From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: August 18, 2010 12:44:03 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: ready for guiding with Kwiq scope..


Milton, 

Astro IIDC seemed to track well all night tonight but I was having troubles with my downloads from my Nikon in ImagesPlus first from my iBook running Virtual PC for Mac then when I took my PC over to the paddock. 

Probably something simple..I probably wouldn`t have gotten my image anyway, as I noticed the power to the mount had stopped when I went back out some time later. 

My AC power adapter is just holding together ( the end of it has been pulled out several times & the pins reinserted) but I could have sworn it was still working after I plugged the GPUSB into the Autoguide port?? 

Not your problems I know, just by way of explanation!  

Acquiring a guidestar was easy..Here`s the log


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Any suggestions would be welcome..


Mark.


 

On 19/08/2010, at 1:31 AM, milton_aupperle wrote:

Mark;

I still find using a big bright object like the moon a lot easier to use, especially for an OAG. It's easier to get both cameras aligned, parfocal and in focus with it than a star.

TTYL..

Milton Aupperle

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> wrote:
>
> Milton & others,
> I`m ready to start guiding using the facility in Astro IIDC, a Kwiq
> guidescope & my PGR Scorpion 20SOM CCD.
> I`d have started last night on NGC 6744 using Peacock with Precise Go
> To on my CG-5 & C9.25 to begin with but clouds closed me down.
> I got out later & managed to focus the Kwiq guidescope through gaps in
> the cloud, on Achernar no problem.
> I`m cross posting this, I don`t know if the autoguiding group
> currently has attachments enabled but I`ll be adding 2 photos to my
> Photos page ( should be in New Photos too) on both groups in any event.
> If this fails for any reason I now have 250 metres of view on land
> objects at my new site & can perhaps still resort to my Celestron
> Radial Guider OAG..
> The photos show basic set-up & Achernar as Grabbed with the Scorpion..
>
> Mark.
>