Takahashi Mount owners – ASCOM driver update

Dennis · #1 01-06-2010, 08:36 AM

Hello,

If you use the ASCOM Driver for Temma Mounts by Takahashi, the Driver author, (Chuck Faranda) has just released the following update which I note fixes a Southern Hemisphere issue:

http://ccdastro.net/temma.html

"5.5.17 - Fixed bug that caused initial scope orientation with counterweight down not to work in the Southern Hemisphere".

Cheers

Dennis

RB (Andrew) · #2 01-06-2010, 08:39 AM

Dennis, thank you so much for the heads-up.

gbeal · #3 01-06-2010, 01:50 PM

Cheers Den, I have been in communication with Chuck for a while, as I initially thought the driver didn't force the mount into southern hemisphere mode (using software like TheSky), but it did anyway.
Great software huh?
Gary

Dennis · #4 01-06-2010, 03:43 PM

Hi guys

I’ve never experienced that particular problem with Chuck’s ASCOM Driver as I usually select the option to “Ask on start up” and then synchronise on a star when I’m running SkyTools as my planetarium program.

Cheers

Dennis