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  • Category: Astronomy
  • Founded: Nov 21, 2000
  • Language: English
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Hi Bob (Denny) My name is Christoph and I am a new member of the group. I have a question concerning the following problem. I try to install Ascom 6 on top of...
3 Feb 6, 2012
8:49 pm

Christoph Schaefer
christoph.sc...
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Hi Everyone, I've hit an interesting problem with trying to update the PC time using the scope UTCDate property. I want to do this because my Astro society...
3 Feb 6, 2012
2:52 am

astrodanco
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Hi Bob (Denny) I found the following threat describing exactly my problem but now final solution... Do you know it? Kind regards and thanks Christoph Re: ASCOM...
1 Feb 5, 2012
7:09 pm

christoph.schaefer60
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Dear ASCOM I own a Meade ETX125, and recently downloaded ASCOM 6 Platform with the LX200 Classic compatible driver (as my Meade ETX125 is driven by the ...
7 Feb 5, 2012
10:11 am

Andrew Bull
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I'm a newbie in astrophotography trying to use Image Plus with my Baader SteelDrive Focuser. All sftawre installed in Windows 7 Home Premium. But I can't...
16 Feb 5, 2012
1:55 am

ajts1958
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Hello ASCOM group, I am having a problem connecting my Meade LX200 Classic 10" telescope to Bluetooth via ASCOM. Cabled USB to RS232 connections always work, I...
1 Feb 4, 2012
9:53 pm

tomn8tr
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Hi guys, I've been using The Sky 6 Professional Edition to drive a Vixen Atlux / SkySensor2000-PC for a few years now. Currently on ASCOM 6 - all's well, the...
29 Feb 4, 2012
10:31 am

g_day_1961
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Hi, I have just changed my laptop and when i tried to install ASCOM 6 I get various messages but after many attempts I am still unable to installed it. The...
5 Feb 1, 2012
8:12 pm

Vince
salfranc
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Hi, Is it possible for ASCOM 6 to Talk to PC Control to control The stepper module? I am thinking about a filter wheel. ...
6 Feb 1, 2012
7:30 am

david barriball
focusball3
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Hi, I am adding focuser support to one of my apps and I would appreciate a little help with some of the parameter definitions. My confusion concerns MaxStep,...
4 Jan 31, 2012
4:36 pm

Tim Long
t_p_long
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I am using ACP, controlling the telescope (Paramount MX) through SkyX via theSkyTelescope driver. I am regularly (not always) getting the following error when...
8 Jan 30, 2012
7:22 pm

mbisque
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Hi there, I currently use old VB6 ActiveX exe to allow several programs access to Focuser, Rotator etc. Is there a way to get this done in VB.Net ? Thanks, ...
3 Jan 29, 2012
8:31 pm

philipp_keller
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Hi, We have a custom telescope that should be able to track with appropriate precision using the ASCOM APIs. We are trying to use the SkyX (build 10.1.11) to...
3 Jan 29, 2012
5:12 pm

dc3dreamer
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I have been running around about exceptions and error codes in ASCOM 6 and I must say, it is confusing. For example, in the SiteLatitude property it says that...
5 Jan 29, 2012
5:05 pm

dc3dreamer
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Can anyone tell me if all I need to do is add the T-Point add on, if I currently have Mount/Telescope X2 to ASCOM Converter for TheSky X installed and working...
8 Jan 29, 2012
4:41 pm

dc3dreamer
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Hi, This is probably a silly question but I just changed my laptop and I need to setup everything on it. I installed ACSOM 6 witout any problem but I cannot...
4 Jan 28, 2012
10:47 pm

tom@...
tomhilton1
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Hello I received an error when trying to install ASCOM Platform 6. The error message requested to post the files on this group. Please check Destrehan Dave's...
2 Jan 28, 2012
10:43 am

Peter Simpson
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Hello. I have 2 Starizona Micro Touch Focusers and need to be able to switch between the two during a sesion. When the focusers are registered in the ASCOM...
37 Jan 28, 2012
1:41 am

lynol1000
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I just bought a cheap Barska Skywatcher 800x60mm 600 Power Telescope - Model AE10096 I tried to use the disc that came with my telescope but it won't install...
2 Jan 27, 2012
1:21 pm

Tim Long
t_p_long
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I am using Starry Night and I have ASCOM 6 installed on my Dell Laptop ... do I need to install anything else such as plug ins? Thanks in advance...
3 Jan 26, 2012
5:43 pm

Harry Crayon
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I'm using the ASCOM Astrometry library in C# to perform some calculations. The library's methods are very straight forward, but I've run against a snag that...
26 Jan 25, 2012
9:39 pm

Peter Simpson
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Hi all, I'd like to have my drivers (for focuser, rotator, dome...) listed at the ASCOM web site - yes they pass the last conform tool, but don't know whom I...
13 Jan 25, 2012
5:31 pm

lunaticoastro
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Hi I have a QHY9 camera that no longer connects. I was informed that I would need to try the ASCOM drivers as a last resort, but cannot get to that site as of...
1 Jan 25, 2012
8:20 am

astroguy001
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Suggest you retry. <http://www.ascom-standards.org/> IS up and running just fine. Perhaps they didn't get it all done on the "proposed"; schedule. Bob - N0DGN...
5 Jan 25, 2012
7:40 am

Andrew Hood
m1thr4nd1r
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5 Jan 25, 2012
2:36 am

David
tiercel2000
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I am in Vermont and, although I see comments the site is back up, I seem unable to conect. Doug...
1 Jan 25, 2012
2:36 am

Douglas
dduncanvt
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Hi all, I have uploaded what we expect to be the final release candidate for Platform 6 SP1 here: ...
1 Jan 24, 2012
10:54 pm

Peter Simpson
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Current results. Bob - N0DGN...
2 Jan 24, 2012
7:31 pm

Douglas B. George
maximccd
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Suggest you retry. <http://www.ascom-standards.org/> I up and running just fine. Perhaps they didn't get it all done on the "proposed"; schedule. Bob - N0DGN...
1 Jan 24, 2012
6:18 pm

rbethman
rbethman1
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Kindly help me to program Nautilus Filter Wheel in VB6. How to use ASCOM.Nautilus.FilterWheel.dll? Kindly mail me source code please....
4 Jan 23, 2012
4:53 am

Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
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