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Old 28-01-2017, 01:47 PM
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OH A HUGE FACEPALM FOR ME

Going over everything again today I realised I transposed the RA and DEC cables



I spent 4 hours on it last night, frustrated. I could get it to move down a reticule line without the drive on in both axis but them tracking on it went diagonally. the importance of photos, I wentto look at some of my old setup dome images and something stood out to me - highlighting what an idiot I really am, I transposed the drive cables
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Old 28-01-2017, 03:35 PM
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"LABELS" Dave ..............LABELS!

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Old 28-01-2017, 03:51 PM
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"LABELS" Dave ..............LABELS!

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ok ok i know - with new school year there should be a label maker available to sort this one out
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Old 28-01-2017, 08:40 PM
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ok ok i know - with new school year there should be a label maker available to sort this one out
Make sure you label them right......


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Old 28-01-2017, 08:50 PM
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waiting for some cloud to clear so i can re drift align
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still waiting
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Old 20-03-2017, 08:18 PM
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Old 12-08-2017, 05:04 PM
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bought a new battery for the dome rotation after the current one failed. 97 dollars later have it on charge now before i install it.
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Old 10-02-2018, 09:24 PM
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finally have the dome rotation working

i finally managed to get the dome working today and have it move majestically with the scope and mount - well it doesn't do that really, just a lot of grinding and clattering then stop with an open hole in front of the scope

but it seems to work

i finally worked out i had a number of errors and problems
1. me
2. a dicky reed switch (last thing changed)
3. software, or should be called softWAR
4. combination of all above

and what happens after i get all this to work............cloud
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Old 11-02-2018, 06:02 AM
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That track looks a bit rusty mate! What's your PE on the dome?
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Old 11-02-2018, 08:25 AM
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Old 11-02-2018, 09:44 AM
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That track looks a bit rusty mate! What's your PE on the dome?
its a bit rough, probably better than an eq2
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Old 11-02-2018, 09:44 AM
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have a few of those this year

the thing is that a $6 part broke which was stuffing up the dome rotation, i was glad i managed to find out what it was and fix it.

i have plans for long day solar imaging to make some animations like i used to - but better so that they don't look amateurish

Its a looooong process..........
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Old 11-02-2018, 08:18 PM
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well done Dave you need to put some silicon spray around the track
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Old 11-02-2018, 08:32 PM
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well done Dave you need to put some silicon spray around the track
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Old 22-04-2018, 05:26 PM
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the RASA in the doghouse

the celestron 11" RASA was installed then pulled down for the planetary setup
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Old 27-10-2019, 03:00 PM
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The dream continues

Introducing the celestron RASA 8 to the doghouse observatory. Been crook lately so this has been a bit of a wait to get it working. Loaded it onto the Titan today and then connected everything up. I currently downloaded carte du ciel 4.2 and see it up then connected it to ascom dome control and it seems to be working well. I am hoping to see first light tonight.

So the camera works, this will be a test to see how flat the field will be with the adaptor set I have had to use. Then there is the computer connections, the new software and setup. 😂 I did try some cable management
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Old 28-10-2019, 05:17 AM
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Introducing the celestron RASA 8 to the doghouse observatory. Been crook lately so this has been a bit of a wait to get it working. Loaded it onto the Titan today and then connected everything up. I currently downloaded carte du ciel 4.2 and see it up then connected it to ascom dome control and it seems to be working well. I am hoping to see first light tonight.

So the camera works, this will be a test to see how flat the field will be with the adaptor set I have had to use. Then there is the computer connections, the new software and setup. 😂 I did try some cable management
Most impressive David I hope you were well enough, that the weather was ok and everything worked for you.
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Old 28-10-2019, 10:56 AM
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Well I had some success and some failure. I will have to revisit the cable management to see if it contributes to the woeful guiding. Haven't processed the two test targets yet, ngc104 and m42, must do flats tonight. Hooking up to the computer is an amazing experience, it pointed to where I wanted. The dome synced with the scope very well. All I need to do is plate solve for the scope. I also noted that I didn't have an option for auto focus with The software I have. There must be a way just need to work it out. Also when I get to it, seeing if the camera distance is right.
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Old 28-10-2019, 12:06 PM
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You have done well and really not that many problems.
I am very happy that it went so well. Looking forward to see your images and particularly exposure time for subs and time all up.
Hope you are feeling better.
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