Hello,
I am after a script that will help me with my CCD drift alignment.
Currently I start taking a 35sec image, wait 5 sec's then press and hold the east arrow for 15sec's then press and hold the west arrow for the remaining 15secs. Inspect the image, which will show the stars making "V". I then adjust the mount, either the alt or az. depending on were I'm pointing. Then start another image wait 5sec then move the mount east for 15sec then back west again for 15secs. I do this till I get the stars forming a single line instead of a "V". I then double the duration of the exposure, and go thru the above procedure again untill I get a single line, double the exp. lenght and go again. I keep doing this using upto 10-15min exp and it gets very boring sitting there holding the buttons on the controller. Not to mention the sore fingers.
Does anyone know of a script that will let me enter a duration, wait 5secs then move the mount east for 1/2 the remaining time then move the mount back west for the rest of the duration.
Eg. put in a time duration of say 605sec. start script, script would wait 5 secs then move the mount east for 300sec at GUIDE rate then move the mount west at the GUIDE rate for the remaining 300sec.
It doesnt have to be anything fancy just a simple script that will save my fingers
and probable the buttons on the controller.
The mount is a G11 with G2.
I have tried to do this my self but have no idea how to.
Thanks