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Old 03-03-2008, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by gbeal View Post
Cracker. Is this method reasonably self-explanatory in CCDSoft? I would be keen to try mine and see, of course if it is garbage I won't tell you I did it, LOL.
Hi Gary,

Dead easy. Turn on logging (creates autoguide.log file) and turn off the guiding for X & Y (see the Autoguide tab : Settings button). Then select a guide star as normal and start autoguiding for a few worm revolutions (15-20 mins). Import the log file into Excel. You'll need to know which axis is RA - depends on the camera rotation.

You're also supposed to do the test on a bright star near Dec 0 deg. I was at about -30 deg Dec for my test.

I'll be watching out for your report - within the week - good news or bad!

Cheers, Marcus
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