So ASCOM guiding definitely works. Thanks for the suggestion! Sometimes a workaround is better than a solution... I was testing with CCDSoft &...
Thanks, Doug! This is what happens when you have all your cables in a rat's nest and forget which is which... Now it looks like the RJ12 cable...
Hi Doug, could you help me with a specific example? I have two SBIG cameras - an STT-8300M and an ST-4000XCM - connecting to a Celestron CGE...
What is the latest version? Of both the firmware and the drivers?
Drivers: SBIGUDrv.DLL Ver 4.99 Build 3 sbigu64.sys Ver 2.41.0.1338 Firmware: Version 2.58, Serial Number T13050394 Are these are the latest...
Doug? Adam? Owen? Bill? We could use your help!
Do you see the flaring or spiking in the image with multi-star guiding? The theory is that multi-star guiding increases the signal to noise...
Jerry, are you running the STi off-axis or the FW8G? They both use the KAI-0340, but the supporting power & readout electronics may be different...
Guiding right now on a marginal star. Horrible dropout/fade problems with the guide images - one third are bad. At 2x2 binning, the guider jerks...
Josh – Thank you for pointing me to this thread. I too have been battling the identical symptoms on an STT-8300M/FW8G-STT, and it’s good to know...
Doug, I’ve isolated the guiding chip problem on the STT-8300M/FW8G-STT. It runs fine for 90% of guide frames, but then randomly one on ten or so...
I have several clear nights coming up here in California. Will see if I can log an error, and also isolate between laptop/CCDSoft, STT/FW, and CGE...
The setup is CCDSoft 5.0, STT-8300M, FW8G-STT, CGE-1100. When autoguiding at a fast rate (0.5 sec), the guide star periodically gets very dim for...
Looks like the lower axle of the wheel was slightly bent and putting the rotation into a bind. We may have resolved it.
What does a "Motor Interruption Event" message from a CFW-9 on a ST2000 mean? Is the filter wheel binding, or is it a motor issue? The computer is...
Thanks for the advice, guys - Doug, Tim, and Colin! As it turns out, Doug's earlier admonition to examine the focal reducer was the key. Some...
Thanks, Doug! I assume I can screw in the 2" adapter plate / STT camera directly to either the SCT 2" rear cell or my Meade F/6.3 reducer...
Baader makes a nice two-piece "Ultra-Short (10mm) SCT Female to T2 Male T-Adapter # SCT-T 2958500B". Is there nothing like this off-the-shelf to...
Can anyone point me to where I can get a short SCT 2" to STL 2.156" adjustable adapter? I have the T-thread version, which works great with my...
Hilarious how the Universe works. A mono ST4K just came up on Astromart. BUT it was modded by SBIG: "This unit was serviced by SBIG and a KAI-4000...
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