Thank you for the info, and that sounds reasonable. I am going to try download the comet database. and see if I can use Skyview. I am bit worry that I am using old data, but

When using the SKYX you also need to push the button Set Track Rates on the Telescope tab to get the correct tracking rate for a comet or an asteroid. I'd stick with the SkyView technique -

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 11:21 AM, @radinkel wrote: RESM20 100mm dia + VIONIC 25nm Hi Ralf, Well, 15744 lines gives a resolution of 82.3 arc-sec. If your backlash is less than 82 arc-sec I don't know

Hi Alvaro, The easy way in SiTech is to download the comet database into SkyView and then tell Skyview to go to the comet. The Skyview dialog will offer to set the tracking rates for the comet (each

H Ralf, Well, I warned you that Parking and Unparking was changed, and needed to be reset. As for the meridian flip settings, in SiTech you can set them to any setting you want. However NOTE:

Shocking, first slew after update and nearly a total crash. Telescope lost complety the orientation after unpark. After one offset init everything seems to work again. Set a new park position and

Hi Don, updated now to .95A. Saved all my old files and made screenshots from the settings ;) Can you please have a look on the meridianflip-thing... MF on tracking is made from SGP Not sure I need

I have a question (I have to accept that I haven't search for it):  how do you track a comet? I am thinking of the ATLAS comet. I am using a MESU 200, and an Edge HD 9.25 Thanks, Alvaro

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 10:11 AM, Don W wrote: The high resolution encoders that will help Dec and correct backlash can not be interpolated encoders - they won't work to see and correct backlash.

Hi Ned, I don't think that is a feature for SiTechexe. Do a search on the web for "AlwaysOnTop" and you will find a small program where you can set any window in Win10 to remain "On TOP". Don W

Hi Ralf, The high resolution encoders that will help Dec and correct backlash can not be interpolated encoders - they won't work to see and correct backlash. Interpolating encoders only work on RA

Hi Ralf, Oh My! 090R dates from 2013, seven years ago. There are so many changes since then, among the changes is a complete rewrite of how SiTech does parking and unpark. The later versions fixed

Seems to me I remember an option to keep SiTechExe window on top of the desk top.  I can't find it so maybe I remember wrong? -- Ned Smith 34.893N, 85.471W

Hello, my do-it-yourself-mount suffers from a relativly great backlash on DEC. Even more, it changes. I guess the worm wheel is not 100% concentric to the axis. So normal backlash compensation doesnt

Hello folks, I am using Ver. 0.90R and everything working smooth, very satisfied! great compliment! Never change a running system.... On the other side I want to stay up to date and update to 0.95A

Russell, Since it is low voltage DC and standard 120v AC the one consideration you need to adhere to for safety purposes. The insulation rating of the low voltage DC wiring must be equal to the

It seems while the consensus is that it is not good practice to do so, it might be "OK" to run LED low voltage DC alongside AC power for lighting purposes when in a pinch. I shall proceed with the

A lot of LED strings these days are actually microcontrollers combined with a tri-color LED and they communicate with each other and a master microcontroller via I2C communications. They are all wired

Hi Russell, OK, now I am understanding that you want to add low DC voltage power to LED lights along with existing AC 115 volt power to the observatory. Single LED's are low voltage with milli-amp

TMT still in limbo... -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com