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PHD2 Guiding Baseline -- How To Create One

Last post by turonrambar « Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:33 pm
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by 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
PHD2 Guiding Tips

Last post by turonrambar « Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:12 pm
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by 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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Hello to to all<

Just what needed, some good data on Guiding. This is the first time I
used the Auto Guider on a LX850 12 f/8. It seems that I was...

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Last post by turonrambar
Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:12 pm
PHD2 Calibration Position Made Easy

Last post by Larry 1969 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:09 pm
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by 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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Thanks!

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Last post by Larry 1969
Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:09 pm
Autoguiding - A Brief Overview

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:05 pm
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by 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
Help with a guiding problem please

Last post by Jockinireland « Sun Mar 06, 2022 10:20 pm

by Jockinireland » Sun Mar 06, 2022 10:20 pm

I've been guiding with PHD2 for a couple of years now without major issue.

Gear is NEQ6, SW 80ED, Guide scope SW Evostar 50ED, guide cam ASI 120mm...

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Last post by Jockinireland
Sun Mar 06, 2022 10:20 pm
PHD2, EQMOD, and maybe Orion EQ-G mount

Last post by starfield « Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:50 pm
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by 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

Last post by JayTee « Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:10 pm
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by 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

Last post by glevento « Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:19 pm
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by 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!

Last post by AstroBee « Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:09 pm
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by 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

Last post by Gordon « Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:55 pm
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by 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

Last post by John999R « Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:14 pm
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by 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

Last post by yobbo89 « Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:17 am
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by 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…
Edit to...

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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

Last post by yobbo89 « Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:46 am
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by 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

Last post by 1jimalexander « Sun May 30, 2021 10:22 pm
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by 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

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri May 14, 2021 7:53 am
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by 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?

Last post by JayTee « Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:20 pm
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by 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

Last post by SkyHiker « Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:31 am
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by 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)

Last post by yobbo89 « Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:51 pm
Replies: 4
by 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
Suggestions for small guide scope

Last post by graywmj5 « Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:02 am
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by graywmj5 » Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:56 am

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HI,

I am struggling with my guide scope combination. My main scope is a 70mm Quad, I am using the ZW01224MC and the ZWO miniscope. I really struggle...

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Thanks for the suggestion !

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Last post by graywmj5
Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:02 am
Super Simple FireCapture Question

Last post by JayTee « Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:40 am
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by bigfish » Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:01 am

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Can FireCapture autoguide on a Lunar ROI?
I can only fit some of the moon in the FOV. I know I could just try it next clear night but that might not...

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Can someone please explain to me why you need guiding for planetary/lunar imaging? If your tracking is working sufficiently well and you have the...

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Last post by JayTee
Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:40 am
Cable management - a cautionary tale

Last post by Greenman « Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:48 pm
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by bobharmony » Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:59 pm

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Yesterday dawned clear and blue, the sky was cloudless and smoke-free. It remained that way all day and into the evening. With the one-day old Moon...

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Thanks Bob!

Sorry to hear of your troubles. A very good thing though is that you got it figured out quickly. Nothing is worse than not finding the...

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Last post by Greenman
Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:48 pm
Please review my guide log

Last post by graywmj5 « Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:57 pm

by graywmj5 » Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:57 pm

Hi all,

Would you please take a look at the attached guide log and tell me where I am going wrong. The calibration went well, but returned the error...

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Last post by graywmj5
Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:57 pm
setting up post monsoon, guiding fail

Last post by JayTee « Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:17 pm
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by graywmj5 » Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:04 pm

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HI all,

Now that monsoon season here seems to be behind us, I am in the process of re-establishing my scope.

My gear: LX85, 70MM quad APO, ASI1224...

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In almost all cases, problems like this are caused by bad / intermittent cables. Check your cables, and if it's been a while since you plugged into...

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Last post by JayTee
Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:17 pm
question regarding mount behavior in different positions

Last post by graywmj5 « Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:28 pm
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by graywmj5 » Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:58 am

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Hi all,

Tonight i was attempting some unguided shots using the LX85 mount and 70MM APO Quad.

With my scope on M51, I took numerous 90 second subs...

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Thanks for both the responses!

M51 was in the northwest sky and somewhat high. M81 was also in the northwest sky but much lower to the point that it...

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Last post by graywmj5
Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:28 pm
APT - PHD2 disconnects after exposure

Last post by Baskevo « Sun Aug 09, 2020 1:01 pm
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by Baskevo » Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:18 am

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Hey guys,

I recently bought a new laptop for AP, and I was able to set everything up but I am having issues with APT and PHD2.

After every time APT...

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Hi James,

When you did the reinstall, did you import/restore settings from your last installation?

If nothing else, post a thread on the APT...

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Last post by Baskevo
Sun Aug 09, 2020 1:01 pm

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