ASI CCD AntiDew and Cooler Setting - by: HelgeMK
I am trying to deal with strange patterns when cooling down the CCD below zero. Not yet sure where it comes from, but when doing some testing, I came across two things; - in one of the previous...
View ArticleQHY9 driver for Linux - by: wvreeven
Last week I compiled KStars and INDI on Raspbian and all is working fine with the EqMod driver and GPhoto2 driver (on my Canon EOS 700D). Tonight I tried my QHY9 CCD camera and the driver crashed. Ekos...
View ArticleLosmandy Gemini 2 - Auto meridian flip in EKOS - by: ajaymandke
Hi, I need some help in setting up auto meridian flip feature with EKOS and Losmandy GM811G using Gemini 2. I have EKOS/INDI 1.7 running on KUbuntu and I am connecting to Gemini 2 using Ethernet. The...
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zwo binning does not survive restart - by: alacant
Hi everyone I set the binning on my zwo120mm guider to 2, but I have to set it each time. Is there a way to make it sticky? TIA, Steve
View ArticleSOLVED: QHY9 driver for Linux - by: wvreeven
Last week I compiled KStars and INDI on Raspbian and all is working fine with the EqMod driver and GPhoto2 driver (on my Canon EOS 700D). Tonight I tried my QHY9 CCD camera and the driver crashed. Ekos...
View ArticlePolar alignment module and CEM60 geometry - by: fmozza
I am attempting to polar align my CEM60 using the polar alignment module. After the first attempt, I was 30 arcmin off, and after the second attemp, 34 arcmin off. Is there something about the CEM60...
View ArticleMaxDome II shutter error - by: JCJ
There is a shutter problem with the INDI MaxDome II driver. For example, the app AstroTelescope of CloudMakers keeps saying "Shutter error" and the dome rotation simply doesn’t work. It seems to me...
View ArticleAdd Gain to the capture module - by: Lead_weight
I was imaging narrowband over the last few nights, and was really wishing for a gain option in the capture module. I was imaging Ha at 200 gain, and wanted to do OIII at 300 gain, and had to do them in...
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Another successful set of nights with EKOS - by: Lead_weight
Thank you all who contribute to this application. I had a series of successful nights with EKOS imaging on my Mac laptop!
View ArticleEKOS equipment manager with different focuser draw tube lengths - by:...
I have two equipment profiles. One for an RC6 with Moonlite focuser, and another for a 102mm APO with Moonlite focuser. Because the focusers are the same brand, I noticed that the driver under the...
View ArticleExpand functionality of Flags - by: Ihoujin
I found flags are a convenient way to mark where to center an image frame with the help of custom FOV Symbols, but it is not possible to directly import flag coordinates into the EKOS Scheduler as a...
View ArticleCooling down the ccd with delay - by: HelgeMK
Hi Jasem, I have learnt during the past couple of days that I should not cool down the ccd cam in one go, instead should allow 10-20 minutes to reach the desired temperature. Could you think about a...
View ArticleCan't get GPS dongle to work - by: gbeaton
I've tried connecting the USB dongle directly to the Synscan hand controller of the HEQ5 Pro and it works. I connect the dongle to StellarMate via a supplied USB2Serial cable with no markings and if I...
View Articlemeridian flip: did not happen - by: alacant
1.7.0 eqmod Hi everyone I have set the meridian flip at >0 hours in the capture module. We cross the meridian and the log window says that the meridian flip is going ahead but the mount does not...
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poor alignment after flip - by: alacant
Hi everyone I've around a 200 px error after a flip. It maybe related to this: www.indilib.org/forum/ekos/3563-meridian...-did-not-happen.html I have the astrometry indices installed and gotos via the...
View Articlepoor RA guiding - by: alacant
Hi everyone eqmod with ekos internal guider The guiding is good, but the RA PE error spoils some light frames where t can be double the DEC error; star elongation I can't use PHD2 at the moment -we're...
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Another success story: a first use of the Scheduler module - by: wvreeven
A few days ago I wanted to get started with the Sequence module but I didn't really know where and how to start. I failed because I really hadn't looked into how to use it properly before. In the end...
View ArticleCombine telescope and camera in alignment module - by: wvreeven
Recently I acquired an 8" RC telescope that gives a FOV of about half a degree which is way too small to perform polar alignment. And since my setup is not fixed (yet?) I need to perform polar...
View Articlegit build gphoto - by: alacant
Hi everyone I've just built indilib on Ubuntu 18.04 to test the new indi-eqmod. I built indi-eqmod fine and indi asi which I also need for my zwo guide camera. I also need indi-gphoto for my canon...
View ArticlePerfect imaging session with meridian flip - by: PK
Tonight we had a rare clear sky here in Kampala so I set up my rig to do some narrow band imaging of the Cat’s Paw. I set the meridian flip to activate at HA 0.10 for the first time just to see if it...
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