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Originally Posted by bluesilver
Very much appreciated.
I did see a few things there that are different and the main one was the focal length.
For some reason my settings got changed, ( most likely me trying things out in the dark and miss clicking on things )
But my focal length was off for a start, it showed up at 260mm.
So that is one thing i will fix,
Calibration steps is slightly different, but this can be from different mounts, mine is sitting at 812 while yours is at 900
So some good things there to try out.
Will have to watch that video also.
Appreciated.
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When you change your guide scope focal length, you / PHD2 will have to calculate the calibration step again and therefore you will have to do a new calibration
Calibration is best done at Dec =0 or near the junction of the celestial equator and just before the north meridian ( in that area )
Your probably aware of this but I thought to mention it again as it catches a lot of folk out
Hope you resolve your guide Star issues
Also I use a 2 sec exposure which I’ve used for years under all conditions, some folk say it should be 1.5 to 1.0 under good conditions but I just leave it at 2 sec and it’s worked well for both my rigs
Cheers
Martin