Re: [APML] ST-4 guiding with a PC

["Frank Schwartz" <fschwartz@rcn.com>]

Yes.  I have not made any changes to the relay settings, I will check that.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hap Griffin" <lgriffin@sc.rr.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] ST-4 guiding with a PC


> By "guiding with a PC", do you mean with CCDTrack?  It sounds like you
have
> the relay direction settings wrong in CCDTrack.
>
> Hap Griffin
> www.stormpages.com/machunter
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Schwartz" <fschwartz@rcn.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 10:47 PM
> Subject: [APML] ST-4 guiding with a PC
>
>
> > I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this.  I use my laptop
to
> > focus the ST-4.  It works like a champ, but if I try to use the PC to
> guide,
> > it just zips the guide star off the CCD chip as if the clock drive was
> shut
> > down.  If I close out the CCD program and guide with the ST-4
standalone,
> it
> > works like a champ.  Is there a better program out there?
> >
> > I was also wondering if there was a program that would allow manual
> guiding
> > through the PC- that is, superimposed electronic crosshairs on the
screen
> > with the guide star shown, and use the keypad for control.  I would
figure
> > that could be much more acurate (and WAY more comfortable) than
squinting
> > through a reticle.  I know, autoguiding is better, I was just curious...
> >
> > tia,
> > Frank
> >
> >
> >
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