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Hi Robin, The new Celestron PWI (CPWI) telescope control software appears to be the PC-based program that will get this to work, and it can all be done wirelessly. The CPWI program has its own mount driver that appears to talk to the Celestron ASCOM driver (at least, that is how I understand it). An...

Please don't distract the discussion from what I am seeking. I am specifically seeking a way to use SharpCap's plate solving without using the handset for alignment. The SkySafari WiFi alignment is quicker, easier, and more accurate. I may switch from SkySafari to Celestron's new CPWI software, but ...

Hi Robin, Yes, that's pretty much the way I understand it. I am using SkySafari via Celestron Wifi to connect to the mount for alignment and gotos. This does not use the ASCOM driver and the alignment information is kept entirely within SkySafari. (I think it computes and stores an offset from the m...

Hi, I use Sky Safari 6 connected to my Celestron Evolution mount via WiFi for alignment and gotos. This has the unfortunate consequence that the mount does not have the correct position of where it is pointing for any given goto. Since SharpCap Pro uses the mount's position data via a USB cable conn...

Nice job! Thanks!

Is there something that can be done to remove the artifact at the bottom of the photo other than clipping the black level? That's a tough trade to have to make, and I can see why you did what you did in the first photo. By the way, I believe that outer space is indeed black. It is not gray. It is on...

Thanks Wikkett. I may have to juggle some things, but I will try to tune in. Good luck with the weather forecast!

Don

Fantastic images! I hope you don't mind answering some very basic questions about the Live Stacking technique you used. 1. Are you making any changes to the histogram settings (black, mid, and white levels) while the stack is building? 2. If so, when do you stop making such changes? 3. How do you de...

Thanks Rob. I'm not looking for a camera, but maybe this will help others. The "camera" (Revolution Imager 2) I have is not billed as an astrocamera. It is an imager primarily meant for beginning EAA that came bundled with my telescope purchase (i.e., it was essentially free). It meets and...

This thread is more about the journey and to try to get over to beginners that my improvement is about mount alignment, polar alignment, focusing, checking the histogram of a single frame in FITs Liberator rather than equipment. But Dave, at the risk of coming off argumentative, which I am really n...