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...
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Larry Phillips
llpastro
Oct 1, 2009 4:02 pm
I use Maxim and Full Pinpoint and have never had a plate solve fail except when the exposure was too short. Larry...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
Oct 1, 2009 5:53 pm
... 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 ...
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wforacer.rm
Oct 2, 2009 5:14 am
Can FocusMax be used on a RCX400 with the built in electronic focuser? Thanks in advance! Oz...
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Dale Liebenberg
dale.liebenberg
Oct 2, 2009 5:38 am
Good. My combination of Pinpoint / PAM / FMax / Maxim / ACP works well. No experience of The Sky - use StarryNight which combines well with ACP. Dale ...
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Dale Liebenberg
dale.liebenberg
Oct 2, 2009 5:52 am
I can only assume that any focusser should work that has an Ascom driver ________________________________ From: wforacer.rm <wforacer@...> To:...
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dgwyn@...
dgwyn
Oct 2, 2009 12:56 pm
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...
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wforacer.rm
Oct 2, 2009 3:02 pm
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. ...
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Bill
billgoff03
Oct 2, 2009 3:54 pm
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...
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djmuzz
Oct 3, 2009 1:53 pm
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...
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Neil Fleming
neilfleming
Oct 3, 2009 2:20 pm
That makes sense.  Good luck on the repairs!   ...Neil www.flemingastrophotography.com Direct from Boston - brilliant diamonds in pea soup Also check...
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Jonathan
jeburnett2002
Oct 4, 2009 3:12 pm
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...
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Steve Brady
steve_e_brady
Oct 4, 2009 4:27 pm
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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FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com
Oct 4, 2009 7:42 pm
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...
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larryl
lmleitch02
Oct 4, 2009 7:57 pm
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...
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Neil Fleming
neilfleming
Oct 4, 2009 10:40 pm
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...
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Neil Fleming
neilfleming
Oct 4, 2009 10:49 pm
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...
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larryl
lmleitch02
Oct 5, 2009 1:50 am
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...
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larryl
lmleitch02
Oct 5, 2009 1:54 am
Neil, Maybe I have to reposition to 14000 before starting the Focus Tab...Focus Button? Larry...
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larryl
lmleitch02
Oct 5, 2009 2:30 pm
Neil, Any idea about this line in the log file: System is Simulator <<<< is 'Simulator' right?? How do I change it? Tnx. Larry...
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William R. Mattil
data_god
Oct 5, 2009 2:49 pm
... Larry, File-->Save As and change the name to something appropriate. Bill -- William R. Mattil http://www.celestial-images.com...
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larryl
lmleitch02
Oct 5, 2009 5:22 pm
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...
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peter2a6
Oct 6, 2009 1:04 am
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...
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raf_1948
Oct 6, 2009 5:33 pm
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...
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Keith
kemyers91384
Oct 6, 2009 6:22 pm
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...
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raf_1948
Oct 6, 2009 10:22 pm
Hey Keith - thanks for your reply and that's good to hear. CS, Ron...
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VNBadithe
Oct 7, 2009 2:09 am
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...
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larryl
lmleitch02
Oct 7, 2009 11:42 am
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...
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Neil Fleming
neilfleming
Oct 8, 2009 2:00 am
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...
