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unable to slew east of Polaris - by: Gonzothegreat
I am unable to slew east of Polaris for some odd reasons, I took at video of the issue and grabbed the log from the Ekos window. video: 33b7583a5f908e61a232-6b8a975948e4f6a1f52...n.com/NOTslewing.mkv...
View ArticleCanon DSLR abort exposure isn't an actual abort - by: supernov
I noticed that, also in the case of an aborted exposure, my DSLR isn't actually aborting. Looking in the EKOS GPhoto panel, it shows it's continueing an exposure. This way the actual capture program is...
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Tips for better guiding - by: dokeeffe
Would anyone have any good tips on how I could achieve better guiding? I seem to have a regular blue line dip in the graph. Periodic error I guess. Maybe a different algorithm (smart?) or changing...
View ArticleMinimal exposure time with Atik CCD and Ekos - by: Kaczorek
I have recently noted that you cannot use exposure time below 1s with Ekos and Atik CCD driver. Apparently you can do it directly with Atik CCD on INDI, not in Ekos. That's why I would point out at...
View Articleindi_gphoto_ccd error on raspberry pi - by: starpioneer1988
Hello, after running a complete libindi and 3rd party driver update both on my desktop and my telescopes raspberry pi, somehow the remote connection to canon eos cameras doesn't working anymore. Right...
View ArticleWhat happens if connection is lost? - by: supernov
Last night I did my first unattended session and it worked like a charm! However, what would happen if the connection with my PC inside is lost? I made sure that limits were set and that it would do a...
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Back :) Time to get my astro stuff sorted. - by: NickK
Afternoon chaps After finally getting myself a new job - I'm looking at getting my astro back on track. My initial thinking is to get the pier (NEQ6) fully automated with an embedded system such as...
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unable to slew east of Polaris after sync sequence - by: Gonzothegreat
I am unable to slew east of Polaris for some odd reasons, I took at video of the issue and grabbed the log from the Ekos window. video: 33b7583a5f908e61a232-6b8a975948e4f6a1f52...n.com/NOTslewing.mkv...
View ArticleImpossible to unpark - by: michele
Hello Few days ago, after the observation, I PARK the scope. Today I try to unpark but is impossible. I have a Synscan AZ GOTO e before work good with the Celestron GPS driver on my Raspberry, but now...
View ArticleMore compact ekos user interface - by: patdut
Good morning Jasem, I re-up here a message I leave in the forum, maybe at the wrong place, weeks ago. I wondered if it is possible to have more compacts user interface for Ekos ? With a 1366x768 screen...
View ArticleOffline plate solve - by: ggkids
Hello, I'm trying to setup Ekos for my equipment but I'm having some problem with plate solving. I use an ED80 (80mm, 510 focal-length, 5.20 micron pixel size) and I downloaded indexes files from...
View ArticleRA/DEC color indication in guide panel - by: ggkids
Hello, is it possible to add a small legend for the chart in guide interface in order to identify which color is for RA and which is for DEC? Thanks in advance, Giovanni.
View ArticleRe: Newbie - by: Fielderda
I've got a Celestron CGEM EDGE HD 800 and using a Mac. What would be recommended for INDI software to control mount with a planetarium program? Thanks!
View ArticleConnect Atik 16 - by: castoro
Good evening everyone, After you install the drivers for Atik ccd 0.45 I can't communicate with my Atik 16 (an old ccd), in window "INDI control Pannel" shows the message Atik 320E CCD and in "Main...
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BleedingEdge: KStars maxing out compvis CPU - by: NickK
Running in a Virtualbox VM, the compvis process is going nuts. Virtual box VMs have 128MB video memory, with no 3D acceleration. Is there a way to seperate the render update vs the model within Kstars?...
View ArticleNasa release critical cfitsio bug fix (Peter!) - by: NickK
Hi Peter, I noted that you're using cfitsio v3 and the ubuntu 15.x has v2 as standard so I had a look on the nasa site for an update, now v4 there's a comment about a critical bug fix. Not sure of the...
View ArticleWhat can you say about Linux astro software forum? - by: oleg
What can you say about Linux astro software forum? I'm talking about a forum for discussions of astronomical programs for Linux.
View ArticleError when compiling from source on RPi3 - by: anat
Hello all I got the following errors when compiling from sources on RPi3. I use revision 2706.. Please advise [ 77%] Built target indi_watchdog Scanning dependencies of target indi_wunderground_weather...
View ArticleCanon 350D shutter release problems - by: mlarsson
Hi! Now I've just received a shutter release cable to use with my Canon 350D. But it does still not produce more than 30 sec picutres. I have the shutter release and serial-USB (FTDI)-converter...
View ArticleSBIG AO-8 adaptive optic support in INDI - by: Simone
Hi to all, I'm new to this forum, I have a SBIT ST-2000XM with filter wheel (CFW8) and an AO-8 adaptive optic unit looking in the SBIG Indi driver it looks like the AO is supported but none seems to...
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