Well I did it! I was able to use PAM and did a lot of runs to bring my polar alignment below 2.5 arcmin in both elev. and azim. The problem was, as usual, that...
... when ... I had a ton of plate solves fail. You just need a smaller camera ; ) Since I went from the ST237 to a DSLR, they all succeed. Since I went from a ...
Good. My combination of Pinpoint / PAM / FMax / Maxim / ACP works well. No experience of The Sky - use StarryNight which combines well with ACP. Dale ...
There are some issues with it, as I'm still trying to make it work with my LX200R. The problem is that the microfocuser is a relative position focuser, so a...
Thanks for the replys, The RCX400 (LX400ACF) has 3 motors with encoders controling the corrector/secondary mirror for focus. It can store 9 focus positions. ...
Oz, A friend of mine bought an RCX when they first came out and had a lot of trouble focusing it. There is an ASCOM driver made for the scope (by a Ajai...
Hi Neil, I've not had a chance to get back outside, but having ran some tests in the house I think I have a Lazyfocus issue Playing about the jog control in...
That makes sense.  Good luck on the repairs!   ...Neil www.flemingastrophotography.com Direct from Boston - brilliant diamonds in pea soup Also check...
FocusMax has undergone significant evolution over the years and various panels and tabs are loaded with options that are simply not discussed in the help file...
Jonathan- You are correct that FMx has evolved with new features added and I feel guilty that I have not had time to update the Help file because of other ...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FMaxUG group. File : /Larry...
Hi, I have tried several times to get FocusMax to work and now it is time to call 911. There is a log file in the Files section under 'Larry Leitch'. I run...
Try running a few more V-curves, and we can take a look. When you get a good focus point, either from MaxIM or FocusMax, put that in as your "Center" focus...
A few questions... 1) How many V-curves did you run? Â You should get about 12.2) I see the result was saved to the profile, "Simulator". Â You sure you had...
Hi Neil, I ran about 3-4 V-Curves and then canceled because they did not seem to be making any progress. The curves were not within 3000 focus steps of the...
Just one more question: I click the "Half Width" radio button before doing this step (from Neil's notes) 11. FM will do an initial focus run...and populate...
I am working with a Celestron 9.25" SCT coupled with a Moonlite focuser with the DC stepper option and easyfocus controller. I did not save any screen captures...
Hey Neil - Gordon asks a good question. Under what circumstance(s) should new V-curves be run for a change in the imaging train? I'm considering adding a...
Ron, I believe you are correct in your assumption. I just changed my optical train with added components and changed components, yet ended up at the same FL...
Hello all When i run FocusMax on a Windows Home Basic with CCDSoft V5.00.195 and ASCOM v5, i get an error "CCDSoft version must be 5.0.7.3 or greater. CCDSoft...
IT WORKED! Thanks for all of the support. I did download in install the "NOVAS-COM Vector Astrometry Engine" mentioned in the first log file. Would this have...
Yepper. Only things impacting the OPTICAL setup. Focal reducers, a camera with differing pixel sizes, changing the step size of your focuser steps in the...
