PHD2 Guiding Tips
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JayTee »
Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:12 am
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For many, PHD2 isn't really as easy as Push Here Dummy as the name implies.
There are several practices/actions that should be considered/addressed...
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I attended a lecture on PHD2 Best Practices this weekend. The speakers were none other than Andy Galasso and Bruce Waddington, so I take the...
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Last post by chartram
Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:28 pm
PHD2 Calibration Position Made Easy
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JayTee »
Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:24 pm
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Below is a direct quote from a post by Andy Glasso of Open PHD Guiding Google Group fame.
An easy way get the scope pointed in the correct region of...
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I recall reading somewhere that in addition to doing a good PA, choosing a calibration star that is close to 0°Declination is best. Choosing stars...
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Last post by chartram
Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:20 pm
PHD2 Guiding Baseline -- How To Create One
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JayTee »
Sun May 10, 2020 1:36 pm
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Greetings,
Attached is the document How To Create a Baseline for Guiding Results Using Open PHD2 . The results from following these procedures will...
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Thanks JayTee,
Just what I needed to get started in guiding. Got an OAG coming and SVBONY camera for guiding with the PHD2
application. I'll be back...
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Last post by turonrambar
Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:33 pm
Autoguiding - A Brief Overview
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JayTee »
Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:16 am
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This is another lecture from a course in Beginner's AP that I have given in the past.
Autoguiding is a vital part of the black art of long exposure...
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Have you lost your job Henk? So sorry to hear it if so. Happening all the time now.
Thanks, no it's expected to be a temporary Covid related...
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Last post by Juno16
Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:05 pm
Phd - server commands
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DMouse »
Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:09 am
Hi, anyone got any idea how to pass commands to the Phd server, for example to get it to stop guiding? The server command is stop_capture but how can...
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Last post by DMouse
Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:09 am
Guiding Near The Pole
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JayTee »
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:06 am
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I love objects that are situated within about 30° of the pole.
Here's my PHD2 guiding graph from tonight while imaging the Perseus Double cluster....
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Aye, it does! 😀
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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:58 pm
Guiding Best ever last night...
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ApophisAstros »
Tue May 23, 2023 2:38 pm
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My kit is an EQR6-Pro mount with a Starwatcher Evoguide 50ed guide Cam using a ZWO ASI178MM Camera.
Mount is over 6 years old .
Anyone else have this...
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Sometimes all the pieces parts decide to work harmoniously with each other, other times, not! I can see that last night was a very harmonious night....
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Last post by JayTee
Wed May 24, 2023 7:20 pm
PHD2 Weird Guiding Graph- Anyone seen this before?
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chris_g »
Fri May 19, 2023 7:17 am
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Right after a calibration, Celestial Equator they were tight, then just jumped to this? Skies are clear, seeing I think average. Guiding was messed...
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I know it sounds so silly, but I was coming here to say exactly the same as Gordon. I've had this happen to me and found that after confirming the...
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Last post by chris_g
Sun May 21, 2023 6:43 pm
error message on phd2
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Mirrorgirl »
Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:49 am
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hi
I am practicing guiding i have took my dark files and then when i press loop it comes up with error message saying calibration this far from the...
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The sticky posts at the top of each forum (that has them) provide info that is supposed to answer commonly asked questions so you don't have to wait...
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Last post by JayTee
Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:57 pm
PHD2 Calibration Primer
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starfield »
Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:20 am
Just watched this on the TAIC channel. Bruce Waddington (PHD2 developer) dives deep into the ins and outs of PHD2 calibration. Worth a watch....
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Last post by starfield
Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:20 am
No Granth in pdg2
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Mirrorgirl »
Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:27 pm
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Hi there
I have finally set up my guiiding in phd2 but when it’s running I see no graph is this because I have set it up indoors in the day??...
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Your post is a question about PHD2, that is why I moved it to the Guiding subforum.
Cheers
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Last post by JayTee
Wed Aug 31, 2022 11:40 pm
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Last post by Jockinireland
Sun Mar 06, 2022 10:20 pm
PHD2, EQMOD, and maybe Orion EQ-G mount
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Star Dad »
Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:32 pm
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I'm putting this out in the hopes that it might help someone in the future.
Three sessions ago my laptop stopped dead in it's tracks while imaging...
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Ah gremlins. Have you tried changing out the USB cables? Wonder if cold temps caused an issue. After checking the cables and EQMOD settings, I might...
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Last post by starfield
Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:50 pm
Useful link on PHD2 Guiding Assistant
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starfield »
Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:44 am
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Just finished watching the TAIC presentation by Bruce Waddington, one of the PHD2 developers, on the Guiding Assistant. If you ever wanted to dive...
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Thank you Steve. This will prove to be a useful link, it reveals some of the magic behind PhD2.
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Last post by JayTee
Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:10 pm
Little East Movement in PHD2
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jrm_astro »
Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:39 am
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Hi All,
So after another extremely frustrating evening...
After platesolving or aligning, I attempt to guide and get the following error.
Little...
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Hi!
Did it happen to find a solution on the above? I have exactly the same problem
Thanks a lot!
George
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Last post by glevento
Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:19 pm
My guiding flatlined!
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KathyNS »
Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:42 am
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I often wondered what great seeing looked like. Well, the clear sky chart is forecasting dark blue seeing after midnight tonight. I think we are...
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First night out last night with the new mount. I've finally given up on the CGX and bought an iOptron CEM70EC.
Guidescope is a 400mm fl Astromania...
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Last post by AstroBee
Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:09 pm
PHD Help
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lostone »
Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:21 am
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Ok it seems PHD2 has gone off the deep on on me. Over the last few nights I have been fighting with it. Goes great and that all of a sudden it goes...
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Check to make sure that there are no cables snagging, A passing cloud? Are you dithering?
Are you using multi star guiding?
It might not hurt to...
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Last post by Gordon
Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:55 pm
Stellarium and Celestial Equator
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John999R »
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:25 pm
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I've read that in PHD2, a guide star should be located in the area of the Meridian and the Celestial Equator. I use Stellarium and there is no...
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A late thank you to all.
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Last post by John999R
Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:14 pm
Tonight’s guiding graph
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Kerry C. »
Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:59 am
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Every now and again my guiding is pretty darn good. I have been getting nice results the last couple imaging sessions. This is from tonight…
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some gooooood guiding :)
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Last post by yobbo89
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:17 am
DEC balance through the meridian
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DEnc »
Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:48 pm
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Here’s something I haven’t seen before.
I was imaging a target close to the meridian with the Mach 1 DEC balanced camera-heavy. The PHD2 log showed...
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I agree, i get mirrord results on a flip, my solution is to toss the first few frames if they are bad, track pass the meridian with a good 20-30 mins...
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Last post by yobbo89
Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:46 am
mount not responding to centering
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1jimalexander »
Sat May 29, 2021 6:51 am
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Don't know if this is the right place for this issue but here it is.
I've gone back to my Orion EON 104 ED-X2....after having been using another...
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This looks like a good alternative to Platesolve2.
I've used Platesolve2 for years without major issues and I don't want to introduce something new...
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Last post by 1jimalexander
Sun May 30, 2021 10:22 pm
Curious - Guiding pre-autoguider
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starfield »
Fri May 14, 2021 2:05 am
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Not quite sure where to post this, but was curious. I'm heading up to Palomar mountain soon and got to thinking about guiding that big telescope up...
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Moved to the Guiding forum.
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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri May 14, 2021 7:53 am
Macbook M1 chip compatible autoguider?
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Glenbo58 »
Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:30 pm
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Would like to start collecting beginner astro equipment for my 102 refractor. Was thinking of a 50mm guidescope ,autoguider camera & a astro modified...
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You can get a used (but very useable) Dell laptop for less than $300 USD. I use the Dell Latitude E6410 with an i5 processor and it does everything I...
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Last post by JayTee
Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:20 pm
Autoguiding accuracy and equipment
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SkyHiker »
Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:41 pm
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I spent one night practicing autoguiding to see if I could improve the resolution. I used Ekos' internal guider on my Losmandy G11S with OnStep and...
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HFD 4.64 pixels @ 6.62 arcsec/px equates to over 30 arcsec so the guide scope is probably out of focus. Better focus wont necessarily improve the...
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Last post by SkyHiker
Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:31 am
EQMOD Guide Settings (Atlas/NEQ6)
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chartram »
Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:34 pm
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Hello,
Atlas/NEQ6 mount users who also use EQMOD, what guide settings in EQMOD seem to work best for you? Been having issues with RA, and I have...
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try 20ms
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Last post by yobbo89
Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:51 pm
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