Hi all, the new OTE-2 mount can also be used with a FS2 drive unit. Some weeks ago I had such a mount here for testing. It's not difficult to modify the mount:...
Hi Michael, in my observatory I have two piers with two FS2 boxes and two SBig cameras. The problem I would like to discus here, is when it comes to long,...
Hi Udo, I would like to suggest you Guidedog (www.barkosoftware.com). It does the best job for me, if I use a webcam for guiding. This software supports the...
Hi Udo, ... The subset of LX200 commands in the FS2 should be sufficient for all autoguiding programs. The Pulse-Guide command is not yet implemented in the...
Hi there! I have very good results by using PHD-Guiding from Stark Labs. It is freeware, calibrates itself and works with ASCOM. I use the "Skysensor 2000"...
Hello, Does this control unit support the Celestron CI-700? Can the worm be indexed for PPE? Can Pempro be used to create, save and load a pec table? Is FS2...
Hello Jerry, ... Yes, you can use either the existing stepper motors, or you can replace them by ESCAP P530 motors with 12:1 gearbox. The drawback of the...
Hi all, I've designed a new motor kit for the Vixen NP mount. Only the RA axis is motorized. This kit may be interesting for people who have already a FS2, and...
Hi, I've just designed a new motor kit for the old Wachter type II mount. Only the RA axis is motorized. http://www.astro-electronic.de/wachter.htm Michael...
Hello, I have the FS2 running on a mac os x. In my planetarium program, I can connect to the scope, and use the paddle buttons to move the scope, but I can't...
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Hi, I updated my "ancient" Zeiss 1B mount (1990) with 2 SECM3 motors and FS2 controller, provided by Astro Electronic. It is working fine. Tracking and...
Hi, I'd like to try my PEC system on my NJP mount but i don't find the PEC parameters for the NJP (i think my motorisation kit is a P530). Someone could help...
Great ! Thank you. But... what do you mean by "kit with HOUSINGS" ? Is this visible in the FS2 Menu or on the AD motor ? Regards, Matthieu ... it ... also...
The FS2 goto system on my Zeiss 1B mount is accurate enough to slew to any object to appear almost center field of a TeleVue 20mm eyepiece at 120x (<30'). The...
Peter, I also noted this problem with Uranus some time ago. It seems there is a bug in the orbital elements that I used. Does anobody know where to find...
Gents, I receive from a friend of my SECM3 motors (Bought via Michael Koch) with a gear box 10:1, I like to use this motors in a EQ6 Sky watcher havy-duty...
Hi Chris, ... have ... 47 tooth ... the ... In older EQ6 mounts the gear wheels had 47 teeth. I'm not 100% sure if this is still the case in newer mounts. If...
Hello, I bought a FS2 unit with Astromeccanica motors kit (Sanyo-Denki 103H548-0440) on a GPD2. I'm experiencing a problem with the PEC correction tool. Each...
Hello Gianluca, ... It helps if you make the "rate 1" parameter as small as possible, meaning that during the learning period you make longer corrections with...
Thank you Michael, now rate1 is set to 0,5x. It makes difficult to teach the PEC visually at lower rate1, even at high magnification (about 600x). This night I...
Hello Gianluca, ... No, it's not a bug. The PEC table has about 1000-2000 entries, the exact number depends on gear ratio and teeth number. Let's assume the...
Hello Michael, thank you for the technical details. This night I will try. For the first time I would like to use a Meade DSI for autoguiding with PHD Guiding...
Hello Gianluca, ... with PHD Guiding via Ascom platform. Is it a working setup? Yes, I think so. But I haven't tested this setup myself. There are so many...
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