Gear communication issues. - AstroGab2024-03-19T05:59:40Zhttp://astrogab.ning.com/forum/topics/gear-communication-issues?commentId=6354305%3AComment%3A118879&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhew! Thanks, Steve!tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-11-03:6354305:Comment:1188892012-11-03T00:24:33.961ZEric Hugheshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/EricHughes
<p>Whew! Thanks, Steve!</p>
<p>Whew! Thanks, Steve!</p> To run PHD guiding you'll nee…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-11-02:6354305:Comment:1190532012-11-02T22:35:02.982ZSteve Coateshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/SteveCoates
<p>To run PHD guiding you'll need a guide camera and scope. The RJ-12 cable will plug into the guide camera and your mount. The guide camera will also have a USB port that will go to your computer and from there you can guide with PHD software. If you don't have a guider or guide scope you can get 30-60 sec subs and just take a bunch (and I mean a BUNCH) and stack them in <a href="http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/download.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DeepSkyStacker</a></p>
<p>DSS…</p>
<p>To run PHD guiding you'll need a guide camera and scope. The RJ-12 cable will plug into the guide camera and your mount. The guide camera will also have a USB port that will go to your computer and from there you can guide with PHD software. If you don't have a guider or guide scope you can get 30-60 sec subs and just take a bunch (and I mean a BUNCH) and stack them in <a rel="nofollow" href="http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/download.htm" target="_blank">DeepSkyStacker</a></p>
<p>DSS will stack your subs, as well as Darks, Flats and Dark Flat subs and save them in TIFF format to process in PhotoShop (or a free processing program like <a href="http://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">GIMP</a></p>
<p>You can run the camera with Nebulosity. You can set the ISO, exposure length etc with it. I suggest using the Live View on the camera to center your stars...If you find Nebulosity difficult try using <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.backyardeos.com/" target="_blank">BackyardEOS</a></p>
<p>You will not see what the camera sees through PHD, PHD is used with the guide camera and guide scope only. You'll have to connect the camer to your computer via the USB cable that came with the camera.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/SETTINGS.HTM" target="_blank">Use this website to set the settings on your camera.</a></p>
<p>I'd skip the mount control with the computer for now, use your Hand Controller to slew and align.</p>
<p>Here are some helpful links that got me going:<br/> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.samirkharusi.net/sub-exposures.html" target="_blank">http://www.samirkharusi.net/sub-exposures.html</a> Helpful discussion on Signal to Noise and collecting subs<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.saratogaskies.com/articles/cookbook/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.saratogaskies.com/articles/cookbook/index.html</a></p>
<p>There is lots to learn I would suggest learning one component at a time. Good Luck and happy reading!</p> Ok, I got a PC, and am still…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-11-02:6354305:Comment:1189752012-11-02T19:45:51.457ZEric Hugheshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/EricHughes
<p>Ok, I got a PC, and am still scratching my head. I don't know how or what program I need to do what I want. I've DLed PHD, Neb, and ASCOM, but what needs to be with what?</p>
<p>For instance, I know PHD is for guiding, but what connects with what? My mount is Sirius goto, w synscan controller.<br></br> My camera is Canon T3, but am I supposed to be able to see what my computer sees from the camera in PHD?</p>
<p>And I can get Neb to recognise it, and I can set my image capture data w it (ISO, #…</p>
<p>Ok, I got a PC, and am still scratching my head. I don't know how or what program I need to do what I want. I've DLed PHD, Neb, and ASCOM, but what needs to be with what?</p>
<p>For instance, I know PHD is for guiding, but what connects with what? My mount is Sirius goto, w synscan controller.<br/> My camera is Canon T3, but am I supposed to be able to see what my computer sees from the camera in PHD?</p>
<p>And I can get Neb to recognise it, and I can set my image capture data w it (ISO, # of captures, etc.), but Neb seems to be not very user friendly. Like what do I do after I have images captured? I know I need to stack them, but how?</p>
<p>I know this hobby is techinical, and I wasn't expecting it to be easy, but I didn't expect to not even be able to make it past connecting everything. And thanks for the reply, Marc.</p>
<p>I'll start digging through these yahoo! groups.</p> Eric, not sure what you are u…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-11-01:6354305:Comment:1188792012-11-01T23:03:05.757ZMarc Bastihttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/MarcBasti
<p>Eric, not sure what you are using for a guide camera. I use a ssag and I plug the RJ-12 cable from the ssag right into the guide port (CGEM mount) (usb back to the lapper). In PHD go to the mount drop down menu and select "on camera" and it's ready to go. Make sure the ssag drivers are installed. I use Windows so not sure what might be different using Mac, another Yahoo tech site to check is Stark Labs. G-luck, Marc</p>
<p>Eric, not sure what you are using for a guide camera. I use a ssag and I plug the RJ-12 cable from the ssag right into the guide port (CGEM mount) (usb back to the lapper). In PHD go to the mount drop down menu and select "on camera" and it's ready to go. Make sure the ssag drivers are installed. I use Windows so not sure what might be different using Mac, another Yahoo tech site to check is Stark Labs. G-luck, Marc</p> Good response Bob. I didn't h…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-11-01:6354305:Comment:1190452012-11-01T14:07:30.823ZRuss Ruggleshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/RussRuggles
<p>Good response Bob. I didn't have all my info here at work but Bob helped fill in the blanks.</p>
<p>Good response Bob. I didn't have all my info here at work but Bob helped fill in the blanks.</p> It doesn't recognize my mount…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-11-01:6354305:Comment:1190392012-11-01T00:21:31.180ZEric Hugheshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/EricHughes
<p>It doesn't recognize my mount. There's a selection on my mount for "PC control", so I put it on that, but it still doesn't recognize it. :(</p>
<p>But thanks for the reply, Russ!</p>
<p>It doesn't recognize my mount. There's a selection on my mount for "PC control", so I put it on that, but it still doesn't recognize it. :(</p>
<p>But thanks for the reply, Russ!</p> When I want PHD to communicat…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-10-31:6354305:Comment:1191452012-10-31T22:25:21.070ZRuss Ruggleshttp://astrogab.ning.com/profile/RussRuggles
<p>When I want PHD to communicate with my mount I just click the "mount" icon and it finds it. <br/>Using the Celestron mounts - I use the Shoestring Astronomy USB converter. I'm not sure you would need something like that.</p>
<p>When I want PHD to communicate with my mount I just click the "mount" icon and it finds it. <br/>Using the Celestron mounts - I use the Shoestring Astronomy USB converter. I'm not sure you would need something like that.</p>