It was set on my pier with 2 nights of 5min drift alignment runs,...so it is pretty stable. The Sirius I have now throws me a different graph, but stable as well (due to a perm set up). Will take a screenie next run to show the diff.
Somehow, the GP with the IOptron servo motors...were so much nicer...sigh***
PHD problem: what does this mean??
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Yeah mine which cost me $180 USD (!) is giving me 20 arcseconds peak-to-peak.
I must say so long as you keep your payload under 2-3kg, nothing's gonna beat a Vixen GP for the money.. they go for ridiculously low prices on astromart (not the GP-DX though). The problem arises when one wants to carry 10kg..
I must say so long as you keep your payload under 2-3kg, nothing's gonna beat a Vixen GP for the money.. they go for ridiculously low prices on astromart (not the GP-DX though). The problem arises when one wants to carry 10kg..
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Here's the PHD graph reading for the Sirius during Autoguide.
The mount is on my perm pier, but my last 2 drift alignment routines where rather haphazardly done compared to what I did for the GP!
Intend to run PEMPRO to resolve any issues..Also as the target goes higher (30degrees and more) seeing improves and Autoguiding gets better. Atmosphere and LP plays a part too.
The mount is on my perm pier, but my last 2 drift alignment routines where rather haphazardly done compared to what I did for the GP!
Intend to run PEMPRO to resolve any issues..Also as the target goes higher (30degrees and more) seeing improves and Autoguiding gets better. Atmosphere and LP plays a part too.
My wife never complained about how much time, effort & money I spent on my Astronomy hobby!................suddenly I met her!!!
Re: PHD problem: what does this mean??
For some reason I cannot access the images attached to the previous posts ): Will try to follow the discussion advices, because I haven't been able to get my GP to guide so far.