Autoguiding Issues

[VPAstro (Andrew and Cam)]

Here come the clouds.
An hour ago it said clear until midnight....

[VPAstro (Andrew and Cam)]

Clear night last night, although poor seeing, and 32km/h wind. Thought I would give it a go again with the new settings, and achieved much better results. Even with the wind, I got round stars this time.
Thanks for all your help.
Andrew

[traveller (Bo)]

Very respectable results Andrew.
What did you do? Re-installed using wizard?
Any changes to your settings?
Bo

[VPAstro (Andrew and Cam)]

Hi Bo,
Thanks for that.
I did create a new profile and use the wizard. I also used 2 second exposures, but I think the biggest improvement was to lock down the focus.
Hopefully on a less windy night, I will get even better results.
Thanks
Andrew...

[traveller (Bo)]

Forget tonight and Friday night.
Sat and Sunday nights are looking good though.
I am imaging NGC 300 and the Running Chicken at the moment, can only grab 30-40 mins on each due to obstructions and moonrise etc.
Good luck in yours.
Bo

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Great news Andrew, really happy your mount guides better now

SNR is MUCH higher in the recent graph and overall the graph looks better too. Sometimes it is tiny things that can make a significant difference :-)