Best way to use Stellarmate from the field? - by: PK
I want to have plenty of screen room to operate KStars and EKOS well, while working in the field far from commercial power. Stellarmate uses little power, so that seems ideal. What are some ideal ways...
View ArticleMotorize focusser - by: Astrosnoesky
Is it possible to install a motor on my 2" DUAL-SPEED LINEAR POWER FOCUSER (skywatcher 10 inch newton) and control it from Ekos? Someone done that? Any suggestions for a motor? Regards, Joshua
View ArticleHow to tighten internal guiding? - by: gbeaton
I recently started using internal guiding to simplify my process. Works well because now I have round stars but I would have to say they are a little soft. I don't think its focus because I focused...
View ArticleA reflection on the quality of EKOS - by: PK
Yes, I know there are still some issues to be resolved, but last night I experienced just how well EKOS actually works. I purchased and installed a hi-res Moonlight motorized focuser, ASI 1600MM...
View ArticleUnguided RMS? - by: fenriques
I'm trying to benchmark unguided imaging with my mount. In the guide module, with internal guider, I need to calibrate and then disable RA & DEC guiding to have the drift plot. Is there any way to...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ekos Live - by: knro
I'm excited to announce Ekos Live, which is in beta now! 1. What is Ekos Live? It's a real-time web application that can be run from any browser. It allows you to control many aspects of Ekos right...
View ArticleQHY5-II subframe settings results in unresponsive driver - by: kkretzsch
Hi, when I change the CCD_FRAME settings of my QHY5-II cam with "unsupported" frame size settings (by accidentally choosing wrong subframe settings) , then the driver does not respond with some error...
View ArticleFilter wheel issue - by: PK
I entered seven filters into the INDI filter wheel module and it seemed to work well. I set up a schedule with some of the filters and they all were listed correctly just as I entered them. But then...
View ArticleQHY5-II subframe settings result in unresponsive driver - by: kkretzsch
Hi, when I change the CCD_FRAME settings of my QHY5-II cam with "unsupported" frame size settings (by accidentally choosing wrong subframe settings) , then the driver does not respond with some error...
View ArticleDome digital compass azimuth sensor - by: VTVL
Hello all, Please watch my video which demonstrates in a 5.5m diameter dome the operation of a digital compass. dome digital azimuth sensor A next step is to integrate the data stream into INDI. This...
View ArticleIssues with Orion Starshoot AutoGuider - by: Ihoujin
I encountered issues with an Orion Starshoot AutoGuider where I could not take images after an aborted capture. Aborted capture includes these scenarios: Cancelling an image, stopping a loop of...
View ArticleWeird issue with recognizing an ASI 1600MM camera - by: PK
When I connect to Stellarmate via VNC and launch EKOS, all my gear is recognized and works great. But when I launch KStars on my Macbook and then start EKOS with exact same setup - connecting to my...
View ArticleSkywatcher AZ GTi with Ekos - by: RogueSquadron
Hello, I am a complete newbie to KStars and Ekos, so please apologize any dumb questions or assumptions. I currently have a Skywatcher AZ GTi mount without handcontroller (I control it via the synscan...
View Articlesudo make install failing for kstars - by: phomer60
Can anyone tell me what is missing from today's update? sudo make install CMake Error at /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/cmake/Qt5/Qt5Config.cmake:26 (find_package): Could not find a package configuration...
View Articlesudo make install failing for kstars - by: phomer60
Can anyone tell me what is missing from today's update? sudo make install CMake Error at /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/cmake/Qt5/Qt5Config.cmake:26 (find_package): Could not find a package configuration...
View ArticleGuiding csv file - by: AstroWill
Hi, Does anyone have any ideas about what sort of information I could gleam from the .csv guide-log file saved using the KStars internal guider? I can see the DEC and RA rms in the KStars guide-log in...
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double capture with canon 600D - by: patdut
This is my first real night outside. Unfortunately, I get this kind of message The canon 600D is plugged on the CEM60 hub. 2018-06-19T21:02:29: [INFO] Starting 60 seconds exposure. 2018-06-19T21:02:29:...
View ArticleAtikAit problem connecting remote - by: adamlevine
Hello, I have a problem connecting Artemis Capture with AtikAir remotely, I can see the Capture application in the taskmanager but I see no GUI. If I use local in AtikAir all is fine . Im using PI 3...
View ArticleProblem with PyIndi client - by: starrybird
I am writing a simple client to control my mount via pyindi-client and I just encountered 2 problem. Problem 1 is I don't know how to obtain the info message generated by driver? Problem 2: When I test...
View ArticleASI gain vs. focus module - by: Blueshawk
I recently somehow managed to get my asi178 (and I think the asi120 as well) stuck in a mode that has the gain grayed out in the ekos focus module. Has anyone else encountered this and or how to fix...
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