Thanks Colin, for the suggestions. I may be able to route a USB2.0 cable through the mount directly to the ICRON. I'm not anxious to dismantle...
Thanks guys, I saw 2 barred images out of 49 from the other night. I'll keep and eye on it to see if that number changes. They were a couple of...
Since I haven't heard from anyone about the vertical bars I'm seeing in occasional images I thought I'd try again. This time I've attached a zip...
Hi All, Recently I've been taking quite a few images with my STXL camera. I've been working on some guiding issues with my MEII and I decided to...
Hi Doug, I received a new AO-X today and find that the optical element has fallen free of the gimble ring. I guess I need an RMA. I didn't notice...
Good information. Thanks Doug.
Thanks Doug, Okay, I just last week updated drivers and firmware and am running MaxIm DL 6.2. I did figure out how to get ACP to select the...
Hi Colin, Didn't have much luck last night the wind really picked up. Forecast to stay windy for the next few days. I did end up with a couple of...
Hi Colin, I managed to get some bias frames and darks this morning. My observatory isn't that dark during the day but covering the camera seemed...
Thanks Colin, for looking into this. I should be able to take some bias and darks tonight, no matter the weather. I will say the dark frame I...
Hi Doug, I baked the desiccant plug according to directions and I'm still getting the banding. In fact it seems worse. I've attached a couple of...
Thanks Doug, I'll give that a try.
The images from my STT8300M seem to have developed a distinct horizontal banding. I've attached an example. Any suggestions?
Thanks Doug
Hi Doug, I'm in the same boat as the original poster, I have a STT8300/FW8G-STT combination and would like to add on an AO-8T. The product manual...
Hi Mark, I don't seem to be having problems with jumping to another guidestar. From what I can tell it's the same star just jumping around too...
Thanks Doug, I'll start with your thoughts and recommendations. We'll see how it goes from there. Dan
Hi, I've been working for a while now trying to get reasonable guide numbers with my setup but the results have been very poor. I apologize for...
The cooling fan on my STXL has become quite noisy. I'm concerned the bearings are going bad. Is a replacement fan from Diffraction Limited...
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