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by Daryl
Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:37 pm
Forum: How do I?
Topic: Hardware asks for a mount selection for plate solving
Replies: 2
Views: 1692

Hardware asks for a mount selection for plate solving

Just venturing into plate solving with ASPS using a SW 150mm reflector, AZ-EQ 5 and a ZWO ADI 294 mc pro camera. Software worked after a several attempts within 30 seconds or so. However, to get the mount to synchronise sharpcap asks for the following file-settings-hardware then select a mount. What...
by Daryl
Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:27 am
Forum: How do I?
Topic: Practise plate solving
Replies: 3
Views: 2198

Re: Practise plate solving

Hi Robin,
I'm still stuck on base 1. How do I connect to Telescope Simulator for.NET (selected in SharpCap: File, settings, hardware, mounts) then to plate solve when getting the following statement "plate solve failed. Only one star etc".
Still need directions to proceed further.
by Daryl
Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:18 am
Forum: How do I?
Topic: Practise plate solving
Replies: 3
Views: 2198

Practise plate solving

How can I practice plate solving using SharpCap test camera 1 (deep sky) or one my recent star images? I need a few dummy runs to feel confident before actual use. Being in the southern hemisphere aligning the EQ mount to the celestial south pole can at times be difficult but if I can use plate solv...