X degrees before meridian
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:19 pm
Hey all,
I’m pretty close to having a fully automated sequence and am now down to just the flip. I’ve tested a flip sequence that platesolves, saves the cords, and then does a GoTo and it works. Now, I just need a trigger.
I’ve been trying to use the RUN xxxx UNTIL 1 DEGREES BEFORE THE MERIDIAN command but it just keeps running past the meridian. I see it logged as entering the loop but it’s acting like it’s not at the meridian even if I change it to 5 or 10 degrees before. I also added a PLATESOLVE AND SAVE before the command thinking SC needed that to know where it was.
Interestingly enough, last night it called the flip sequence WAY before the meridian as though it thought the meridian was at least 20 degrees before the the actual meridian. The mount didn’t actually flip obviously because it was well before the meridian but obviously SC thought it was 1 degrees before the meridian when it wasn’t.
So, what tells SC where it is? The mount has a proper alignment since my GoTos are all accurate and the CGX-L mount and laptop have the correct time and date.
Note: I cannot seem to do a sync to the mount. If I do that the mount gets really confused and doesn’t know where it is which is why I do the plate and save versus plate and sync. Not sure if it needs to sync for some reason.
I’m pretty close to having a fully automated sequence and am now down to just the flip. I’ve tested a flip sequence that platesolves, saves the cords, and then does a GoTo and it works. Now, I just need a trigger.
I’ve been trying to use the RUN xxxx UNTIL 1 DEGREES BEFORE THE MERIDIAN command but it just keeps running past the meridian. I see it logged as entering the loop but it’s acting like it’s not at the meridian even if I change it to 5 or 10 degrees before. I also added a PLATESOLVE AND SAVE before the command thinking SC needed that to know where it was.
Interestingly enough, last night it called the flip sequence WAY before the meridian as though it thought the meridian was at least 20 degrees before the the actual meridian. The mount didn’t actually flip obviously because it was well before the meridian but obviously SC thought it was 1 degrees before the meridian when it wasn’t.
So, what tells SC where it is? The mount has a proper alignment since my GoTos are all accurate and the CGX-L mount and laptop have the correct time and date.
Note: I cannot seem to do a sync to the mount. If I do that the mount gets really confused and doesn’t know where it is which is why I do the plate and save versus plate and sync. Not sure if it needs to sync for some reason.