Hello Arto- I have not seen this behavior and use AcquireStar every clear night that I observe. Can you send me several log files off-line? A few questions...
Hello Arto- The USNO A2.0 catalog is not the recommended star catalog for bright stars in the 4 - 7 mag range - I would recommend the GSC1.1 / GC-ACT. As an ...
Hello Steve! I see your point, but as you can see from the logs AcquireStar did work OK before Oct 2007, but never after that date. I had the same FM version...
Steve! I moved the mag range to fainter stars (7 .. 9) and it finds now many stars with USNOA2.0. Actually the stars were too bright, so this is better. The ...
Hi all Here's a weird problem. When I start FMax the window appears for a second, moves to another position briefly, then disappears entirely. FMax is still ...
Hello Tom- Sometimes the registry becomes corrupted if FMx does not shut down properly and you will need to modify the FMx registry. Goto Start/Run/Regedit and...
Alternatively you can try right clicking the icon in the task bar, select 'Move' and press a cursor key. The window should jump back on screen, where you can...
Hi Peter, I'm no expert, but I found that I had to set all of a constellation of settings just right in order to get FM 3.4.30 and MaxIM 5.08 (and ASCOM 5.5.1)...
Hi, i have been noticing some wierd behaviour of FMax lately, which may explain why my images our sometimes out of focus. I call FMax from ACP every hour to...
I notice with my refractor (and I focus every 15 -20 minutes) that focus position constantly drops through the night. I've always slated it to temperature...
Indeed. I didn't say I had the optimal config values. (: 3sec would probably be sufficient for most stars. But I was having trouble with FM running the focuser...
Hi Dale--- Do you have Focus Offset setup in Menu/Options/Focus - this feature will offset the focus +/- X steps from best focus. This was added for users who...
... Which version of FM has this feature? I don't see it in 3.4.18, and the download page lists 3.2.1 as the current version. My FM shortcut on the observatory...
Mike-- The latest FMx version is posted in files section V3.4.30 - just copy the exe to the install directory... Steve _____ From: FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com...
Is it wise to create several sets of V-curves for various temperatures? A few nights ago I ran 12 V-curves at an ambient temperature of 32° F. Should I save...
Thanks for all responses on this. The window appears to have moved itself a very long way below the bottom of the screen - and the advice about the registry...
Thanks for the responses, IÂ will check through the logs to try and find an instance and post. Steve - I do have focus offsets, but this is not the issue. This...
Hello Mike-- No need to create a different set of Vcurves for various temperatures - I have been using the same data set created 4 years ago for my 16"...
Last night FM is something very strange while performing the Acquire Star routine under control of ACP. I was imaging NGC2174, which at the time was high in...
Mike, The values are imbedded in ACP script, I suspect AquireImages, but I have know idea for sure. This would best be asked in the ACP Com Center. I had a ...
... Plus, I don't understand how ACP controls FM during Acquire Star. I thought that ran autonomously. Is that not the case? How does ACP fit into the...
There is a setting in ACP that tells it to use AcquireStar. I don't normally use that though so I'm not sure how it works. I use mag 6 stars all the time but...
