Sunil: Welcome back to the forum. I have the same mount and I have not heard sounds like that before. The squealing sound is the one I would be most concerned about. It sounds like parts are no longer

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Orion Nebula M42 ~ Orion Nebula 11/20/2020 @ AstroPorch, VA QHY 168C @ -15C Gain: 4 Offset: 50 50 Lights @ 30s 10 Darks @ 30s 50 Bias @ 0s 10 Flats @ 0.36s 10 Dark Flats @ 0.36s Askar FRA 400 Baader S

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Horsehead & Flame Nebulas IC 434 / NGC 2024 ~ Horsehead / Flame Nebulas 11/20/2020 @ AstroPorch, VA QHY 168C @ -15C Gain: 4 Offset: 50 20 Lights @ 240s 10 Darks @ 240s 50 Bias @ 0s 10 Flats @ 0.36s 10

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Added more data to my M45. M45 ~ The Pleiades 11/16/2020 & 11/20/2020 @ AstroPorch, VA QHY 168C @ -15C Gain: 4 Offset: 50 58 Lights @ 240s 10 Darks @ 240s 50 Bias @ 0s 10 Flats @ 0.36s 10 Dark Flats @

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First processed image of M45 with my new ES iExos-100 and Askar FRA 400 scope. M45 ~ The Pleiades 11/16/2020 @ AstroPorch, VA QHY 168C @ -15C Gain: 4 Offset: 50 20 Lights @ 240s 10 Darks @ 240s 50 Bia

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Apre: Did you enter you location data in Explore Stars? Latitude, longitude, and elevation. If your coordinates have a negative value be sure to enter the - minus sign in front. You also want make sur

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James: Thanks. I was aware, but until it breaks I will leave it alone. Maybe one day I will get a little crazy and change it.

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James: If you want to have a visual aid will need a planetarium program to use with APT such as Stellarium or Cartes de Ciel. Once you choose your program you will have to configure APT for the progra

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The third screen shot in post 8515 shows the mount is connected, but the camera is not connected. I am not sure if it makes a difference or not, but have you tried connecting the camera and the mount

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Roy: I assume you attempted to update the FW using the Configuration Manager Tool. Another way to update is manually via Command Prompt. There are instructions located in the PMC-8 Application Note (A

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Done

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Tim: Nice kind. I really like the star colors on this. Jennifer

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Here is the latest Moon lithophane with much better contrast.

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Mike: Excellent work.

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3-D printed lithophane of an image of the Moon that I shot on 04/06/2020 with my ES 127 FCD-100 with 3" FF / 0.7x FR, QHY 600M camera, and ES PMC-8 G-11. Moon image. Completed lithophane print. Lithop

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For what it is worth sound even occurs with the PMC-8 G-11 version. It started with the v14 firmware update that increased the torque of the stepper motors. Here is a YouTube video that I recorded in

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Fellas: Perhaps there is a Windows Feature that is either turned on or off on the neighbor’s computer. It might be worth comparing the two computers. Here's how to turn on or off optional features on

Wes: I might be wrong, but I think IPv6 addresses are associated with a 5.0 Gig band and IPv4 addresses are associated with a 2.4 Gig band.

Fellas: A few things come to mind while I was reading this discussion: 1) Has anyone compared connectivity separately for the a) 2.4 Gig band? b) 5.0 Gig band? 2) Have the FTDI COM port drivers been i

Bob: Very nice. Good job.

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