Should I just ditch the StarShoot (QHY5) autoguide camera? - by: supernov
I love Ekos and KStars and since I got my Ethernet connection last month most is working beautifully. However, this also showed the real (not related to my poor wifi connection I had) issues I still...
View ArticleD5100 and Serial Shutter Bulb Control - by: vignesh1230
Im having an issue with making this camera work in bulb mode with Ekos and Indi-Gphoto. So from what I had read, I built a serial cable to control the shutter for the camera, and that works in windows...
View ArticleCheap USB Webcam and platesolving - by: myxlflik
All, I have a cheap USB color webcam that I want to try an experiment with. I gave my brother a lower end Celestron Nexstar GT mount with a 4.5" Newt on it. I want to control the mount via INDI/Ekos...
View ArticleASI 120MC failes to expose - by: emk
Hey, I'm having problems with my ASI 120MC. It connects just fine and the client is receiving everything fine. But when I try to make an exposure, doesn't matter how long, it fails to get the image...
View ArticleIndex tab for astrometry doesnt fit in low resolution screens - by: patdut
Hello, In Ekos, in the options for astrometry, the tab where the indexes for resolution are listed is too long to be displayed on low resolution screens. Would it be possible to have a right vertical...
View Article[Solved]D5100 and Serial Shutter Bulb Control - by: vignesh1230
Im having an issue with making this camera work in bulb mode with Ekos and Indi-Gphoto. So from what I had read, I built a serial cable to control the shutter for the camera, and that works in windows...
View ArticleCamera gain setting and FITS file - by: phomer60
Using Ekos I have taken some FITS images with my QSI 583 camera and when I open them using Nebulosity and view the information it shows the gain setting as zero. The camera supports two settings, Low...
View ArticleRandom Thought about ASCOM & INDI - by: rockstarbill
There are still some heavily used applications out there that run on the ASCOM platform. I am curious if it would be possible to create a basic ASCOM driver, which had the sole purpose of sending...
View ArticleColor issues with ASI120MC - by: oopfan
In a previous topic, rockstarbill wrote: Sorry for taking so long to respond -- I have been having lots of fun with my new camera! I set up my camera on a tripod indoors and pointed at two 2-liter soda...
View ArticleNGC Objects Thumbnails for object planner? - by: myxlflik
I was wondering if an add on of NGC object thumbnail images was available for kstars?
View ArticleDevice not appearing in Ekos profile editor - by: Kaczorek
I have encountered a strange problem while setting up profiles in Ekos with a custom driver, which are not listed in Ekos dropdowns. XML file for the driver is located in /usr/share/indi and it has...
View ArticleZWO ASI120S Super Speed Color CMOS Camera - USB 3.0 - by: danoid
Has anyone had luck with this camera? I'm at a standstill getting my QHY 5LII M to work with PHD2 - it just won't and there isn't a lot of promise for the future. So I thought if I want to continue...
View ArticleConnecting indi via Bluetooth to a compuer - by: petarm
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and site. Just wondering if there are any plans to build a mount connection via bluetooth to your laptop like on eqmod, instead of cabled? I have done some searching...
View ArticleThe new Ekos, some impressions, small issues and tips - by: meister.wolf
After some time, I restarted playing with Ekos and Indi. The previous days, I had the same problems that I had a year ago. When capture a frame no star fields were shown, robofocus crashed all the...
View ArticleClient File Copy - by: rockstarbill
I am curious -- how is the INDI Server performing the file copy to the Ekos client when you have it set to store the files on your client? I recently installed and set up a 5G WiFi card on my Pi, which...
View ArticleEQMOD pre-flip the mount (slew counterweight up) - by: gaetan
Hello, I was wondering if it's possible to slew the mount, with the counterweight up. I know that was possible with Ascom, so I want to know if I can do it with Ekos/indi ? Thanks Gaƫtan
View ArticleBelt mode on HEQ5 - how to change gear ration ? - by: Vox45
I modded my Sirius (HEQ5) mount with Rowan Belt mode. After watching a video on ASCOM and custom gear ratio, I suspect that you have to change the ratio in INDI as well but I could not find where to do...
View ArticleDBUS scripting, set radius in setSolverSearchCoords in Align - by: meister.wolf
In the documentation, I have seen that the function setSolverSearchCoords has changed. api.kde.org/4.x-api/apidox-kde-4.x/apido...gnDBusInterface.html It seems, that the parameter "radius" for this...
View ArticleLiving amongst the trees - by: oopfan
Using KStars and images that I took with my camera's 150 degree lens, I plotted my Artificial Horizon. (Where's my chainsaw? Just kidding!) This is probably not the best forum to bring up issues with...
View ArticleConnecting a custom telescope controller via LX200 Basic - by: wbirk
hi! I had these problems before, but I thought it would be better to solve other issues in the course of my home project TSC, a telescope controller/autoguider on a Pi -...
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