Some follow up information using PEMPro to upload the PE data acquired from The Sky X Pro via the autoguider logs, to my Paramount MX+:
Well, after a few months of cloudy nights (thanks La Nina
) I finally managed to get out one clear evening and record the PE Data for my Paramount MX+ using The Sky X Pro 64 Bit (Imager.25.log for 4 worm cycles). This was the Pre-PEC File with Autoguider Corrections disabled (Legacy Method).
Pre-PEC
I then used this “Imager.25.log” file in the PEMPro “Paramount Quick PEC” Wizard to “Create Paramount PEC File”. I have attached the following screen captures of the Pre-PEC Graph from PEMPro and The Sky X Pro (Bisque TCS). Both generated from the same Pre-PEC Imager log.
PEMPro
Periodic Error +2.4/-2.0 arcsecs.
BTCS
Periodic Error +1.9/-2.1 arcsecs.
After uploading the (pre-PEC) file generated by PEMPro, “ParamountPec-2022-10-03-115503.txt”, to the Paramount MX+ via the Bisque TCS in The Sky X Pro 64 Bit, I Enabled PEC in The Sky X and collected another Autoguider log (Imager.26.log for 2 worm cycles) with Autoguider Corrections enabled. (Legacy Method).
AFTER-PEC
I then used this AFTER-PEC “Imager.26.log” file in the PEMPro “Paramount Quick PEC” Wizard to display the AFTER-PEC Graph in PEMPro. I have attached the following screen captures of the AFTER-PEC Graph from PEMPro and The Sky X Pro (Bisque TCS). Both generated from the same AFTER-PEC Imager log.
PEMPro
Periodic Error +0.8/-0.6.
BTCS
Periodic Error +0.5/-0.4 arcsecs.
The Image Scale was 0.346 arcsec/pixel with a Position Angle: 180° 28' from north through east. The guidestar was at DEC=0.6 degrees W of the Meridian.
I was pleased with these results. It's a pity that the new SB TrainPEC Routine in The Sky X Pro still does not appear to work for us folks who use our Paramounts in the Southern Hemisphere.
Cheers
Dennis