Parag - Check out PointCraft for plate solving in APT. There are a number of YouTube videos that go into great detail on how to use and customize it. You’ll definitely want to plate solve if a meridia

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The Windows 10 feature is called Selective Suspend and it’s a power management feature designed to extend battery life. Check out this article to see how to disable it. https://www.windowscentral.com/

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Hi Steve - This is a good place to start. https://espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MAIN/files/User%20Contributions/iExos%20and%20AsiAir%20-%20Getting%20Started%20Guide%20-%20Aug%2021,%202020.pdf -Steve

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There’s some good documentation on setting up the PMC-Eight with the ASI Air in the files section. -Steve

Make sure it’s dry inside and out before you power it up and you should be fine. If you have an area where you can set up a dehumidifier, that would be ideal. The electronics are more of a concern tha

The heart of the Soul Nebula (IC1848) It wa s a cold night on Jon Wood Astronomy Field, about an hour east of Atlanta, but the company was good and the skies were stable and clear. This was the first

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That happens occasionally with cast metal. Give customer service a call and let them know. They will take care of you. Explore Scientific isn’t perfect, but they own their issues and take care of thei

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These cameras, as well as the new cameras from Meade and Orion, are made by ToupTek. They list Linux in the specs. http://www.touptek.com/product/showproduct.php?lang=en&id=283 The ToupTek cameras are

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They changed up the Subframe selector with the last update. I’m having trouble too. When I get it figured out, I’ll post something if someone else doesn’t beat me to it. -Steve

Proceed carefully and at your own risk. This is a release candidate, which means it’s generally stable but not without issues. It’s likely close to its final form, but expect changes. I wouldn’t insta

Looks very interesting...all the details here: https://github.com/ASCOMInitiative/ASCOMPlatform/releases -Steve

Jeff - The PHD2 Guiding Assistant will calculate appropriate values for the parameters Jerry enumerated and it’s probably the quickest route from point A to point B. However, it’s important to underst

I’ve aligned with the PoleMaster by manually moving the mount for quite a while with no issues either. I’ve been drift aligning with PHD2 lately while imaging from my backyard...no view to the north.

EQMOD is the ASCOM driver for SkyWatcher mounts. The PMC-Eight mounts have their own separate driver. -Steve

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I unfortunately don’t have an answer for you. I actually don’t use flats, believe it or not. There isn’t enough vignetting in my images for me to justify the extra time and work to generate flats. -St

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I’m also using a CLS filter that fits inside the housing. Not a clip in, but it does fit inside the housing. -Steve

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Hi Jennifer - I have the Moonlite 2.5” focuser with the Moonlite to ES adapter for the reducer. I’m using the ES adapter with 45 mm of backfocus as I’m using a Canon DSLR. It’s a camera from CentralDS

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ES ED127CF FCD100 .7 Reducer CentralDS CDS-600 Cooled DSLR ES G-11 PMC-Eight 20 subs, 5 minutes each, ISO-1600

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The PMC Eight will bolt on to a G-11 with the included mounting plates. If you’re getting a second hand G-11, do yourself a favor and get the one piece worm blocks. You will eventually have to adjust

Great find, Jim! There’s a relatively recent addition to the battery technology mix using Lithium-Iron-Phosphate chemistry, sometimes listed as LiFePo4 in marketing literature. The benefits are weight

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