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stupid RAW
A, last night’s guiding did not go as well as the night before. I think that Max’s guider commands are more granular than the ST-4’s. I had the steady drift again. I’ll […]
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didn't think I was putting one over…
A, http://www.cyanogen.com/maxim_matrix.php The new DSLR version includes scope and dome control. Thanks, Doug! J
CCDCommander works with MaxIM 4.x but not MaxDSLR 4.x
CCDCommander integrates with MaxIM DL 4.x vis scripting. MaxDSLR 4.x doesn’t have scripting. Perhaps MaxDSLR 5.x will have it. You can get a DSLR working with CCDCommander if you buy full MaxIM […]
Maintenance / Observatory / Technology
Re: Mac-as-Astro-machine
I just picked up a Mac mini to use as an astronomy machine out in the observatory. Essentially, I need something that can run headless, and provide USB ports to the various […]
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Re: no calibration = bad
On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Jimbo S. Harris wrote: > At 08:09 PM 4/2/2008 -0700, you wrote: >> Detail, Detail, Detail. > > The image is bigger in Kate. With […]
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Re: calibration problems tonight
I got the stuff and I do not understand why Max does not recognize the calibration frames. You do want to get onto the Yahoo group. There is a lot of activity […]
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Re: Gemini Stepper Interface
Well, answer is I don’t know. It depends on a lot of things, not the least of which is the step angle of the motor that Moonlite uses, and the gearing of […]
Re: Auto Guiding
At 09:33 AM 3/17/2008 -0700, you wrote: >On Mar 17, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Jimbo S. Harris wrote: >>>My money, if I had any, would have burst into flame by now at […]
Re: my first MaxDSLR photo run
On Feb 27, 2008, at 8:53 AM, Jimbo S. Harris wrote: > At 08:24 AM 2/27/2008 -0800, you wrote: >>> It seems to be able to do FIT, TIF, or RAW. If […]
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Re: Question/Idea
It’s the same box with different USB identifiers. There controller (DC motor controller) talks USB directly. Since you have to use two different USB-2-RS232 to talk to two EasyFocus controller, there should […]
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Polar Alignment Calculations
Here’s a page that derives Polar Alignment Calculations. (update 5/2020: the original site is gone, so I found the text on Wayback and am inserting it below. This is by the original […]
Gear / Observatory / Telescope
Special Guest Star takes the mount at Hilltop O
The Astro Jedi needed somewhere to store his light sab—- I mean, bucket, and I was only too happy to accommodate him. I have decided that I need to come to a […]
General / Maintenance / Observatory
Dome shutter is motorized again!
I finally decided to bite the bullet and fix the shutter motor. Things went sideways last winter, and I’ve been opening the shutter manually (and tying it shut with rope, so we […]
Trixie 2017 – tube mods
I finally got around to cutting the MTA-UTA tubes to length; the only eyepiece that would come to focus with the focuser spacer in place is the Televue 55mm Plossl. If I […]
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