the stretch appears 'on' but is off when restoring perhaps? I will investigate to see if I can find it.
cheers,
Robin
thanks for letting me know - there might be a bug there that the stretch appears 'on' but is off when restoring perhaps? I will investigate to see if I can find it.
cheers,
Robin