Good news is that RPI3 is doing good with the imaging capture. I hope someone can help me some more. I have a couple of other posts related to this align/slew-to-target, and I am trying again to see if someone can help me understand how to improve the Slew to target.
The symptom is the Slew to target cannot work without some sort of manual intervention for me: nudging to get close enough framing for multiple night imaging sessions.
Slew to target can get my CGEM within 2'. If it works 3-4 more times it can get near 1'. After this, the accuracy is never to 30" save 2 three times in past six months.
It is not clear if I am expecting too much of the CGEM DX, if there is something I can do to improve the CGEM DX, or if there is something to do in process that can make this work better.
GOAL: use scheduler to pick target and let the RPI3 control the equipment for session on 1 or 2 targets, and also reslew close enough to the target after meridian flip. Then repeat on another night to collect more images
QUESTION: when at the sub minute level is there a way to have ekos nudge the mount instead of slewing again? It is this nudging I end up doing manually. If Ekos could nudge the mount, plate solve, and determine how much more to nudge, then this could be perfect.
Background:
- I am imaging with my C11 at f/10, so 2800mm focal length (perhaps slew to target is asking too much of CGEM?)
- The good: image capture is beautifully easy, focuser just works, control via skysafari great.
- The okay: does plate solve okay, it is not as fast as a more powerful PC.
- I need help: slew to target and time/date sync (for another day)
The symptom is the Slew to target cannot work without some sort of manual intervention for me: nudging to get close enough framing for multiple night imaging sessions.
Slew to target can get my CGEM within 2'. If it works 3-4 more times it can get near 1'. After this, the accuracy is never to 30" save 2 three times in past six months.
It is not clear if I am expecting too much of the CGEM DX, if there is something I can do to improve the CGEM DX, or if there is something to do in process that can make this work better.
GOAL: use scheduler to pick target and let the RPI3 control the equipment for session on 1 or 2 targets, and also reslew close enough to the target after meridian flip. Then repeat on another night to collect more images
QUESTION: when at the sub minute level is there a way to have ekos nudge the mount instead of slewing again? It is this nudging I end up doing manually. If Ekos could nudge the mount, plate solve, and determine how much more to nudge, then this could be perfect.
Background:
- I am imaging with my C11 at f/10, so 2800mm focal length (perhaps slew to target is asking too much of CGEM?)
- The good: image capture is beautifully easy, focuser just works, control via skysafari great.
- The okay: does plate solve okay, it is not as fast as a more powerful PC.
- I need help: slew to target and time/date sync (for another day)