I am having a little trouble with FocusMax finding a star. Im not sure what I need to tweak to help it out. It seems that if I dont get a star directly...
Robert, FocusMax should find the brightest star on the chip. There is a special feature that will only look for that brightest star in the central region of...
Robert, You were right on the money. Now that I have unclicked the update to jnow on gemini ascom controller, everything works perfectly. Thank you! Pete...
Howdy, What can I do to make sure that the plate solve with a hydrogen alpha filter does not fail? Is there a way to boost the exposure time for a plate solve...
Since it appears that none are using the Meade Microfocusers, what are you using and how well does it work? What are the drawbacks you have with the...
Larry, I think I am getting it to work better now. Robert ... special feature that will only look for that brightest star in the central region of the chip....
Hi Pete-- FMx has a feature called 'Dim Star Detection' which will increase the exposure time until a minimum flux value is attained. I suggest something >...
Bob-- I am not aware of a problem with FMx and the Meade focuser with the current version. Personally, I use a Optec focuser but used a RoboFocus form many...
I do use the Meade Microfocuser. Works fine, with the limitation that it doesn't know its current position. Seems to be solid, reproducible focus positions,...
I'm having a bunch of problems getting started :( Neither FMax or PAMax are seeming to work for me. I can, for now, work around the FMax issues if I can get...
I'm not having a lot of luck or success with FMax so far. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the equip I'm using, as well as basic configuration issues. ...
Here you go, Doc: http://www.flemingastrophotography.com/focusmax.html Enjoy!...Neil ... www.flemingastrophotography.com Direct from Boston - brilliant...
Doc, You cannot use the GSC that comes with TheSky for PinPoint. It is formatted completely differently. You will have to download the proper one for use...
Logs attached. Not sure what the timespan on them is ,though. I didn't know that the DSI *could* be binned; I thought binning was dependent on firmware, and...
Doc, Thanks for the logs. They tell us a lot. First of all it is easy to tell the time sequence of the logs. You will see that the log file name has a long...
Awesome instructions! I will do all of this tonight, and let you know how it goes. Geez I wish I could afford a 'real' motorized focus! On another note, I...
Hi, I've just joined. I'm happy that there is a group for this nice software. Unfortunately I did not succeed powering it up. I've downloaded and installed...
Dieter, This error usually means that the ASCOM Platform is not installed. You can get it at: http://ascom-standards.org/ Larry ... From: dieterkuespert To:...
Larry, many thanks, I'll try that. You see, I am really a full fledged beginner. The nasty question will come later. Have a fine thanksgiving. Regards Dieter...
I just realized I haven't sent you my updated logs! Sorry about that! My focuser times to about 27 seconds full in to full out. I've set Max to 26000, with...
Hi Larry, after downloading and installing the Ascom platform the software starts flawlessly. Now my current situation is that I am planning to get the...
Dieter, Yes you can do many FocusMax tests without a real focuser. Simply select the FocusMax Focuser to be Focuser Simulator. FocusMax only works with either...
I've used Focusmax successfully for several years. I'm looking for help with a recent problem. I'm imaging with an STL 11000, TEC 140 on AP 900 mount. I run ...
Steve, If the bad pixels are near the top of the CCD then you should be able to use the CCD Central Region feature. The default Percent is 75% which might be...
- Thanks Larry, I did lower the Central region to 20% and that did fix the problem. I was just wondering if there was a different approach. What can be done,...
Larry, thanks for helping me up the first steps of the learning curve. Have a good start into the following week Dieter ... select the FocusMax Focuser to be...
Not sure about CCDAP, but CCDCommander uses autodarks in both focusing and in plate solves. ... www.flemingastrophotography.com Direct from Boston - brilliant...
As much as I'd like to take credit... ;) For Focusing it is up to FocusMax to take the dark frame. This is possible in CCDSoft, but not MaxIm (actually I...
Thanks Matt, I do use CCDSoft and hadn't discovered the the "take autodark" option in Focusmax. I'm sure that will solve my bad column problem. Steve ... ...
