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Autoguiding Woes
Hi All, IU need some help here. I can't seem to get autoguiding working at all. I have a skywatcher EQ5Pro GOTO mount and I'm trying to use an ZWO ASI120MC for guiding. What I've done is as follows:
1. Installed ASCOM 6 platform and ZWO ST4 drivers and PHD2.
2. I plug the ZWO by USB into a netbook and a 6P6C RJ12 from the ZWO to the SYNSCAN unit.
3. Using a compass I point the mount to where the SCP should be (~168 degrees SSE); altitude angle at 33 (Sydney)and start sidereal motion with the hand controller once I've located my target.
4 Using PhD, I click on the camera button and select the ZWO option and for the mount the ST4 option. I then start the image capturing and select a star. Subsequently, I click on the target button so it can supposedly calibrate.
The RE and DEC angles are never orthogonal because I don't think PHD is controlling the mount at all; is there a way to tell.
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