Bob, I just received my Starfish camera and am planning first light as an autoguider. I have the OLD Losmandy Gemini system with RJ-45 type motor connectors....
Hello, I assume this is for Bob, but it is open for anyone to answer. I have operated the Starfish on my laptop successfully with ccdsoft 5, and PHD. My laptop...
Wayne, It was good for you to check first just to be safe. In this case, your assumption is correct. The guide port outputs are optically isolated and are...
Dan, You should use the latest version of software that may fix your problem. From a previous post: I have posted the latest software version for the Starfish...
Dan, Just another note on the PC drivers. I have a new version that I will post tomorrow on our web site. It has some additional bug fixes and will be...
Thanks Bob, The newer driver you recommended gave a different error this time. A necessary driver was not found Eror code = 217 (0xd9) Thanks, I'll check in...
I've posted the latest release of the Starfish software for PC users. It includes the latest camera firmware files as well as updates to the CCDSoft and MaxIm...
I just wanted to let everyone know about an issue with the latest post of the PC drivers. The fix has resolved the problem that several people have been...
Perhaps he can implement this in his plantary imaging program. I am still interested in test the camera against my Luminera. Max I have supplied the latest fix...
Craig Stark has posted some video tutorials on using his software. Since we distribute Nebulosity and PHDGuiding with the Starfish camera, I thought they would...
Thanks for the link to the videos. I used PhD guiding with my Starfish mounted to a Sellarvue guiding scope on my TAK TOA 150 rig to image m101 last night....
I use CCDCommander for scripted imaging sessions. A big part of making this work is automated guidestar acquisition... which means not being present to hunt...
Jeff I guide with a Starfish/TAK FS-78 combo using ACP v5 and MaxIM DL. while I need to expose a tad longer than most because of my bright sky background, ACP...
Jeff, The sensor in the starfish is about 50% more sensitive as you TC237 chip but will be less sensitive than the sensor in the ST-402. The QE of the...
Bob, all: Thanks for the info. This is helpful. Indeed my ST-237A is sensitive enough for my use. I've never had a problem yet having CCDCommander find a...
Craig has posted the latest version of PHDGuiding on his web site: http://www.stark-labs.com/downloads.html The latest version (1.8.1) has the latest Starfish...
Hi All, I've just posted in Files my first image with Starfish guiding from a few nights ago, 85 minutes of M3. The Starfish worked flawlessly – by far the...
Bob, How was your polar alignment? Did you notice how frequent and how long the guide corrections were? I've found that if my polar alignment is good, I can...
Bob, Thanks. Yes, focus was optimal. I'm pretty sure polar alignment was not. I started out to work on it the other night, then just decided to have some fun....
Bob, Just to follow up on your advice, I've tweaked my polar alignment (now well within 1' of error according to PoleAlignMax)and now run at 0.5 guide speed....
Bob, Looks like you zeroed right in on the right settings. Doesn't it make you feel good when you get results like that? Regards, Bob fishcamp engineering 105...
Bob, It's deeply satisfying, for sure. I'd never experienced totally glitch-free guiding for continuous 3 hours before. Will try for 4 when the weather clears....
One of our Starfish users, Alan Smallbone, informed me in January that the History Channel was filming at the OCA's observing site near Anza, CA. They were...
I just received a Starfish guider and am looking forward to using it when the weather cooperates. I had a question about the Hot Pixel filter mentioned here....
As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm gearing up to use my recently received Starfish so forgive me for my questions if they've been covered. Since there is...
Jeff, I've simply clicked the Hot Pixel box in MaxIm guiding setup. I've seen no need for darks. My Starfish works flawlessly without them. Bob ... recently ...
I am using the 3x3 with same results. The dark current is small when you are talking < 12 sec imaging time. You get nearly the same results if you made and...
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